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#285AEC

#285aec ≈ Ultramarine Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#285aec is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 15.69% red, 35.29% green and 92.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 83.05% cyan, 61.86% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 224.69°, with 83.76% saturation and 54.12% 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 5.58:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Ultramarine Blue (#4166f5), ΔE 4.44.

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Relative luminance0.1382

Complementary

  1. #285aec
  2. #ecba28

Split complementary

  1. #285aec
  2. #ec5828
  3. #bcec28

Analogous

  1. #28bcec
  2. #285aec
  3. #5828ec

Triadic

  1. #285aec
  2. #ec285a
  3. #5aec28

Tetradic

  1. #285aec
  2. #ba28ec
  3. #ecba28
  4. #5aec28

Square

  1. #285aec
  2. #ec28bc
  3. #ecba28
  4. #28ec58

Monochromatic

  1. #0a2471
  2. #103bb7
  3. #285aec
  4. #6e90f2
  5. #b5c6f8

Shades

#285aec mixed progressively with black.

  1. #285aec
  2. #2451d4
  3. #2048bd
  4. #1c3fa5
  5. #18368e
  6. #142d76
  7. #10245e
  8. #0c1b47
  9. #08122f
  10. #040918
  11. #000000

Tints

#285aec mixed progressively with white.

  1. #285aec
  2. #3e6bee
  3. #537bf0
  4. #698cf2
  5. #7e9cf4
  6. #94adf6
  7. #a9bdf7
  8. #bfcef9
  9. #d4defb
  10. #eaeffd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#285aec mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #285aec
  2. #315ee1
  3. #3a62d6
  4. #4265cc
  5. #4b69c1
  6. #546db6
  7. #5d71ab
  8. #6675a0
  9. #6e7896
  10. #777c8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.58:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.76:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #686868 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5563ad ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0071f1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #005fe9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00809b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0069ef ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #005dea ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0073c1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-285aec {
  color: #285aec;
}
Background
.bg-285aec {
  background-color: #285aec;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-285aec {
  border: 2px solid #285aec;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #285aec;
  --color-primary-rgb: 40 90 236;
  --color-primary-hsl: 225 84% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-285aec {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #285aec, #5828ec);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-285aec {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(40 90 236 / 0.35);
}

#4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 4.44 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 4.94 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 7.03 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 7.16 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 7.55 #1560bd Denim ΔE 7.69 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 8.02 #d7a513 Inverted #686868 Grayscale 

Ultramarine Blue
#285aec  rgb(40, 90, 236)  hsl(225, 84%, 54%)  Ultramarine Blue
#ecba28  rgb(236, 186, 40)  hsl(45, 84%, 54%)  Meat Brown
#ec285a  rgb(236, 40, 90)  hsl(345, 84%, 54%)  Amaranth
#5aec28  rgb(90, 236, 40)  hsl(105, 84%, 54%)  Neon Green