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#265CFE

#265cfe ≈ Ultramarine Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#265cfe is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 14.9% red, 36.08% green and 99.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 85.04% cyan, 63.78% magenta, 0% yellow and 0.39% black. Its hue angle is 225°, with 99.08% saturation and 57.25% 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 5.19:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Ultramarine Blue (#4166f5), ΔE 3.25.

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Relative luminance0.1522

Complementary

  1. #265cfe
  2. #fec826

Split complementary

  1. #265cfe
  2. #fe5c26
  3. #c8fe26

Analogous

  1. #26c8fe
  2. #265cfe
  3. #5c26fe

Triadic

  1. #265cfe
  2. #fe265c
  3. #5cfe26

Tetradic

  1. #265cfe
  2. #c826fe
  3. #fec826
  4. #5cfe26

Square

  1. #265cfe
  2. #fe26c8
  3. #fec826
  4. #26fe5c

Monochromatic

  1. #01238a
  2. #0136d6
  3. #265cfe
  4. #7295fe
  5. #beceff

Shades

#265cfe mixed progressively with black.

  1. #265cfe
  2. #2253e5
  3. #1e4acb
  4. #1b40b2
  5. #173798
  6. #132e7f
  7. #0f2566
  8. #0b1c4c
  9. #081233
  10. #040919
  11. #000000

Tints

#265cfe mixed progressively with white.

  1. #265cfe
  2. #3c6cfe
  3. #517dfe
  4. #678dfe
  5. #7d9dfe
  6. #93aeff
  7. #a8beff
  8. #beceff
  9. #d4deff
  10. #e9efff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#265cfe mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #265cfe
  2. #2f60f1
  3. #3863e5
  4. #4167d8
  5. #4a6acc
  6. #536ebf
  7. #5c72b2
  8. #6575a6
  9. #6e7999
  10. #777c8d
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.19:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.04:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6d6d6d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5966b9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0077ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0063fb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0088a5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #006dff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0060fc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0078cf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-265cfe {
  color: #265cfe;
}
Background
.bg-265cfe {
  background-color: #265cfe;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-265cfe {
  border: 2px solid #265cfe;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #265cfe;
  --color-primary-rgb: 38 92 254;
  --color-primary-hsl: 225 99% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-265cfe {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #265cfe, #5c26fe);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-265cfe {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(38 92 254 / 0.35);
}

#4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 3.25 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 5.00 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 7.08 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 7.53 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 8.26 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 8.87 #1560bd Denim ΔE 9.43 #d9a301 Inverted #6d6d6d Grayscale 

Ultramarine Blue
#265cfe  rgb(38, 92, 254)  hsl(225, 99%, 57%)  Ultramarine Blue
#fec826  rgb(254, 200, 38)  hsl(45, 99%, 57%)  Sunglow
#fe265c  rgb(254, 38, 92)  hsl(345, 99%, 57%)  Folly
#5cfe26  rgb(92, 254, 38)  hsl(105, 99%, 57%)  Harlequin