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#285CEA

#285cea ≈ Ultramarine Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#285cea is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 15.69% red, 36.08% green and 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 82.91% cyan, 60.68% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 223.92°, with 82.2% saturation and 53.73% 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 5.51:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Ultramarine Blue (#4166f5), ΔE 4.11.

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Relative luminance0.1405

Complementary

  1. #285cea
  2. #eab628

Split complementary

  1. #285cea
  2. #ea5528
  3. #bdea28

Analogous

  1. #28bdea
  2. #285cea
  3. #5528ea

Triadic

  1. #285cea
  2. #ea285c
  3. #5cea28

Tetradic

  1. #285cea
  2. #b628ea
  3. #eab628
  4. #5cea28

Square

  1. #285cea
  2. #ea28bd
  3. #eab628
  4. #28ea55

Monochromatic

  1. #0b256e
  2. #123db4
  3. #285cea
  4. #6e91f1
  5. #b3c6f8

Shades

#285cea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #285cea
  2. #2453d3
  3. #204abb
  4. #1c40a4
  5. #18378c
  6. #142e75
  7. #10255e
  8. #0c1c46
  9. #08122f
  10. #040917
  11. #000000

Tints

#285cea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #285cea
  2. #3e6cec
  3. #537dee
  4. #698df0
  5. #7e9df2
  6. #94aef5
  7. #a9bef7
  8. #bfcef9
  9. #d4defb
  10. #eaeffd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#285cea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #285cea
  2. #3160df
  3. #3a63d5
  4. #4267ca
  5. #4b6ac0
  6. #546eb5
  7. #5d72aa
  8. #6675a0
  9. #6e7995
  10. #777c8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.51:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.81:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #696969 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5664ac ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0072ef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0060e7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00819a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #006aed ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #005ee8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0074bf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-285cea {
  color: #285cea;
}
Background
.bg-285cea {
  background-color: #285cea;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-285cea {
  border: 2px solid #285cea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #285cea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 40 92 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 224 82% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-285cea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #285cea, #5528ea);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-285cea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(40 92 234 / 0.35);
}

#4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 4.11 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 4.33 #1560bd Denim ΔE 7.19 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 7.46 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 7.46 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 7.51 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 7.59 #d7a315 Inverted #696969 Grayscale 

Ultramarine Blue
#285cea  rgb(40, 92, 234)  hsl(224, 82%, 54%)  Ultramarine Blue
#eab628  rgb(234, 182, 40)  hsl(44, 82%, 54%)  Meat Brown
#ea285c  rgb(234, 40, 92)  hsl(344, 82%, 54%)  Cerise
#5cea28  rgb(92, 234, 40)  hsl(104, 82%, 54%)  Neon Green