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#255AFD

#255afd ≈ Ultramarine Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#255afd is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 14.51% red, 35.29% green and 99.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 85.38% cyan, 64.43% magenta, 0% yellow and 0.78% black. Its hue angle is 225.28°, with 98.18% saturation and 56.86% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with trust, stability and focus. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.3:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Ultramarine Blue (#4166f5), ΔE 3.82.

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Relative luminance0.148

Complementary

  1. #255afd
  2. #fdc825

Split complementary

  1. #255afd
  2. #fd5c25
  3. #c6fd25

Analogous

  1. #25c6fd
  2. #255afd
  3. #5c25fd

Triadic

  1. #255afd
  2. #fd255a
  3. #5afd25

Tetradic

  1. #255afd
  2. #c825fd
  3. #fdc825
  4. #5afd25

Square

  1. #255afd
  2. #fd25c6
  3. #fdc825
  4. #25fd5c

Monochromatic

  1. #012288
  2. #0235d4
  3. #255afd
  4. #7193fe
  5. #bdcdfe

Shades

#255afd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #255afd
  2. #2151e4
  3. #1e48ca
  4. #1a3fb1
  5. #163698
  6. #132d7f
  7. #0f2465
  8. #0b1b4c
  9. #071233
  10. #040919
  11. #000000

Tints

#255afd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #255afd
  2. #3b6bfd
  3. #517bfd
  4. #668cfe
  5. #7c9cfe
  6. #92adfe
  7. #a8bdfe
  8. #becefe
  9. #d3deff
  10. #e9efff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#255afd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #255afd
  2. #2e5ef1
  3. #3762e4
  4. #4065d8
  5. #4969cb
  6. #536dbf
  7. #5c71b2
  8. #6575a6
  9. #6e7899
  10. #777c8d
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.3:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.96:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6b6b6b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5765b8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0076ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0061fa ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0086a4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #006cff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #005ffb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0077ce ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-255afd {
  color: #255afd;
}
Background
.bg-255afd {
  background-color: #255afd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-255afd {
  border: 2px solid #255afd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #255afd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 37 90 253;
  --color-primary-hsl: 225 98% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-255afd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #255afd, #5c25fd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-255afd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(37 90 253 / 0.35);
}

#4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 3.82 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 5.44 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 7.15 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 7.68 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 7.85 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 8.72 #1560bd Denim ΔE 9.46 #daa502 Inverted #6b6b6b Grayscale 

Ultramarine Blue
#255afd  rgb(37, 90, 253)  hsl(225, 98%, 57%)  Ultramarine Blue
#fdc825  rgb(253, 200, 37)  hsl(45, 98%, 57%)  Sunglow
#fd255a  rgb(253, 37, 90)  hsl(345, 98%, 57%)  Folly
#5afd25  rgb(90, 253, 37)  hsl(105, 98%, 57%)  Harlequin