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#255EED

#255eed ≈ Ultramarine Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#255eed 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 92.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 84.39% cyan, 60.34% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.06% black. Its hue angle is 222.9°, with 84.75% saturation and 53.73% 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 5.38:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Ultramarine Blue (#4166f5), ΔE 3.56.

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Relative luminance0.1451

Complementary

  1. #255eed
  2. #edb425

Split complementary

  1. #255eed
  2. #ed5025
  3. #c2ed25

Analogous

  1. #25c2ed
  2. #255eed
  3. #5025ed

Triadic

  1. #255eed
  2. #ed255e
  3. #5eed25

Tetradic

  1. #255eed
  2. #b425ed
  3. #edb425
  4. #5eed25

Square

  1. #255eed
  2. #ed25c2
  3. #edb425
  4. #25ed50

Monochromatic

  1. #092670
  2. #0f3fb6
  3. #255eed
  4. #6c92f3
  5. #b2c6f9

Shades

#255eed mixed progressively with black.

  1. #255eed
  2. #2155d5
  3. #1e4bbe
  4. #1a42a6
  5. #16388e
  6. #132f77
  7. #0f265f
  8. #0b1c47
  9. #07132f
  10. #040918
  11. #000000

Tints

#255eed mixed progressively with white.

  1. #255eed
  2. #3b6eef
  3. #517ef1
  4. #668ef2
  5. #7c9ef4
  6. #92aff6
  7. #a8bff8
  8. #becffa
  9. #d3dffb
  10. #e9effd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#255eed mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #255eed
  2. #2e61e2
  3. #3765d7
  4. #4068cc
  5. #496cc1
  6. #536fb7
  7. #5c72ac
  8. #6576a1
  9. #6e7996
  10. #777d8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.38:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.9:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6a6a6a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5766ae ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0074f2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0061ea ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00839d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #006cf0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0060eb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0076c2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-255eed {
  color: #255eed;
}
Background
.bg-255eed {
  background-color: #255eed;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-255eed {
  border: 2px solid #255eed;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #255eed;
  --color-primary-rgb: 37 94 237;
  --color-primary-hsl: 223 85% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-255eed {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #255eed, #5025ed);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-255eed {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(37 94 237 / 0.35);
}

#4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 3.56 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 3.81 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 6.70 #1560bd Denim ΔE 7.19 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 7.93 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 8.05 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 8.22 #daa112 Inverted #6a6a6a Grayscale 

Ultramarine Blue
#255eed  rgb(37, 94, 237)  hsl(223, 85%, 54%)  Ultramarine Blue
#edb425  rgb(237, 180, 37)  hsl(43, 85%, 54%)  Meat Brown
#ed255e  rgb(237, 37, 94)  hsl(343, 85%, 54%)  Cerise
#5eed25  rgb(94, 237, 37)  hsl(103, 85%, 54%)  Harlequin