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#255CFE

#255cfe ≈ Ultramarine Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#255cfe 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 99.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 85.43% cyan, 63.78% magenta, 0% yellow and 0.39% black. Its hue angle is 224.79°, with 99.09% saturation and 57.06% 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 5.2:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Ultramarine Blue (#4166f5), ΔE 3.27.

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Relative luminance0.152

Complementary

  1. #255cfe
  2. #fec725

Split complementary

  1. #255cfe
  2. #fe5a25
  3. #c9fe25

Analogous

  1. #25c9fe
  2. #255cfe
  3. #5a25fe

Triadic

  1. #255cfe
  2. #fe255c
  3. #5cfe25

Tetradic

  1. #255cfe
  2. #c725fe
  3. #fec725
  4. #5cfe25

Square

  1. #255cfe
  2. #fe25c9
  3. #fec725
  4. #25fe5a

Monochromatic

  1. #012389
  2. #0137d6
  3. #255cfe
  4. #7195fe
  5. #bdceff

Shades

#255cfe mixed progressively with black.

  1. #255cfe
  2. #2153e5
  3. #1e4acb
  4. #1a40b2
  5. #163798
  6. #132e7f
  7. #0f2566
  8. #0b1c4c
  9. #071233
  10. #040919
  11. #000000

Tints

#255cfe mixed progressively with white.

  1. #255cfe
  2. #3b6cfe
  3. #517dfe
  4. #668dfe
  5. #7c9dfe
  6. #92aeff
  7. #a8beff
  8. #beceff
  9. #d3deff
  10. #e9efff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#255cfe mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #255cfe
  2. #2e60f1
  3. #3763e5
  4. #4067d8
  5. #496acc
  6. #536ebf
  7. #5c72b2
  8. #6575a6
  9. #6e7999
  10. #777c8d
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.2:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.04:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6d6d6d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5866b9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0077ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0063fb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0088a5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #006dff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0060fc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0078cf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-255cfe {
  color: #255cfe;
}
Background
.bg-255cfe {
  background-color: #255cfe;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-255cfe {
  border: 2px solid #255cfe;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #255cfe;
  --color-primary-rgb: 37 92 254;
  --color-primary-hsl: 225 99% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-255cfe {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #255cfe, #5a25fe);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-255cfe {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(37 92 254 / 0.35);
}

#4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 3.27 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 5.00 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 7.06 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 7.56 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 8.28 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 8.91 #1560bd Denim ΔE 9.39 #daa301 Inverted #6d6d6d Grayscale 

Ultramarine Blue
#255cfe  rgb(37, 92, 254)  hsl(225, 99%, 57%)  Ultramarine Blue
#fec725  rgb(254, 199, 37)  hsl(45, 99%, 57%)  Mikado Yellow
#fe255c  rgb(254, 37, 92)  hsl(345, 99%, 57%)  Folly
#5cfe25  rgb(92, 254, 37)  hsl(105, 99%, 57%)  Harlequin