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#2A5EEB

#2a5eeb ≈ Ultramarine Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#2a5eeb is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 16.47% red, 36.86% green and 92.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 82.13% cyan, 60% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.84% black. Its hue angle is 223.83°, with 82.83% saturation and 54.31% 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 5.39:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Ultramarine Blue (#4166f5), ΔE 3.54.

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Web safe#3366ff
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Relative luminance0.145

Complementary

  1. #2a5eeb
  2. #ebb72a

Split complementary

  1. #2a5eeb
  2. #eb562a
  3. #bfeb2a

Analogous

  1. #2abfeb
  2. #2a5eeb
  3. #562aeb

Triadic

  1. #2a5eeb
  2. #eb2a5e
  3. #5eeb2a

Tetradic

  1. #2a5eeb
  2. #b72aeb
  3. #ebb72a
  4. #5eeb2a

Square

  1. #2a5eeb
  2. #eb2abf
  3. #ebb72a
  4. #2aeb56

Monochromatic

  1. #0b2671
  2. #113eb7
  3. #2a5eeb
  4. #7093f2
  5. #b6c8f8

Shades

#2a5eeb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2a5eeb
  2. #2655d4
  3. #224bbc
  4. #1d42a5
  5. #19388d
  6. #152f76
  7. #11265e
  8. #0d1c47
  9. #08132f
  10. #040918
  11. #000000

Tints

#2a5eeb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2a5eeb
  2. #3f6eed
  3. #557eef
  4. #6a8ef1
  5. #7f9ef3
  6. #95aff5
  7. #aabff7
  8. #bfcff9
  9. #d4dffb
  10. #eaeffd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2a5eeb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2a5eeb
  2. #3361e0
  3. #3b65d6
  4. #4468cb
  5. #4c6cc0
  6. #556fb6
  7. #5e72ab
  8. #6676a0
  9. #6f7995
  10. #777d8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.39:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.9:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6a6a6a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5766ad ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0074f0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0062e8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00829b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #006cee ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0060e9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0076c1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2a5eeb {
  color: #2a5eeb;
}
Background
.bg-2a5eeb {
  background-color: #2a5eeb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2a5eeb {
  border: 2px solid #2a5eeb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2a5eeb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 42 94 235;
  --color-primary-hsl: 224 83% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2a5eeb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2a5eeb, #562aeb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2a5eeb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(42 94 235 / 0.35);
}

#4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 3.54 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 3.73 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 6.83 #1560bd Denim ΔE 7.18 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 7.84 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 7.85 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 7.99 #d5a114 Inverted #6a6a6a Grayscale 

Ultramarine Blue
#2a5eeb  rgb(42, 94, 235)  hsl(224, 83%, 54%)  Ultramarine Blue
#ebb72a  rgb(235, 183, 42)  hsl(44, 83%, 54%)  Meat Brown
#eb2a5e  rgb(235, 42, 94)  hsl(344, 83%, 54%)  Cerise
#5eeb2a  rgb(94, 235, 42)  hsl(104, 83%, 54%)  Neon Green