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#255FFE

#255ffe ≈ Ultramarine Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#255ffe is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 14.51% red, 37.25% green and 99.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 85.43% cyan, 62.6% magenta, 0% yellow and 0.39% black. Its hue angle is 223.96°, 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 5.06:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Ultramarine Blue (#4166f5), ΔE 2.52.

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Relative luminance0.1573

Complementary

  1. #255ffe
  2. #fec425

Split complementary

  1. #255ffe
  2. #fe5725
  3. #ccfe25

Analogous

  1. #25ccfe
  2. #255ffe
  3. #5725fe

Triadic

  1. #255ffe
  2. #fe255f
  3. #5ffe25

Tetradic

  1. #255ffe
  2. #c425fe
  3. #fec425
  4. #5ffe25

Square

  1. #255ffe
  2. #fe25cc
  3. #fec425
  4. #25fe57

Monochromatic

  1. #012589
  2. #013ad6
  3. #255ffe
  4. #7197fe
  5. #bdcfff

Shades

#255ffe mixed progressively with black.

  1. #255ffe
  2. #2156e5
  3. #1e4ccb
  4. #1a43b2
  5. #163998
  6. #13307f
  7. #0f2666
  8. #0b1d4c
  9. #071333
  10. #040a19
  11. #000000

Tints

#255ffe mixed progressively with white.

  1. #255ffe
  2. #3b6ffe
  3. #517ffe
  4. #668ffe
  5. #7c9ffe
  6. #92afff
  7. #a8bfff
  8. #becfff
  9. #d3dfff
  10. #e9efff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#255ffe mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #255ffe
  2. #2e62f1
  3. #3766e5
  4. #4069d8
  5. #496ccc
  6. #5370bf
  7. #5c73b2
  8. #6576a6
  9. #6e7999
  10. #777d8d
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.06:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.15:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6e6e6e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5a69ba ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0079ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0065fb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0089a6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #006fff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0062fc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #007bcf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-255ffe {
  color: #255ffe;
}
Background
.bg-255ffe {
  background-color: #255ffe;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-255ffe {
  border: 2px solid #255ffe;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #255ffe;
  --color-primary-rgb: 37 95 254;
  --color-primary-hsl: 224 99% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-255ffe {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #255ffe, #5725fe);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-255ffe {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(37 95 254 / 0.35);
}

#4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 2.52 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 4.31 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 6.13 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 8.21 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 8.92 #1560bd Denim ΔE 9.19 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 9.23 #daa001 Inverted #6e6e6e Grayscale 

Ultramarine Blue
#255ffe  rgb(37, 95, 254)  hsl(224, 99%, 57%)  Ultramarine Blue
#fec425  rgb(254, 196, 37)  hsl(44, 99%, 57%)  Mikado Yellow
#fe255f  rgb(254, 37, 95)  hsl(344, 99%, 57%)  Neon Fuchsia
#5ffe25  rgb(95, 254, 37)  hsl(104, 99%, 57%)  Harlequin