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#255BF2

#255bf2 ≈ Ultramarine Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#255bf2 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 14.51% red, 35.69% green and 94.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 84.71% cyan, 62.4% magenta, 0% yellow and 5.1% black. Its hue angle is 224.2°, with 88.74% saturation and 54.71% 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 5.44:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Ultramarine Blue (#4166f5), ΔE 3.91.

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Relative luminance0.1429

Complementary

  1. #255bf2
  2. #f2bc25

Split complementary

  1. #255bf2
  2. #f25625
  3. #c1f225

Analogous

  1. #25c1f2
  2. #255bf2
  3. #5625f2

Triadic

  1. #255bf2
  2. #f2255b
  3. #5bf225

Tetradic

  1. #255bf2
  2. #bc25f2
  3. #f2bc25
  4. #5bf225

Square

  1. #255bf2
  2. #f225c1
  3. #f2bc25
  4. #25f256

Monochromatic

  1. #072577
  2. #0b3bbf
  3. #255bf2
  4. #6d91f6
  5. #b5c8fb

Shades

#255bf2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #255bf2
  2. #2152da
  3. #1e49c2
  4. #1a40a9
  5. #163791
  6. #132e79
  7. #0f2461
  8. #0b1b49
  9. #071230
  10. #040918
  11. #000000

Tints

#255bf2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #255bf2
  2. #3b6bf3
  3. #517cf5
  4. #668cf6
  5. #7c9df7
  6. #92adf9
  7. #a8bdfa
  8. #becefb
  9. #d3defc
  10. #e9effe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#255bf2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #255bf2
  2. #2e5fe7
  3. #3762db
  4. #4066d0
  5. #496ac4
  6. #536eb9
  7. #5c71ae
  8. #6575a2
  9. #6e7997
  10. #777c8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.44:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.86:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6a6a6a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5664b1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0073f7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0060ef ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00839e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #006af5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #005ef0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0075c5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-255bf2 {
  color: #255bf2;
}
Background
.bg-255bf2 {
  background-color: #255bf2;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-255bf2 {
  border: 2px solid #255bf2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #255bf2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 37 91 242;
  --color-primary-hsl: 224 89% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-255bf2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #255bf2, #5625f2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-255bf2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(37 91 242 / 0.35);
}

#4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 3.91 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 4.76 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 7.29 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 7.51 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 7.62 #1560bd Denim ΔE 8.10 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 8.26 #daa40d Inverted #6a6a6a Grayscale 

Ultramarine Blue
#255bf2  rgb(37, 91, 242)  hsl(224, 89%, 55%)  Ultramarine Blue
#f2bc25  rgb(242, 188, 37)  hsl(44, 89%, 55%)  Saffron
#f2255b  rgb(242, 37, 91)  hsl(344, 89%, 55%)  Amaranth
#5bf225  rgb(91, 242, 37)  hsl(104, 89%, 55%)  Harlequin