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#2E5EEE

#2e5eee ≈ Ultramarine Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#2e5eee is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 18.04% red, 36.86% green and 93.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 80.67% cyan, 60.5% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.67% black. Its hue angle is 225°, with 84.96% saturation and 55.69% 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 5.31:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Ultramarine Blue (#4166f5), ΔE 3.17.

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Web safe#3366ff
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Relative luminance0.1476

Complementary

  1. #2e5eee
  2. #eebe2e

Split complementary

  1. #2e5eee
  2. #ee5e2e
  3. #beee2e

Analogous

  1. #2ebeee
  2. #2e5eee
  3. #5e2eee

Triadic

  1. #2e5eee
  2. #ee2e5e
  3. #5eee2e

Tetradic

  1. #2e5eee
  2. #be2eee
  3. #eebe2e
  4. #5eee2e

Square

  1. #2e5eee
  2. #ee2ebe
  3. #eebe2e
  4. #2eee5e

Monochromatic

  1. #0a2679
  2. #103cc0
  3. #2e5eee
  4. #7595f4
  5. #bccbfa

Shades

#2e5eee mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2e5eee
  2. #2955d6
  3. #254bbe
  4. #2042a7
  5. #1c388f
  6. #172f77
  7. #12265f
  8. #0e1c47
  9. #091330
  10. #050918
  11. #000000

Tints

#2e5eee mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2e5eee
  2. #436ef0
  3. #587ef1
  4. #6d8ef3
  5. #829ef5
  6. #97aff7
  7. #abbff8
  8. #c0cffa
  9. #d5dffc
  10. #eaeffd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2e5eee mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2e5eee
  2. #3661e3
  3. #3e65d8
  4. #4768cd
  5. #4f6cc2
  6. #576fb7
  7. #5f72ac
  8. #6776a1
  9. #707996
  10. #787d8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.31:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.95:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6b6b6b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5966af ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0074f3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0063eb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00839d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #006cf1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0061ec ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0076c3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2e5eee {
  color: #2e5eee;
}
Background
.bg-2e5eee {
  background-color: #2e5eee;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2e5eee {
  border: 2px solid #2e5eee;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2e5eee;
  --color-primary-rgb: 46 94 238;
  --color-primary-hsl: 225 85% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2e5eee {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2e5eee, #5e2eee);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2e5eee {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(46 94 238 / 0.35);
}

#4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 3.17 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 3.78 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 6.81 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 7.55 #1560bd Denim ΔE 7.75 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 7.85 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 8.36 #d1a111 Inverted #6b6b6b Grayscale 

Ultramarine Blue
#2e5eee  rgb(46, 94, 238)  hsl(225, 85%, 56%)  Ultramarine Blue
#eebe2e  rgb(238, 190, 46)  hsl(45, 85%, 56%)  Saffron
#ee2e5e  rgb(238, 46, 94)  hsl(345, 85%, 56%)  Amaranth
#5eee2e  rgb(94, 238, 46)  hsl(105, 85%, 56%)  Neon Green