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#2E5EFE

#2e5efe ≈ Ultramarine Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#2e5efe 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 99.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 81.89% cyan, 62.99% magenta, 0% yellow and 0.39% black. Its hue angle is 226.15°, with 99.05% saturation and 58.82% 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 5.06:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Ultramarine Blue (#4166f5), ΔE 2.61.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#3366ff
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Relative luminance0.1574

Complementary

  1. #2e5efe
  2. #fece2e

Split complementary

  1. #2e5efe
  2. #fe662e
  3. #c6fe2e

Analogous

  1. #2ec6fe
  2. #2e5efe
  3. #662efe

Triadic

  1. #2e5efe
  2. #fe2e5e
  3. #5efe2e

Tetradic

  1. #2e5efe
  2. #ce2efe
  3. #fece2e
  4. #5efe2e

Square

  1. #2e5efe
  2. #fe2ec6
  3. #fece2e
  4. #2efe66

Monochromatic

  1. #012292
  2. #0134de
  3. #2e5efe
  4. #7a99fe
  5. #c6d3ff

Shades

#2e5efe mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2e5efe
  2. #2955e5
  3. #254bcb
  4. #2042b2
  5. #1c3898
  6. #172f7f
  7. #122666
  8. #0e1c4c
  9. #091333
  10. #050919
  11. #000000

Tints

#2e5efe mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2e5efe
  2. #436efe
  3. #587efe
  4. #6d8efe
  5. #829efe
  6. #97afff
  7. #abbfff
  8. #c0cfff
  9. #d5dfff
  10. #eaefff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2e5efe mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2e5efe
  2. #3661f1
  3. #3e65e5
  4. #4768d8
  5. #4f6ccc
  6. #576fbf
  7. #5f72b2
  8. #6776a6
  9. #707999
  10. #787d8d
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.06:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.15:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6e6e6e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5b68ba ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0078ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0065fb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0089a5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #006fff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0062fc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #007acf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2e5efe {
  color: #2e5efe;
}
Background
.bg-2e5efe {
  background-color: #2e5efe;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2e5efe {
  border: 2px solid #2e5efe;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2e5efe;
  --color-primary-rgb: 46 94 254;
  --color-primary-hsl: 226 99% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2e5efe {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2e5efe, #662efe);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2e5efe {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(46 94 254 / 0.35);
}

#4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 2.61 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 4.62 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 6.64 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 7.67 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 8.48 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 8.77 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 9.15 #d1a101 Inverted #6e6e6e Grayscale 

Ultramarine Blue
#2e5efe  rgb(46, 94, 254)  hsl(226, 99%, 59%)  Ultramarine Blue
#fece2e  rgb(254, 206, 46)  hsl(46, 99%, 59%)  Sunglow
#fe2e5e  rgb(254, 46, 94)  hsl(346, 99%, 59%)  Neon Fuchsia
#5efe2e  rgb(94, 254, 46)  hsl(106, 99%, 59%)  Harlequin