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#285CEB

#285ceb ≈ Ultramarine Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#285ceb 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 92.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 82.98% cyan, 60.85% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.84% black. Its hue angle is 224°, with 82.98% saturation and 53.92% 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 5.5:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Ultramarine Blue (#4166f5), ΔE 4.04.

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Relative luminance0.141

Complementary

  1. #285ceb
  2. #ebb728

Split complementary

  1. #285ceb
  2. #eb5528
  3. #bdeb28

Analogous

  1. #28bdeb
  2. #285ceb
  3. #5528eb

Triadic

  1. #285ceb
  2. #eb285c
  3. #5ceb28

Tetradic

  1. #285ceb
  2. #b728eb
  3. #ebb728
  4. #5ceb28

Square

  1. #285ceb
  2. #eb28bd
  3. #ebb728
  4. #28eb55

Monochromatic

  1. #0a2570
  2. #113db6
  3. #285ceb
  4. #6e91f2
  5. #b4c6f8

Shades

#285ceb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #285ceb
  2. #2453d4
  3. #204abc
  4. #1c40a5
  5. #18378d
  6. #142e76
  7. #10255e
  8. #0c1c47
  9. #08122f
  10. #040918
  11. #000000

Tints

#285ceb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #285ceb
  2. #3e6ced
  3. #537def
  4. #698df1
  5. #7e9df3
  6. #94aef5
  7. #a9bef7
  8. #bfcef9
  9. #d4defb
  10. #eaeffd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#285ceb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #285ceb
  2. #3160e0
  3. #3a63d6
  4. #4267cb
  5. #4b6ac0
  6. #546eb6
  7. #5d72ab
  8. #6675a0
  9. #6e7995
  10. #777c8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.5:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.82:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #696969 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5664ad ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0072f0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0060e8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00819b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #006aee ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #005fe9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0074c0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-285ceb {
  color: #285ceb;
}
Background
.bg-285ceb {
  background-color: #285ceb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-285ceb {
  border: 2px solid #285ceb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #285ceb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 40 92 235;
  --color-primary-hsl: 224 83% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-285ceb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #285ceb, #5528eb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-285ceb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(40 92 235 / 0.35);
}

#4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 4.04 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 4.34 #1560bd Denim ΔE 7.30 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 7.43 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 7.48 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 7.58 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 7.60 #d7a314 Inverted #696969 Grayscale 

Ultramarine Blue
#285ceb  rgb(40, 92, 235)  hsl(224, 83%, 54%)  Ultramarine Blue
#ebb728  rgb(235, 183, 40)  hsl(44, 83%, 54%)  Meat Brown
#eb285c  rgb(235, 40, 92)  hsl(344, 83%, 54%)  Amaranth
#5ceb28  rgb(92, 235, 40)  hsl(104, 83%, 54%)  Neon Green