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#255CEA

#255cea ≈ Ultramarine Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#255cea is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 14.51% red, 36.08% green and 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 84.19% cyan, 60.68% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 223.25°, with 82.43% saturation and 53.14% 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 5.53:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Ultramarine Blue (#4166f5), ΔE 4.21.

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Web safe#3366ff
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Relative luminance0.1399

Complementary

  1. #255cea
  2. #eab325

Split complementary

  1. #255cea
  2. #ea5125
  3. #bfea25

Analogous

  1. #25bfea
  2. #255cea
  3. #5125ea

Triadic

  1. #255cea
  2. #ea255c
  3. #5cea25

Tetradic

  1. #255cea
  2. #b325ea
  3. #eab325
  4. #5cea25

Square

  1. #255cea
  2. #ea25bf
  3. #eab325
  4. #25ea51

Monochromatic

  1. #0a266c
  2. #113eb1
  3. #255cea
  4. #6b90f1
  5. #b1c4f7

Shades

#255cea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #255cea
  2. #2153d3
  3. #1e4abb
  4. #1a40a4
  5. #16378c
  6. #132e75
  7. #0f255e
  8. #0b1c46
  9. #07122f
  10. #040917
  11. #000000

Tints

#255cea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #255cea
  2. #3b6cec
  3. #517dee
  4. #668df0
  5. #7c9df2
  6. #92aef5
  7. #a8bef7
  8. #becef9
  9. #d3defb
  10. #e9effd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#255cea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #255cea
  2. #2e60df
  3. #3763d5
  4. #4067ca
  5. #496ac0
  6. #536eb5
  7. #5c72aa
  8. #6575a0
  9. #6e7995
  10. #777c8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.53:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.8:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #696969 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5564ac ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0072ef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0060e7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00819a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #006aed ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #005ee8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0074bf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-255cea {
  color: #255cea;
}
Background
.bg-255cea {
  background-color: #255cea;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-255cea {
  border: 2px solid #255cea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #255cea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 37 92 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 223 82% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-255cea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #255cea, #5125ea);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-255cea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(37 92 234 / 0.35);
}

#4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 4.21 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 4.36 #1560bd Denim ΔE 7.05 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 7.36 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 7.43 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 7.67 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 7.73 #daa315 Inverted #696969 Grayscale 

Ultramarine Blue
#255cea  rgb(37, 92, 234)  hsl(223, 82%, 53%)  Ultramarine Blue
#eab325  rgb(234, 179, 37)  hsl(43, 82%, 53%)  Meat Brown
#ea255c  rgb(234, 37, 92)  hsl(343, 82%, 53%)  Cerise
#5cea25  rgb(92, 234, 37)  hsl(103, 82%, 53%)  Neon Green