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#255EF2

#255ef2 ≈ Ultramarine Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#255ef2 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 94.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 84.71% cyan, 61.16% magenta, 0% yellow and 5.1% black. Its hue angle is 223.32°, with 88.74% saturation and 54.71% 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 5.3:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Ultramarine Blue (#4166f5), ΔE 3.2.

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Relative luminance0.1481

Complementary

  1. #255ef2
  2. #f2b925

Split complementary

  1. #255ef2
  2. #f25325
  3. #c4f225

Analogous

  1. #25c4f2
  2. #255ef2
  3. #5325f2

Triadic

  1. #255ef2
  2. #f2255e
  3. #5ef225

Tetradic

  1. #255ef2
  2. #b925f2
  3. #f2b925
  4. #5ef225

Square

  1. #255ef2
  2. #f225c4
  3. #f2b925
  4. #25f253

Monochromatic

  1. #072677
  2. #0b3dbf
  3. #255ef2
  4. #6d93f6
  5. #b5c9fb

Shades

#255ef2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #255ef2
  2. #2155da
  3. #1e4bc2
  4. #1a42a9
  5. #163891
  6. #132f79
  7. #0f2661
  8. #0b1c49
  9. #071330
  10. #040918
  11. #000000

Tints

#255ef2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #255ef2
  2. #3b6ef3
  3. #517ef5
  4. #668ef6
  5. #7c9ef7
  6. #92aff9
  7. #a8bffa
  8. #becffb
  9. #d3dffc
  10. #e9effe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#255ef2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #255ef2
  2. #2e61e7
  3. #3765db
  4. #4068d0
  5. #496cc4
  6. #536fb9
  7. #5c72ae
  8. #6576a2
  9. #6e7997
  10. #777d8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.3:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.96:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6b6b6b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5766b2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0075f7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0062ef ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00859f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #006df5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0061f0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0077c6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-255ef2 {
  color: #255ef2;
}
Background
.bg-255ef2 {
  background-color: #255ef2;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-255ef2 {
  border: 2px solid #255ef2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #255ef2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 37 94 242;
  --color-primary-hsl: 223 89% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-255ef2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #255ef2, #5325f2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-255ef2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(37 94 242 / 0.35);
}

#4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 3.20 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 3.93 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 6.56 #1560bd Denim ΔE 7.80 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 7.95 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 8.29 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 8.53 #daa10d Inverted #6b6b6b Grayscale 

Ultramarine Blue
#255ef2  rgb(37, 94, 242)  hsl(223, 89%, 55%)  Ultramarine Blue
#f2b925  rgb(242, 185, 37)  hsl(43, 89%, 55%)  Amber
#f2255e  rgb(242, 37, 94)  hsl(343, 89%, 55%)  Amaranth
#5ef225  rgb(94, 242, 37)  hsl(103, 89%, 55%)  Harlequin