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#2D59EA

#2d59ea ≈ Ultramarine Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2d59ea is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 17.65% red, 34.9% green and 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 80.77% cyan, 61.97% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 226.03°, with 81.82% saturation and 54.71% 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 5.63:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Ultramarine Blue (#4166f5), ΔE 4.7.

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Relative luminance0.1364

Complementary

  1. #2d59ea
  2. #eabe2d

Split complementary

  1. #2d59ea
  2. #ea602d
  3. #b8ea2d

Analogous

  1. #2db8ea
  2. #2d59ea
  3. #602dea

Triadic

  1. #2d59ea
  2. #ea2d59
  3. #59ea2d

Tetradic

  1. #2d59ea
  2. #be2dea
  3. #eabe2d
  4. #59ea2d

Square

  1. #2d59ea
  2. #ea2db8
  3. #eabe2d
  4. #2dea60

Monochromatic

  1. #0b2373
  2. #1239b8
  3. #2d59ea
  4. #7390f1
  5. #b8c7f8

Shades

#2d59ea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2d59ea
  2. #2950d3
  3. #2447bb
  4. #203ea4
  5. #1b358c
  6. #172d75
  7. #12245e
  8. #0e1b46
  9. #09122f
  10. #050917
  11. #000000

Tints

#2d59ea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2d59ea
  2. #426aec
  3. #577aee
  4. #6c8bf0
  5. #819bf2
  6. #96acf5
  7. #abbdf7
  8. #c0cdf9
  9. #d5defb
  10. #eaeefd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2d59ea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2d59ea
  2. #355ddf
  3. #3e61d5
  4. #4665ca
  5. #4e69c0
  6. #576db5
  7. #5f70aa
  8. #6774a0
  9. #6f7895
  10. #787c8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.63:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.73:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #676767 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5662ac ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0070ef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #005fe7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007f99 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0068ed ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #005ce8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0072bf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2d59ea {
  color: #2d59ea;
}
Background
.bg-2d59ea {
  background-color: #2d59ea;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2d59ea {
  border: 2px solid #2d59ea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2d59ea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 45 89 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 226 82% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2d59ea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2d59ea, #602dea);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2d59ea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(45 89 234 / 0.35);
}

#4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 4.70 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 5.21 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 6.59 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 6.68 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 7.46 #1560bd Denim ΔE 7.87 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 7.97 #d2a615 Inverted #676767 Grayscale 

Ultramarine Blue
#2d59ea  rgb(45, 89, 234)  hsl(226, 82%, 55%)  Ultramarine Blue
#eabe2d  rgb(234, 190, 45)  hsl(46, 82%, 55%)  Saffron
#ea2d59  rgb(234, 45, 89)  hsl(346, 82%, 55%)  Amaranth
#59ea2d  rgb(89, 234, 45)  hsl(106, 82%, 55%)  Neon Green