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#2E5FEE

#2e5fee ≈ Ultramarine Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#2e5fee is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 18.04% red, 37.25% green and 93.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 80.67% cyan, 60.08% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.67% black. Its hue angle is 224.69°, 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 5.27:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Ultramarine Blue (#4166f5), ΔE 2.94.

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Relative luminance0.1494

Complementary

  1. #2e5fee
  2. #eebd2e

Split complementary

  1. #2e5fee
  2. #ee5d2e
  3. #bfee2e

Analogous

  1. #2ebfee
  2. #2e5fee
  3. #5d2eee

Triadic

  1. #2e5fee
  2. #ee2e5f
  3. #5fee2e

Tetradic

  1. #2e5fee
  2. #bd2eee
  3. #eebd2e
  4. #5fee2e

Square

  1. #2e5fee
  2. #ee2ebf
  3. #eebd2e
  4. #2eee5d

Monochromatic

  1. #0a2679
  2. #103dc0
  3. #2e5fee
  4. #7595f4
  5. #bccbfa

Shades

#2e5fee mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2e5fee
  2. #2956d6
  3. #254cbe
  4. #2043a7
  5. #1c398f
  6. #173077
  7. #12265f
  8. #0e1d47
  9. #091330
  10. #050a18
  11. #000000

Tints

#2e5fee mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2e5fee
  2. #436ff0
  3. #587ff1
  4. #6d8ff3
  5. #829ff5
  6. #97aff7
  7. #abbff8
  8. #c0cffa
  9. #d5dffc
  10. #eaeffd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2e5fee mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2e5fee
  2. #3662e3
  3. #3e66d8
  4. #4769cd
  5. #4f6cc2
  6. #5770b7
  7. #5f73ac
  8. #6776a1
  9. #707996
  10. #787d8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.27:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.99:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6c6c6c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5967b0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0075f3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0063eb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00849d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #006df1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0062ec ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0077c3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2e5fee {
  color: #2e5fee;
}
Background
.bg-2e5fee {
  background-color: #2e5fee;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2e5fee {
  border: 2px solid #2e5fee;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2e5fee;
  --color-primary-rgb: 46 95 238;
  --color-primary-hsl: 225 85% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2e5fee {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2e5fee, #5d2eee);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2e5fee {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(46 95 238 / 0.35);
}

#4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 2.94 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 3.49 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 6.50 #1560bd Denim ΔE 7.67 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 7.80 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 8.11 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 8.47 #d1a011 Inverted #6c6c6c Grayscale 

Ultramarine Blue
#2e5fee  rgb(46, 95, 238)  hsl(225, 85%, 56%)  Ultramarine Blue
#eebd2e  rgb(238, 189, 46)  hsl(45, 85%, 56%)  Saffron
#ee2e5f  rgb(238, 46, 95)  hsl(345, 85%, 56%)  Amaranth
#5fee2e  rgb(95, 238, 46)  hsl(105, 85%, 56%)  Neon Green