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#2B56EF

#2b56ef ≈ Ultramarine Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#2b56ef is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 16.86% red, 33.73% green and 93.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 82.01% cyan, 64.02% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 226.84°, with 85.96% saturation and 55.29% 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 5.71:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Ultramarine Blue (#4166f5), ΔE 5.27.

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Web safe#3366ff
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Relative luminance0.134

Complementary

  1. #2b56ef
  2. #efc42b

Split complementary

  1. #2b56ef
  2. #ef622b
  3. #b8ef2b

Analogous

  1. #2bb8ef
  2. #2b56ef
  3. #622bef

Triadic

  1. #2b56ef
  2. #ef2b56
  3. #56ef2b

Tetradic

  1. #2b56ef
  2. #c42bef
  3. #efc42b
  4. #56ef2b

Square

  1. #2b56ef
  2. #ef2bb8
  3. #efc42b
  4. #2bef62

Monochromatic

  1. #092178
  2. #0e35bf
  3. #2b56ef
  4. #728ff4
  5. #b9c7fa

Shades

#2b56ef mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2b56ef
  2. #274dd7
  3. #2245bf
  4. #1e3ca7
  5. #1a348f
  6. #162b78
  7. #112260
  8. #0d1a48
  9. #091130
  10. #040918
  11. #000000

Tints

#2b56ef mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2b56ef
  2. #4067f1
  3. #5578f2
  4. #6b89f4
  5. #809af5
  6. #95abf7
  7. #aabbf9
  8. #bfccfa
  9. #d5ddfc
  10. #eaeefd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2b56ef mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2b56ef
  2. #345ae4
  3. #3c5ed9
  4. #4563ce
  5. #4d67c3
  6. #566bb8
  7. #5e6fac
  8. #6773a1
  9. #6f7896
  10. #787c8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.71:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.68:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #666666 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5560ae ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0070f4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #005dec ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007f9b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0066f2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #005aed ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0071c2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2b56ef {
  color: #2b56ef;
}
Background
.bg-2b56ef {
  background-color: #2b56ef;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2b56ef {
  border: 2px solid #2b56ef;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2b56ef;
  --color-primary-rgb: 43 86 239;
  --color-primary-hsl: 227 86% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2b56ef {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2b56ef, #622bef);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2b56ef {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(43 86 239 / 0.35);
}

#4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 5.27 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 6.11 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 6.16 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 6.35 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 7.93 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 7.98 #1560bd Denim ΔE 8.76 #d4a910 Inverted #666666 Grayscale 

Ultramarine Blue
#2b56ef  rgb(43, 86, 239)  hsl(227, 86%, 55%)  Ultramarine Blue
#efc42b  rgb(239, 196, 43)  hsl(47, 86%, 55%)  Saffron
#ef2b56  rgb(239, 43, 86)  hsl(347, 86%, 55%)  Amaranth
#56ef2b  rgb(86, 239, 43)  hsl(107, 86%, 55%)  Neon Green