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#2A5FFE

#2a5ffe ≈ Ultramarine Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#2a5ffe 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 99.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 83.46% cyan, 62.6% magenta, 0% yellow and 0.39% black. Its hue angle is 225°, with 99.07% saturation and 58.04% 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 5.04:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Ultramarine Blue (#4166f5), ΔE 2.42.

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Web safe#3366ff
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Relative luminance0.1583

Complementary

  1. #2a5ffe
  2. #fec92a

Split complementary

  1. #2a5ffe
  2. #fe5f2a
  3. #c9fe2a

Analogous

  1. #2ac9fe
  2. #2a5ffe
  3. #5f2afe

Triadic

  1. #2a5ffe
  2. #fe2a5f
  3. #5ffe2a

Tetradic

  1. #2a5ffe
  2. #c92afe
  3. #fec92a
  4. #5ffe2a

Square

  1. #2a5ffe
  2. #fe2ac9
  3. #fec92a
  4. #2afe5f

Monochromatic

  1. #01248e
  2. #0137da
  3. #2a5ffe
  4. #7698fe
  5. #c2d1ff

Shades

#2a5ffe mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2a5ffe
  2. #2656e5
  3. #224ccb
  4. #1d43b2
  5. #193998
  6. #15307f
  7. #112666
  8. #0d1d4c
  9. #081333
  10. #040a19
  11. #000000

Tints

#2a5ffe mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2a5ffe
  2. #3f6ffe
  3. #557ffe
  4. #6a8ffe
  5. #7f9ffe
  6. #95afff
  7. #aabfff
  8. #bfcfff
  9. #d4dfff
  10. #eaefff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2a5ffe mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2a5ffe
  2. #3362f1
  3. #3b66e5
  4. #4469d8
  5. #4c6ccc
  6. #5570bf
  7. #5e73b2
  8. #6676a6
  9. #6f7999
  10. #777d8d
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.04:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.17:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6f6f6f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5b69ba ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0079ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0065fb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0089a6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #006fff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0063fc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #007bcf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2a5ffe {
  color: #2a5ffe;
}
Background
.bg-2a5ffe {
  background-color: #2a5ffe;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2a5ffe {
  border: 2px solid #2a5ffe;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2a5ffe;
  --color-primary-rgb: 42 95 254;
  --color-primary-hsl: 225 99% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2a5ffe {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2a5ffe, #5f2afe);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2a5ffe {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(42 95 254 / 0.35);
}

#4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 2.42 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 4.35 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 6.23 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 8.04 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 8.80 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 9.05 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 9.34 #d5a001 Inverted #6f6f6f Grayscale 

Ultramarine Blue
#2a5ffe  rgb(42, 95, 254)  hsl(225, 99%, 58%)  Ultramarine Blue
#fec92a  rgb(254, 201, 42)  hsl(45, 99%, 58%)  Sunglow
#fe2a5f  rgb(254, 42, 95)  hsl(345, 99%, 58%)  Neon Fuchsia
#5ffe2a  rgb(95, 254, 42)  hsl(105, 99%, 58%)  Harlequin