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#2C5DEC

#2c5dec ≈ Ultramarine Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#2c5dec is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 17.25% red, 36.47% green and 92.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 81.36% cyan, 60.59% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 224.69°, with 83.48% 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 5.41:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Ultramarine Blue (#4166f5), ΔE 3.61.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#3366ff
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Relative luminance0.1442

Complementary

  1. #2c5dec
  2. #ecbb2c

Split complementary

  1. #2c5dec
  2. #ec5b2c
  3. #bdec2c

Analogous

  1. #2cbdec
  2. #2c5dec
  3. #5b2cec

Triadic

  1. #2c5dec
  2. #ec2c5d
  3. #5dec2c

Tetradic

  1. #2c5dec
  2. #bb2cec
  3. #ecbb2c
  4. #5dec2c

Square

  1. #2c5dec
  2. #ec2cbd
  3. #ecbb2c
  4. #2cec5b

Monochromatic

  1. #0a2675
  2. #113cbb
  3. #2c5dec
  4. #7293f2
  5. #b8c9f9

Shades

#2c5dec mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2c5dec
  2. #2854d4
  3. #234abd
  4. #1f41a5
  5. #1a388e
  6. #162f76
  7. #12255e
  8. #0d1c47
  9. #09132f
  10. #040918
  11. #000000

Tints

#2c5dec mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2c5dec
  2. #416dee
  3. #567df0
  4. #6b8ef2
  5. #809ef4
  6. #96aef6
  7. #abbef7
  8. #c0cef9
  9. #d5dffb
  10. #eaeffd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2c5dec mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2c5dec
  2. #3461e1
  3. #3d64d6
  4. #4568cc
  5. #4e6bc1
  6. #566fb6
  7. #5e72ab
  8. #6776a0
  9. #6f7996
  10. #787d8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.41:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.88:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6a6a6a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5865ae ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0073f1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0061e9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00829c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #006bef ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0060ea ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0075c1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2c5dec {
  color: #2c5dec;
}
Background
.bg-2c5dec {
  background-color: #2c5dec;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2c5dec {
  border: 2px solid #2c5dec;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2c5dec;
  --color-primary-rgb: 44 93 236;
  --color-primary-hsl: 225 83% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2c5dec {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2c5dec, #5b2cec);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2c5dec {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(44 93 236 / 0.35);
}

#4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 3.61 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 4.03 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 7.14 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 7.46 #1560bd Denim ΔE 7.51 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 7.66 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 7.94 #d3a213 Inverted #6a6a6a Grayscale 

Ultramarine Blue
#2c5dec  rgb(44, 93, 236)  hsl(225, 83%, 55%)  Ultramarine Blue
#ecbb2c  rgb(236, 187, 44)  hsl(45, 83%, 55%)  Meat Brown
#ec2c5d  rgb(236, 44, 93)  hsl(345, 83%, 55%)  Amaranth
#5dec2c  rgb(93, 236, 44)  hsl(105, 83%, 55%)  Neon Green