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#255EEB

#255eeb ≈ Ultramarine Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#255eeb is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 14.51% red, 36.86% green and 92.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 84.26% cyan, 60% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.84% black. Its hue angle is 222.73°, with 83.19% saturation and 53.33% 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 5.41:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Ultramarine Blue (#4166f5), ΔE 3.73.

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Web safe#3366ff
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Relative luminance0.144

Complementary

  1. #255eeb
  2. #ebb225

Split complementary

  1. #255eeb
  2. #eb4f25
  3. #c1eb25

Analogous

  1. #25c1eb
  2. #255eeb
  3. #4f25eb

Triadic

  1. #255eeb
  2. #eb255e
  3. #5eeb25

Tetradic

  1. #255eeb
  2. #b225eb
  3. #ebb225
  4. #5eeb25

Square

  1. #255eeb
  2. #eb25c1
  3. #ebb225
  4. #25eb4f

Monochromatic

  1. #0a266d
  2. #103fb3
  3. #255eeb
  4. #6b92f1
  5. #b1c5f8

Shades

#255eeb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #255eeb
  2. #2155d4
  3. #1e4bbc
  4. #1a42a5
  5. #16388d
  6. #132f76
  7. #0f265e
  8. #0b1c47
  9. #07132f
  10. #040918
  11. #000000

Tints

#255eeb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #255eeb
  2. #3b6eed
  3. #517eef
  4. #668ef1
  5. #7c9ef3
  6. #92aff5
  7. #a8bff7
  8. #becff9
  9. #d3dffb
  10. #e9effd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#255eeb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #255eeb
  2. #2e61e0
  3. #3765d6
  4. #4068cb
  5. #496cc0
  6. #536fb6
  7. #5c72ab
  8. #6576a0
  9. #6e7995
  10. #777d8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.41:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.88:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6a6a6a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5665ad ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0073f0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0061e8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00839b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #006bee ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0060e9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0076c1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-255eeb {
  color: #255eeb;
}
Background
.bg-255eeb {
  background-color: #255eeb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-255eeb {
  border: 2px solid #255eeb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #255eeb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 37 94 235;
  --color-primary-hsl: 223 83% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-255eeb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #255eeb, #4f25eb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-255eeb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(37 94 235 / 0.35);
}

#4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 3.73 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 3.79 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 6.76 #1560bd Denim ΔE 6.95 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 7.69 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 8.10 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 8.21 #daa114 Inverted #6a6a6a Grayscale 

Ultramarine Blue
#255eeb  rgb(37, 94, 235)  hsl(223, 83%, 53%)  Ultramarine Blue
#ebb225  rgb(235, 178, 37)  hsl(43, 83%, 53%)  Meat Brown
#eb255e  rgb(235, 37, 94)  hsl(343, 83%, 53%)  Cerise
#5eeb25  rgb(94, 235, 37)  hsl(103, 83%, 53%)  Harlequin