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#2A59EA

#2a59ea ≈ Ultramarine Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#2a59ea is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 16.47% red, 34.9% green and 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 82.05% cyan, 61.97% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 225.31°, with 82.05% saturation and 54.12% 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 5.65:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Ultramarine Blue (#4166f5), ΔE 4.77.

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Relative luminance0.1358

Complementary

  1. #2a59ea
  2. #eabb2a

Split complementary

  1. #2a59ea
  2. #ea5b2a
  3. #b9ea2a

Analogous

  1. #2ab9ea
  2. #2a59ea
  3. #5b2aea

Triadic

  1. #2a59ea
  2. #ea2a59
  3. #59ea2a

Tetradic

  1. #2a59ea
  2. #bb2aea
  3. #eabb2a
  4. #59ea2a

Square

  1. #2a59ea
  2. #ea2ab9
  3. #eabb2a
  4. #2aea5b

Monochromatic

  1. #0b2470
  2. #123ab6
  3. #2a59ea
  4. #708ff1
  5. #b5c6f8

Shades

#2a59ea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2a59ea
  2. #2650d3
  3. #2247bb
  4. #1d3ea4
  5. #19358c
  6. #152d75
  7. #11245e
  8. #0d1b46
  9. #08122f
  10. #040917
  11. #000000

Tints

#2a59ea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2a59ea
  2. #3f6aec
  3. #557aee
  4. #6a8bf0
  5. #7f9bf2
  6. #95acf5
  7. #aabdf7
  8. #bfcdf9
  9. #d4defb
  10. #eaeefd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2a59ea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2a59ea
  2. #335ddf
  3. #3b61d5
  4. #4465ca
  5. #4c69c0
  6. #556db5
  7. #5e70aa
  8. #6674a0
  9. #6f7895
  10. #777c8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.65:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.72:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #676767 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5562ac ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0070ef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #005ee7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007f99 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0068ed ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #005ce8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0072bf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2a59ea {
  color: #2a59ea;
}
Background
.bg-2a59ea {
  background-color: #2a59ea;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2a59ea {
  border: 2px solid #2a59ea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2a59ea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 42 89 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 225 82% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2a59ea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2a59ea, #5b2aea);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2a59ea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(42 89 234 / 0.35);
}

#4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 4.77 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 5.22 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 6.77 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 6.83 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 7.33 #1560bd Denim ΔE 7.71 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 8.15 #d5a615 Inverted #676767 Grayscale 

Ultramarine Blue
#2a59ea  rgb(42, 89, 234)  hsl(225, 82%, 54%)  Ultramarine Blue
#eabb2a  rgb(234, 187, 42)  hsl(45, 82%, 54%)  Meat Brown
#ea2a59  rgb(234, 42, 89)  hsl(345, 82%, 54%)  Amaranth
#59ea2a  rgb(89, 234, 42)  hsl(105, 82%, 54%)  Neon Green