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#2A5DEC

#2a5dec ≈ Ultramarine Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#2a5dec is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 16.47% red, 36.47% green and 92.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 82.2% cyan, 60.59% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 224.23°, with 83.62% saturation and 54.51% 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 5.42:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Ultramarine Blue (#4166f5), ΔE 3.67.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#3366ff
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Relative luminance0.1438

Complementary

  1. #2a5dec
  2. #ecb92a

Split complementary

  1. #2a5dec
  2. #ec582a
  3. #beec2a

Analogous

  1. #2abeec
  2. #2a5dec
  3. #582aec

Triadic

  1. #2a5dec
  2. #ec2a5d
  3. #5dec2a

Tetradic

  1. #2a5dec
  2. #b92aec
  3. #ecb92a
  4. #5dec2a

Square

  1. #2a5dec
  2. #ec2abe
  3. #ecb92a
  4. #2aec58

Monochromatic

  1. #0a2673
  2. #113db9
  3. #2a5dec
  4. #7092f2
  5. #b6c8f9

Shades

#2a5dec mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2a5dec
  2. #2654d4
  3. #224abd
  4. #1d41a5
  5. #19388e
  6. #152f76
  7. #11255e
  8. #0d1c47
  9. #08132f
  10. #040918
  11. #000000

Tints

#2a5dec mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2a5dec
  2. #3f6dee
  3. #557df0
  4. #6a8ef2
  5. #7f9ef4
  6. #95aef6
  7. #aabef7
  8. #bfcef9
  9. #d4dffb
  10. #eaeffd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2a5dec mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2a5dec
  2. #3361e1
  3. #3b64d6
  4. #4468cc
  5. #4c6bc1
  6. #556fb6
  7. #5e72ab
  8. #6676a0
  9. #6f7996
  10. #777d8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.42:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.88:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6a6a6a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5765ae ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0073f1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0061e9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00829c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #006bef ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0060ea ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0075c1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2a5dec {
  color: #2a5dec;
}
Background
.bg-2a5dec {
  background-color: #2a5dec;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2a5dec {
  border: 2px solid #2a5dec;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2a5dec;
  --color-primary-rgb: 42 93 236;
  --color-primary-hsl: 224 84% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2a5dec {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2a5dec, #582aec);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2a5dec {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(42 93 236 / 0.35);
}

#4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 3.67 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 4.04 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 7.11 #1560bd Denim ΔE 7.41 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 7.57 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 7.76 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 7.87 #d5a213 Inverted #6a6a6a Grayscale 

Ultramarine Blue
#2a5dec  rgb(42, 93, 236)  hsl(224, 84%, 55%)  Ultramarine Blue
#ecb92a  rgb(236, 185, 42)  hsl(44, 84%, 55%)  Meat Brown
#ec2a5d  rgb(236, 42, 93)  hsl(344, 84%, 55%)  Amaranth
#5dec2a  rgb(93, 236, 42)  hsl(104, 84%, 55%)  Neon Green