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#285EF0

#285ef0 ≈ Ultramarine Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#285ef0 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 15.69% red, 36.86% green and 94.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 83.33% cyan, 60.83% magenta, 0% yellow and 5.88% black. Its hue angle is 223.8°, with 86.96% saturation and 54.9% 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 5.32:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Ultramarine Blue (#4166f5), ΔE 3.23.

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Relative luminance0.1475

Complementary

  1. #285ef0
  2. #f0ba28

Split complementary

  1. #285ef0
  2. #f05628
  3. #c2f028

Analogous

  1. #28c2f0
  2. #285ef0
  3. #5628f0

Triadic

  1. #285ef0
  2. #f0285e
  3. #5ef028

Tetradic

  1. #285ef0
  2. #ba28f0
  3. #f0ba28
  4. #5ef028

Square

  1. #285ef0
  2. #f028c2
  3. #f0ba28
  4. #28f056

Monochromatic

  1. #082677
  2. #0d3dbe
  3. #285ef0
  4. #6f94f5
  5. #b7c9fa

Shades

#285ef0 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #285ef0
  2. #2455d8
  3. #204bc0
  4. #1c42a8
  5. #183890
  6. #142f78
  7. #102660
  8. #0c1c48
  9. #081330
  10. #040918
  11. #000000

Tints

#285ef0 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #285ef0
  2. #3e6ef2
  3. #537ef3
  4. #698ef5
  5. #7e9ef6
  6. #94aff8
  7. #a9bff9
  8. #bfcffb
  9. #d4dffc
  10. #eaeffe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#285ef0 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #285ef0
  2. #3161e5
  3. #3a65da
  4. #4268ce
  5. #4b6cc3
  6. #546fb8
  7. #5d72ad
  8. #6676a2
  9. #6e7996
  10. #777d8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.32:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.95:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6b6b6b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5866b1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0075f5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0062ed ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00849e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #006cf3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0061ee ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0077c4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-285ef0 {
  color: #285ef0;
}
Background
.bg-285ef0 {
  background-color: #285ef0;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-285ef0 {
  border: 2px solid #285ef0;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #285ef0;
  --color-primary-rgb: 40 94 240;
  --color-primary-hsl: 224 87% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-285ef0 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #285ef0, #5628f0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-285ef0 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(40 94 240 / 0.35);
}

#4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 3.23 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 3.85 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 6.65 #1560bd Denim ΔE 7.69 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 7.84 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 8.14 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 8.38 #d7a10f Inverted #6b6b6b Grayscale 

Ultramarine Blue
#285ef0  rgb(40, 94, 240)  hsl(224, 87%, 55%)  Ultramarine Blue
#f0ba28  rgb(240, 186, 40)  hsl(44, 87%, 55%)  Meat Brown
#f0285e  rgb(240, 40, 94)  hsl(344, 87%, 55%)  Amaranth
#5ef028  rgb(94, 240, 40)  hsl(104, 87%, 55%)  Harlequin