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#2E55FB

#2e55fb ≈ Ultramarine Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#2e55fb is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 18.04% red, 33.33% green and 98.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 81.67% cyan, 66.14% magenta, 0% yellow and 1.57% black. Its hue angle is 228.59°, with 96.24% saturation and 58.24% 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 5.51:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Ultramarine Blue (#4166f5), ΔE 5.16.

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Relative luminance0.1404

Complementary

  1. #2e55fb
  2. #fbd42e

Split complementary

  1. #2e55fb
  2. #fb6e2e
  3. #bbfb2e

Analogous

  1. #2ebbfb
  2. #2e55fb
  3. #6e2efb

Triadic

  1. #2e55fb
  2. #fb2e55
  3. #55fb2e

Tetradic

  1. #2e55fb
  2. #d42efb
  3. #fbd42e
  4. #55fb2e

Square

  1. #2e55fb
  2. #fb2ebb
  3. #fbd42e
  4. #2efb6e

Monochromatic

  1. #031d8d
  2. #042dd8
  3. #2e55fb
  4. #7992fc
  5. #c4cffe

Shades

#2e55fb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2e55fb
  2. #294de2
  3. #2544c9
  4. #203cb0
  5. #1c3397
  6. #172b7e
  7. #122264
  8. #0e1a4b
  9. #091132
  10. #050919
  11. #000000

Tints

#2e55fb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2e55fb
  2. #4366fb
  3. #5877fc
  4. #6d88fc
  5. #8299fd
  6. #97aafd
  7. #abbbfd
  8. #c0ccfe
  9. #d5ddfe
  10. #eaeeff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2e55fb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2e55fb
  2. #3659ef
  3. #3e5ee2
  4. #4762d6
  5. #4f66ca
  6. #576bbe
  7. #5f6fb1
  8. #6773a5
  9. #707799
  10. #787c8c
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.51:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.81:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #696969 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5761b6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0073ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #005ff8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0082a1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0068fe ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #005bf9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0073cb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2e55fb {
  color: #2e55fb;
}
Background
.bg-2e55fb {
  background-color: #2e55fb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2e55fb {
  border: 2px solid #2e55fb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2e55fb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 46 85 251;
  --color-primary-hsl: 229 96% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2e55fb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2e55fb, #6e2efb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2e55fb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(46 85 251 / 0.35);
}

#4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 5.16 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 5.96 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 6.70 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 6.73 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 8.11 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 9.32 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 9.52 #d1aa04 Inverted #696969 Grayscale 

Ultramarine Blue
#2e55fb  rgb(46, 85, 251)  hsl(229, 96%, 58%)  Ultramarine Blue
#fbd42e  rgb(251, 212, 46)  hsl(49, 96%, 58%)  Cyber Yellow
#fb2e55  rgb(251, 46, 85)  hsl(349, 96%, 58%)  Folly
#55fb2e  rgb(85, 251, 46)  hsl(109, 96%, 58%)  Neon Green