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#2E56FB

#2e56fb ≈ Ultramarine Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#2e56fb is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 18.04% red, 33.73% green and 98.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 81.67% cyan, 65.74% magenta, 0% yellow and 1.57% black. Its hue angle is 228.29°, 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 5.47:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Ultramarine Blue (#4166f5), ΔE 4.88.

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Relative luminance0.142

Complementary

  1. #2e56fb
  2. #fbd32e

Split complementary

  1. #2e56fb
  2. #fb6d2e
  3. #bdfb2e

Analogous

  1. #2ebdfb
  2. #2e56fb
  3. #6d2efb

Triadic

  1. #2e56fb
  2. #fb2e56
  3. #56fb2e

Tetradic

  1. #2e56fb
  2. #d32efb
  3. #fbd32e
  4. #56fb2e

Square

  1. #2e56fb
  2. #fb2ebd
  3. #fbd32e
  4. #2efb6d

Monochromatic

  1. #031e8d
  2. #042ed8
  3. #2e56fb
  4. #7993fc
  5. #c4cffe

Shades

#2e56fb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2e56fb
  2. #294de2
  3. #2545c9
  4. #203cb0
  5. #1c3497
  6. #172b7e
  7. #122264
  8. #0e1a4b
  9. #091132
  10. #050919
  11. #000000

Tints

#2e56fb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2e56fb
  2. #4367fb
  3. #5878fc
  4. #6d89fc
  5. #829afd
  6. #97abfd
  7. #abbbfd
  8. #c0ccfe
  9. #d5ddfe
  10. #eaeeff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2e56fb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2e56fb
  2. #365aef
  3. #3e5ee2
  4. #4763d6
  5. #4f67ca
  6. #576bbe
  7. #5f6fb1
  8. #6773a5
  9. #707899
  10. #787c8c
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.47:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.84:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #696969 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5762b7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0073ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0060f8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0083a1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0069fe ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #005cf9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0074cb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2e56fb {
  color: #2e56fb;
}
Background
.bg-2e56fb {
  background-color: #2e56fb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2e56fb {
  border: 2px solid #2e56fb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2e56fb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 46 86 251;
  --color-primary-hsl: 228 96% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2e56fb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2e56fb, #6d2efb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2e56fb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(46 86 251 / 0.35);
}

#4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 4.88 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 6.09 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 6.47 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 6.84 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 8.12 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 9.04 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 9.53 #d1a904 Inverted #696969 Grayscale 

Ultramarine Blue
#2e56fb  rgb(46, 86, 251)  hsl(228, 96%, 58%)  Ultramarine Blue
#fbd32e  rgb(251, 211, 46)  hsl(48, 96%, 58%)  Cyber Yellow
#fb2e56  rgb(251, 46, 86)  hsl(348, 96%, 58%)  Folly
#56fb2e  rgb(86, 251, 46)  hsl(108, 96%, 58%)  Neon Green