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#255CF0

#255cf0 ≈ Ultramarine Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#255cf0 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 94.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 84.58% cyan, 61.67% magenta, 0% yellow and 5.88% black. Its hue angle is 223.74°, with 87.12% saturation and 54.31% 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 5.43:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Ultramarine Blue (#4166f5), ΔE 3.78.

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Web safe#3366ff
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Relative luminance0.1434

Complementary

  1. #255cf0
  2. #f0b925

Split complementary

  1. #255cf0
  2. #f05325
  3. #c2f025

Analogous

  1. #25c2f0
  2. #255cf0
  3. #5325f0

Triadic

  1. #255cf0
  2. #f0255c
  3. #5cf025

Tetradic

  1. #255cf0
  2. #b925f0
  3. #f0b925
  4. #5cf025

Square

  1. #255cf0
  2. #f025c2
  3. #f0b925
  4. #25f053

Monochromatic

  1. #082574
  2. #0d3cbc
  3. #255cf0
  4. #6d92f5
  5. #b4c7fa

Shades

#255cf0 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #255cf0
  2. #2153d8
  3. #1e4ac0
  4. #1a40a8
  5. #163790
  6. #132e78
  7. #0f2560
  8. #0b1c48
  9. #071230
  10. #040918
  11. #000000

Tints

#255cf0 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #255cf0
  2. #3b6cf2
  3. #517df3
  4. #668df5
  5. #7c9df6
  6. #92aef8
  7. #a8bef9
  8. #becefb
  9. #d3defc
  10. #e9effe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#255cf0 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #255cf0
  2. #2e60e5
  3. #3763da
  4. #4067ce
  5. #496ac3
  6. #536eb8
  7. #5c72ad
  8. #6575a2
  9. #6e7996
  10. #777c8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.43:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.87:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6a6a6a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5665b0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0073f5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0061ed ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00839d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #006bf3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #005fee ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0075c4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-255cf0 {
  color: #255cf0;
}
Background
.bg-255cf0 {
  background-color: #255cf0;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-255cf0 {
  border: 2px solid #255cf0;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #255cf0;
  --color-primary-rgb: 37 92 240;
  --color-primary-hsl: 224 87% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-255cf0 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #255cf0, #5325f0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-255cf0 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(37 92 240 / 0.35);
}

#4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 3.78 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 4.43 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 7.25 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 7.53 #1560bd Denim ΔE 7.76 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 7.79 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 8.09 #daa30f Inverted #6a6a6a Grayscale 

Ultramarine Blue
#255cf0  rgb(37, 92, 240)  hsl(224, 87%, 54%)  Ultramarine Blue
#f0b925  rgb(240, 185, 37)  hsl(44, 87%, 54%)  Meat Brown
#f0255c  rgb(240, 37, 92)  hsl(344, 87%, 54%)  Amaranth
#5cf025  rgb(92, 240, 37)  hsl(104, 87%, 54%)  Harlequin