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#2E5EFF

#2e5eff ≈ Ultramarine Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#2e5eff 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 100% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 81.96% cyan, 63.14% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 226.22°, with 100% saturation and 59.02% 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 5.05:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Ultramarine Blue (#4166f5), ΔE 2.62.

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Web safe#3366ff
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Relative luminance0.1581

Complementary

  1. #2e5eff
  2. #ffcf2e

Split complementary

  1. #2e5eff
  2. #ff672e
  3. #c7ff2e

Analogous

  1. #2ec7ff
  2. #2e5eff
  3. #672eff

Triadic

  1. #2e5eff
  2. #ff2e5e
  3. #5eff2e

Tetradic

  1. #2e5eff
  2. #cf2eff
  3. #ffcf2e
  4. #5eff2e

Square

  1. #2e5eff
  2. #ff2ec7
  3. #ffcf2e
  4. #2eff67

Monochromatic

  1. #002294
  2. #0034e1
  3. #2e5eff
  4. #7b99ff
  5. #c7d4ff

Shades

#2e5eff mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2e5eff
  2. #2955e6
  3. #254bcc
  4. #2042b3
  5. #1c3899
  6. #172f80
  7. #122666
  8. #0e1c4d
  9. #091333
  10. #05091a
  11. #000000

Tints

#2e5eff mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2e5eff
  2. #436eff
  3. #587eff
  4. #6d8eff
  5. #829eff
  6. #97afff
  7. #abbfff
  8. #c0cfff
  9. #d5dfff
  10. #eaefff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2e5eff mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2e5eff
  2. #3661f2
  3. #3e65e6
  4. #4768d9
  5. #4f6ccc
  6. #576fc0
  7. #5f72b3
  8. #6776a6
  9. #707999
  10. #787d8d
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.05:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.16:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6f6f6f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5b68bb ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0079ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0065fc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0089a6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #006fff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0062fd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #007ad0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2e5eff {
  color: #2e5eff;
}
Background
.bg-2e5eff {
  background-color: #2e5eff;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2e5eff {
  border: 2px solid #2e5eff;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2e5eff;
  --color-primary-rgb: 46 94 255;
  --color-primary-hsl: 226 100% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2e5eff {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2e5eff, #672eff);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2e5eff {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(46 94 255 / 0.35);
}

#4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 2.62 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 4.69 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 6.65 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 7.70 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 8.54 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 8.81 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 9.11 #d1a100 Inverted #6f6f6f Grayscale 

Ultramarine Blue
#2e5eff  rgb(46, 94, 255)  hsl(226, 100%, 59%)  Ultramarine Blue
#ffcf2e  rgb(255, 207, 46)  hsl(46, 100%, 59%)  Sunglow
#ff2e5e  rgb(255, 46, 94)  hsl(346, 100%, 59%)  Neon Fuchsia
#5eff2e  rgb(94, 255, 46)  hsl(106, 100%, 59%)  Harlequin