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#2A5BED

#2a5bed ≈ Ultramarine Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#2a5bed is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 16.47% red, 35.69% green and 92.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 82.28% cyan, 61.6% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.06% black. Its hue angle is 224.92°, with 84.42% saturation and 54.71% 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 4.08.

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Relative luminance0.1409

Complementary

  1. #2a5bed
  2. #edbc2a

Split complementary

  1. #2a5bed
  2. #ed5b2a
  3. #bded2a

Analogous

  1. #2abded
  2. #2a5bed
  3. #5b2aed

Triadic

  1. #2a5bed
  2. #ed2a5b
  3. #5bed2a

Tetradic

  1. #2a5bed
  2. #bc2aed
  3. #edbc2a
  4. #5bed2a

Square

  1. #2a5bed
  2. #ed2abd
  3. #edbc2a
  4. #2aed5b

Monochromatic

  1. #0a2574
  2. #103bbb
  3. #2a5bed
  4. #7191f3
  5. #b7c8f9

Shades

#2a5bed mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2a5bed
  2. #2652d5
  3. #2249be
  4. #1d40a6
  5. #19378e
  6. #152e77
  7. #11245f
  8. #0d1b47
  9. #08122f
  10. #040918
  11. #000000

Tints

#2a5bed mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2a5bed
  2. #3f6bef
  3. #557cf1
  4. #6a8cf2
  5. #7f9df4
  6. #95adf6
  7. #aabdf8
  8. #bfcefa
  9. #d4defb
  10. #eaeffd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2a5bed mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2a5bed
  2. #335fe2
  3. #3b62d7
  4. #4466cc
  5. #4c6ac1
  6. #556eb7
  7. #5e71ac
  8. #6675a1
  9. #6f7996
  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 #5664ae ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0072f2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0060ea ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00819b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #006af0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #005eeb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0074c2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2a5bed {
  color: #2a5bed;
}
Background
.bg-2a5bed {
  background-color: #2a5bed;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2a5bed {
  border: 2px solid #2a5bed;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2a5bed;
  --color-primary-rgb: 42 91 237;
  --color-primary-hsl: 225 84% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2a5bed {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2a5bed, #5b2aed);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2a5bed {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(42 91 237 / 0.35);
}

#4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 4.08 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 4.65 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 7.11 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 7.31 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 7.71 #1560bd Denim ΔE 7.76 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 7.82 #d5a412 Inverted #696969 Grayscale 

Ultramarine Blue
#2a5bed  rgb(42, 91, 237)  hsl(225, 84%, 55%)  Ultramarine Blue
#edbc2a  rgb(237, 188, 42)  hsl(45, 84%, 55%)  Saffron
#ed2a5b  rgb(237, 42, 91)  hsl(345, 84%, 55%)  Amaranth
#5bed2a  rgb(91, 237, 42)  hsl(105, 84%, 55%)  Neon Green