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#285BE8

#285be8 ≈ Ultramarine Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#285be8 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 15.69% red, 35.69% green and 90.98% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 82.76% cyan, 60.78% magenta, 0% yellow and 9.02% black. Its hue angle is 224.06°, with 80.67% saturation and 53.33% 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 5.6:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Ultramarine Blue (#4166f5), ΔE 4.49.

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Relative luminance0.1376

Complementary

  1. #285be8
  2. #e8b528

Split complementary

  1. #285be8
  2. #e85528
  3. #bbe828

Analogous

  1. #28bbe8
  2. #285be8
  3. #5528e8

Triadic

  1. #285be8
  2. #e8285b
  3. #5be828

Tetradic

  1. #285be8
  2. #b528e8
  3. #e8b528
  4. #5be828

Square

  1. #285be8
  2. #e828bb
  3. #e8b528
  4. #28e855

Monochromatic

  1. #0b256b
  2. #133db1
  3. #285be8
  4. #6d90ef
  5. #b2c4f7

Shades

#285be8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #285be8
  2. #2452d1
  3. #2049ba
  4. #1c40a2
  5. #18378b
  6. #142e74
  7. #10245d
  8. #0c1b46
  9. #08122e
  10. #040917
  11. #000000

Tints

#285be8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #285be8
  2. #3e6bea
  3. #537ced
  4. #698cef
  5. #7e9df1
  6. #94adf4
  7. #a9bdf6
  8. #bfcef8
  9. #d4defa
  10. #eaeffd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#285be8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #285be8
  2. #315fde
  3. #3a62d3
  4. #4266c9
  5. #4b6abe
  6. #546eb4
  7. #5d71aa
  8. #66759f
  9. #6e7995
  10. #777c8a
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.6:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.75:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #686868 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5563ab ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0071ed ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #005fe5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008099 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0069eb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #005de6 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0073be ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-285be8 {
  color: #285be8;
}
Background
.bg-285be8 {
  background-color: #285be8;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-285be8 {
  border: 2px solid #285be8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #285be8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 40 91 232;
  --color-primary-hsl: 224 81% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-285be8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #285be8, #5528e8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-285be8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(40 91 232 / 0.35);
}

#4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 4.49 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 4.62 #1560bd Denim ΔE 7.09 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 7.13 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 7.35 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 7.36 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 7.84 #d7a417 Inverted #686868 Grayscale 

Ultramarine Blue
#285be8  rgb(40, 91, 232)  hsl(224, 81%, 53%)  Ultramarine Blue
#e8b528  rgb(232, 181, 40)  hsl(44, 81%, 53%)  Meat Brown
#e8285b  rgb(232, 40, 91)  hsl(344, 81%, 53%)  Cerise
#5be828  rgb(91, 232, 40)  hsl(104, 81%, 53%)  Neon Green