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#285EFE

#285efe ≈ Ultramarine Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#285efe 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 99.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 84.25% cyan, 62.99% magenta, 0% yellow and 0.39% black. Its hue angle is 224.86°, with 99.07% saturation and 57.65% 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 5.09:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Ultramarine Blue (#4166f5), ΔE 2.7.

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Relative luminance0.1561

Complementary

  1. #285efe
  2. #fec828

Split complementary

  1. #285efe
  2. #fe5d28
  3. #c9fe28

Analogous

  1. #28c9fe
  2. #285efe
  3. #5d28fe

Triadic

  1. #285efe
  2. #fe285e
  3. #5efe28

Tetradic

  1. #285efe
  2. #c828fe
  3. #fec828
  4. #5efe28

Square

  1. #285efe
  2. #fe28c9
  3. #fec828
  4. #28fe5d

Monochromatic

  1. #01248c
  2. #0137d9
  3. #285efe
  4. #7497fe
  5. #c0d0ff

Shades

#285efe mixed progressively with black.

  1. #285efe
  2. #2455e5
  3. #204bcb
  4. #1c42b2
  5. #183898
  6. #142f7f
  7. #102666
  8. #0c1c4c
  9. #081333
  10. #040919
  11. #000000

Tints

#285efe mixed progressively with white.

  1. #285efe
  2. #3e6efe
  3. #537efe
  4. #698efe
  5. #7e9efe
  6. #94afff
  7. #a9bfff
  8. #bfcfff
  9. #d4dfff
  10. #eaefff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#285efe mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #285efe
  2. #3161f1
  3. #3a65e5
  4. #4268d8
  5. #4b6ccc
  6. #546fbf
  7. #5d72b2
  8. #6676a6
  9. #6e7999
  10. #777d8d
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.09:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.12:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6e6e6e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5a68ba ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0078ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0064fb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0089a5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #006fff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0062fc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #007acf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-285efe {
  color: #285efe;
}
Background
.bg-285efe {
  background-color: #285efe;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-285efe {
  border: 2px solid #285efe;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #285efe;
  --color-primary-rgb: 40 94 254;
  --color-primary-hsl: 225 99% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-285efe {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #285efe, #5d28fe);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-285efe {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(40 94 254 / 0.35);
}

#4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 2.70 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 4.55 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 6.50 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 7.89 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 8.63 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 9.01 #1560bd Denim ΔE 9.36 #d7a101 Inverted #6e6e6e Grayscale 

Ultramarine Blue
#285efe  rgb(40, 94, 254)  hsl(225, 99%, 58%)  Ultramarine Blue
#fec828  rgb(254, 200, 40)  hsl(45, 99%, 58%)  Sunglow
#fe285e  rgb(254, 40, 94)  hsl(345, 99%, 58%)  Neon Fuchsia
#5efe28  rgb(94, 254, 40)  hsl(105, 99%, 58%)  Harlequin