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#285BFA

#285bfa ≈ Ultramarine Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#285bfa 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 98.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 84% cyan, 63.6% magenta, 0% yellow and 1.96% black. Its hue angle is 225.43°, with 95.45% saturation and 56.86% 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 5.29:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Ultramarine Blue (#4166f5), ΔE 3.55.

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Relative luminance0.1484

Complementary

  1. #285bfa
  2. #fac728

Split complementary

  1. #285bfa
  2. #fa5e28
  3. #c4fa28

Analogous

  1. #28c4fa
  2. #285bfa
  3. #5e28fa

Triadic

  1. #285bfa
  2. #fa285b
  3. #5bfa28

Tetradic

  1. #285bfa
  2. #c728fa
  3. #fac728
  4. #5bfa28

Square

  1. #285bfa
  2. #fa28c4
  3. #fac728
  4. #28fa5e

Monochromatic

  1. #032386
  2. #0536d1
  3. #285bfa
  4. #7394fc
  5. #becdfd

Shades

#285bfa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #285bfa
  2. #2452e1
  3. #2049c8
  4. #1c40af
  5. #183796
  6. #142e7d
  7. #102464
  8. #0c1b4b
  9. #081232
  10. #040919
  11. #000000

Tints

#285bfa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #285bfa
  2. #3e6bfb
  3. #537cfb
  4. #698cfc
  5. #7e9dfc
  6. #94adfd
  7. #a9bdfd
  8. #bfcefe
  9. #d4defe
  10. #eaefff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#285bfa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #285bfa
  2. #315fee
  3. #3a62e2
  4. #4266d5
  5. #4b6ac9
  6. #546ebd
  7. #5d71b1
  8. #6675a5
  9. #6e7998
  10. #777c8c
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.29:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.97:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6b6b6b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5865b7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0076ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0062f7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0086a2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #006cfd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #005ff8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0077cb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-285bfa {
  color: #285bfa;
}
Background
.bg-285bfa {
  background-color: #285bfa;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-285bfa {
  border: 2px solid #285bfa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #285bfa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 40 91 250;
  --color-primary-hsl: 225 95% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-285bfa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #285bfa, #5e28fa);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-285bfa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(40 91 250 / 0.35);
}

#4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 3.55 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 5.06 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 7.18 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 7.44 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 7.81 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 8.60 #1560bd Denim ΔE 9.14 #d7a405 Inverted #6b6b6b Grayscale 

Ultramarine Blue
#285bfa  rgb(40, 91, 250)  hsl(225, 95%, 57%)  Ultramarine Blue
#fac728  rgb(250, 199, 40)  hsl(45, 95%, 57%)  Sunglow
#fa285b  rgb(250, 40, 91)  hsl(345, 95%, 57%)  Folly
#5bfa28  rgb(91, 250, 40)  hsl(105, 95%, 57%)  Harlequin