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#255DEC

#255dec ≈ Ultramarine Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#255dec is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 14.51% red, 36.47% green and 92.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 84.32% cyan, 60.59% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 223.12°, with 83.97% saturation and 53.53% 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 5.45:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Ultramarine Blue (#4166f5), ΔE 3.84.

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Web safe#3366ff
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Relative luminance0.1428

Complementary

  1. #255dec
  2. #ecb425

Split complementary

  1. #255dec
  2. #ec5125
  3. #c0ec25

Analogous

  1. #25c0ec
  2. #255dec
  3. #5125ec

Triadic

  1. #255dec
  2. #ec255d
  3. #5dec25

Tetradic

  1. #255dec
  2. #b425ec
  3. #ecb425
  4. #5dec25

Square

  1. #255dec
  2. #ec25c0
  3. #ecb425
  4. #25ec51

Monochromatic

  1. #0a266e
  2. #103eb5
  3. #255dec
  4. #6b91f2
  5. #b2c6f8

Shades

#255dec mixed progressively with black.

  1. #255dec
  2. #2154d4
  3. #1e4abd
  4. #1a41a5
  5. #16388e
  6. #132f76
  7. #0f255e
  8. #0b1c47
  9. #07132f
  10. #040918
  11. #000000

Tints

#255dec mixed progressively with white.

  1. #255dec
  2. #3b6dee
  3. #517df0
  4. #668ef2
  5. #7c9ef4
  6. #92aef6
  7. #a8bef7
  8. #becef9
  9. #d3dffb
  10. #e9effd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#255dec mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #255dec
  2. #2e61e1
  3. #3764d6
  4. #4068cc
  5. #496bc1
  6. #536fb6
  7. #5c72ab
  8. #6576a0
  9. #6e7996
  10. #777d8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.45:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.86:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6a6a6a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5665ae ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0073f1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0061e9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00829c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #006bef ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #005fea ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0075c1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-255dec {
  color: #255dec;
}
Background
.bg-255dec {
  background-color: #255dec;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-255dec {
  border: 2px solid #255dec;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #255dec;
  --color-primary-rgb: 37 93 236;
  --color-primary-hsl: 223 84% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-255dec {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #255dec, #5125ec);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-255dec {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(37 93 236 / 0.35);
}

#4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 3.84 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 4.08 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 7.04 #1560bd Denim ΔE 7.17 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 7.70 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 7.84 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 7.97 #daa213 Inverted #6a6a6a Grayscale 

Ultramarine Blue
#255dec  rgb(37, 93, 236)  hsl(223, 84%, 54%)  Ultramarine Blue
#ecb425  rgb(236, 180, 37)  hsl(43, 84%, 54%)  Meat Brown
#ec255d  rgb(236, 37, 93)  hsl(343, 84%, 54%)  Cerise
#5dec25  rgb(93, 236, 37)  hsl(103, 84%, 54%)  Harlequin