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#2C5AF3

#2c5af3 ≈ Ultramarine Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#2c5af3 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 17.25% red, 35.29% green and 95.29% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 81.89% cyan, 62.96% magenta, 0% yellow and 4.71% black. Its hue angle is 226.13°, with 89.24% saturation and 56.27% 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 5.44:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Ultramarine Blue (#4166f5), ΔE 3.98.

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Relative luminance0.1432

Complementary

  1. #2c5af3
  2. #f3c52c

Split complementary

  1. #2c5af3
  2. #f3612c
  3. #bdf32c

Analogous

  1. #2cbdf3
  2. #2c5af3
  3. #612cf3

Triadic

  1. #2c5af3
  2. #f32c5a
  3. #5af32c

Tetradic

  1. #2c5af3
  2. #c52cf3
  3. #f3c52c
  4. #5af32c

Square

  1. #2c5af3
  2. #f32cbd
  3. #f3c52c
  4. #2cf361

Monochromatic

  1. #07237f
  2. #0b37c7
  3. #2c5af3
  4. #7493f7
  5. #bdcbfb

Shades

#2c5af3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2c5af3
  2. #2851db
  3. #2348c2
  4. #1f3faa
  5. #1a3692
  6. #162d7a
  7. #122461
  8. #0d1b49
  9. #091231
  10. #040918
  11. #000000

Tints

#2c5af3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2c5af3
  2. #416bf4
  3. #567bf5
  4. #6b8cf7
  5. #809cf8
  6. #96adf9
  7. #abbdfa
  8. #c0cefb
  9. #d5defd
  10. #eaeffe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2c5af3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2c5af3
  2. #345ee8
  3. #3d62dc
  4. #4565d1
  5. #4e69c5
  6. #566dba
  7. #5e71ae
  8. #6775a3
  9. #6f7897
  10. #787c8c
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.44:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.86:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6a6a6a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5764b2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0073f8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0061f0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00839e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #006af6 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #005ef1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0074c6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2c5af3 {
  color: #2c5af3;
}
Background
.bg-2c5af3 {
  background-color: #2c5af3;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2c5af3 {
  border: 2px solid #2c5af3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2c5af3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 44 90 243;
  --color-primary-hsl: 226 89% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2c5af3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2c5af3, #612cf3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2c5af3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(44 90 243 / 0.35);
}

#4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 3.98 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 5.08 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 6.75 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 7.18 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 7.91 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 8.18 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 8.58 #d3a50c Inverted #6a6a6a Grayscale 

Ultramarine Blue
#2c5af3  rgb(44, 90, 243)  hsl(226, 89%, 56%)  Ultramarine Blue
#f3c52c  rgb(243, 197, 44)  hsl(46, 89%, 56%)  Saffron
#f32c5a  rgb(243, 44, 90)  hsl(346, 89%, 56%)  Folly
#5af32c  rgb(90, 243, 44)  hsl(106, 89%, 56%)  Neon Green