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#2E5CE6

#2e5ce6 ≈ Ultramarine Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2e5ce6 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 18.04% red, 36.08% green and 90.2% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 80% cyan, 60% magenta, 0% yellow and 9.8% black. Its hue angle is 225°, with 78.63% saturation and 54.12% 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 brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.54:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Ultramarine Blue (#4166f5), ΔE 4.24.

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Web safe#3366ff
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Relative luminance0.1395

Complementary

  1. #2e5ce6
  2. #e6b82e

Split complementary

  1. #2e5ce6
  2. #e65c2e
  3. #b8e62e

Analogous

  1. #2eb8e6
  2. #2e5ce6
  3. #5c2ee6

Triadic

  1. #2e5ce6
  2. #e62e5c
  3. #5ce62e

Tetradic

  1. #2e5ce6
  2. #b82ee6
  3. #e6b82e
  4. #5ce62e

Square

  1. #2e5ce6
  2. #e62eb8
  3. #e6b82e
  4. #2ee65c

Monochromatic

  1. #0d256e
  2. #153db2
  3. #2e5ce6
  4. #7291ee
  5. #b7c7f6

Shades

#2e5ce6 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2e5ce6
  2. #2953cf
  3. #254ab8
  4. #2040a1
  5. #1c378a
  6. #172e73
  7. #12255c
  8. #0e1c45
  9. #09122e
  10. #050917
  11. #000000

Tints

#2e5ce6 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2e5ce6
  2. #436ce9
  3. #587deb
  4. #6d8dee
  5. #829df0
  6. #97aef3
  7. #abbef5
  8. #c0cef8
  9. #d5defa
  10. #eaeffd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2e5ce6 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2e5ce6
  2. #3660dc
  3. #3e63d2
  4. #4767c7
  5. #4f6abd
  6. #576eb3
  7. #5f72a9
  8. #67759f
  9. #707994
  10. #787c8a
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.54:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.79:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #686868 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5764aa ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0071eb ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0060e3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008098 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0069e9 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #005ee4 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0073bc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2e5ce6 {
  color: #2e5ce6;
}
Background
.bg-2e5ce6 {
  background-color: #2e5ce6;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2e5ce6 {
  border: 2px solid #2e5ce6;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2e5ce6;
  --color-primary-rgb: 46 92 230;
  --color-primary-hsl: 225 79% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2e5ce6 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2e5ce6, #5c2ee6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2e5ce6 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(46 92 230 / 0.35);
}

#4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 4.24 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 4.28 #1560bd Denim ΔE 7.05 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 7.22 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 7.26 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 7.27 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 7.69 #d1a319 Inverted #686868 Grayscale 

Ultramarine Blue
#2e5ce6  rgb(46, 92, 230)  hsl(225, 79%, 54%)  Ultramarine Blue
#e6b82e  rgb(230, 184, 46)  hsl(45, 79%, 54%)  Meat Brown
#e62e5c  rgb(230, 46, 92)  hsl(345, 79%, 54%)  Cerise
#5ce62e  rgb(92, 230, 46)  hsl(105, 79%, 54%)  Neon Green