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#2A5FEE

#2a5fee ≈ Ultramarine Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#2a5fee is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 16.47% red, 37.25% green and 93.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 82.35% cyan, 60.08% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.67% black. Its hue angle is 223.78°, with 85.22% saturation and 54.9% 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 5.29:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Ultramarine Blue (#4166f5), ΔE 3.1.

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Web safe#3366ff
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Relative luminance0.1485

Complementary

  1. #2a5fee
  2. #eeb92a

Split complementary

  1. #2a5fee
  2. #ee572a
  3. #c1ee2a

Analogous

  1. #2ac1ee
  2. #2a5fee
  3. #572aee

Triadic

  1. #2a5fee
  2. #ee2a5f
  3. #5fee2a

Tetradic

  1. #2a5fee
  2. #b92aee
  3. #eeb92a
  4. #5fee2a

Square

  1. #2a5fee
  2. #ee2ac1
  3. #eeb92a
  4. #2aee57

Monochromatic

  1. #092776
  2. #0f3ebc
  3. #2a5fee
  4. #7194f4
  5. #b8c9f9

Shades

#2a5fee mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2a5fee
  2. #2656d6
  3. #224cbe
  4. #1d43a7
  5. #19398f
  6. #153077
  7. #11265f
  8. #0d1d47
  9. #081330
  10. #040a18
  11. #000000

Tints

#2a5fee mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2a5fee
  2. #3f6ff0
  3. #557ff1
  4. #6a8ff3
  5. #7f9ff5
  6. #95aff7
  7. #aabff8
  8. #bfcffa
  9. #d4dffc
  10. #eaeffd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2a5fee mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2a5fee
  2. #3362e3
  3. #3b66d8
  4. #4469cd
  5. #4c6cc2
  6. #5570b7
  7. #5e73ac
  8. #6676a1
  9. #6f7996
  10. #777d8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.29:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.97:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6c6c6c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5867af ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0075f3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0063eb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00849d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #006df1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0061ec ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0077c3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2a5fee {
  color: #2a5fee;
}
Background
.bg-2a5fee {
  background-color: #2a5fee;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2a5fee {
  border: 2px solid #2a5fee;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2a5fee;
  --color-primary-rgb: 42 95 238;
  --color-primary-hsl: 224 85% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2a5fee {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2a5fee, #572aee);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2a5fee {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(42 95 238 / 0.35);
}

#4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 3.10 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 3.50 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 6.42 #1560bd Denim ΔE 7.46 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 8.02 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 8.28 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 8.33 #d5a011 Inverted #6c6c6c Grayscale 

Ultramarine Blue
#2a5fee  rgb(42, 95, 238)  hsl(224, 85%, 55%)  Ultramarine Blue
#eeb92a  rgb(238, 185, 42)  hsl(44, 85%, 55%)  Meat Brown
#ee2a5f  rgb(238, 42, 95)  hsl(344, 85%, 55%)  Cerise
#5fee2a  rgb(95, 238, 42)  hsl(104, 85%, 55%)  Neon Green