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#2B5DFD

#2b5dfd ≈ Ultramarine Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#2b5dfd is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 16.86% red, 36.47% green and 99.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 83% cyan, 63.24% magenta, 0% yellow and 0.78% black. Its hue angle is 225.71°, with 98.13% 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 5.14:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Ultramarine Blue (#4166f5), ΔE 2.92.

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Relative luminance0.1543

Complementary

  1. #2b5dfd
  2. #fdcb2b

Split complementary

  1. #2b5dfd
  2. #fd622b
  3. #c6fd2b

Analogous

  1. #2bc6fd
  2. #2b5dfd
  3. #622bfd

Triadic

  1. #2b5dfd
  2. #fd2b5d
  3. #5dfd2b

Tetradic

  1. #2b5dfd
  2. #cb2bfd
  3. #fdcb2b
  4. #5dfd2b

Square

  1. #2b5dfd
  2. #fd2bc6
  3. #fdcb2b
  4. #2bfd62

Monochromatic

  1. #01238e
  2. #0235d9
  3. #2b5dfd
  4. #7797fe
  5. #c3d1fe

Shades

#2b5dfd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2b5dfd
  2. #2754e4
  3. #224aca
  4. #1e41b1
  5. #1a3898
  6. #162f7f
  7. #112565
  8. #0d1c4c
  9. #091333
  10. #040919
  11. #000000

Tints

#2b5dfd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2b5dfd
  2. #406dfd
  3. #557dfd
  4. #6b8efe
  5. #809efe
  6. #95aefe
  7. #aabefe
  8. #bfcefe
  9. #d5dfff
  10. #eaefff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2b5dfd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2b5dfd
  2. #3461f1
  3. #3c64e4
  4. #4568d8
  5. #4d6bcb
  6. #566fbf
  7. #5e72b2
  8. #6776a6
  9. #6f7999
  10. #787d8d
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.14:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.09:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6d6d6d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5a67b9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0078ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0064fa ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0088a5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #006eff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0061fb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0079ce ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2b5dfd {
  color: #2b5dfd;
}
Background
.bg-2b5dfd {
  background-color: #2b5dfd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2b5dfd {
  border: 2px solid #2b5dfd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2b5dfd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 43 93 253;
  --color-primary-hsl: 226 98% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2b5dfd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2b5dfd, #622bfd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2b5dfd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(43 93 253 / 0.35);
}

#4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 2.92 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 4.75 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 6.87 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 7.54 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 8.29 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 8.75 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 9.42 #d4a202 Inverted #6d6d6d Grayscale 

Ultramarine Blue
#2b5dfd  rgb(43, 93, 253)  hsl(226, 98%, 58%)  Ultramarine Blue
#fdcb2b  rgb(253, 203, 43)  hsl(46, 98%, 58%)  Sunglow
#fd2b5d  rgb(253, 43, 93)  hsl(346, 98%, 58%)  Neon Fuchsia
#5dfd2b  rgb(93, 253, 43)  hsl(106, 98%, 58%)  Harlequin