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#2F59EA

#2f59ea ≈ Ultramarine Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2f59ea is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 18.43% red, 34.9% green and 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 79.91% cyan, 61.97% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 226.52°, with 81.66% saturation and 55.1% 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 5.62:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Ultramarine Blue (#4166f5), ΔE 4.66.

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Web safe#3366ff
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Relative luminance0.1369

Complementary

  1. #2f59ea
  2. #eac02f

Split complementary

  1. #2f59ea
  2. #ea622f
  3. #b7ea2f

Analogous

  1. #2fb7ea
  2. #2f59ea
  3. #622fea

Triadic

  1. #2f59ea
  2. #ea2f59
  3. #59ea2f

Tetradic

  1. #2f59ea
  2. #c02fea
  3. #eac02f
  4. #59ea2f

Square

  1. #2f59ea
  2. #ea2fb7
  3. #eac02f
  4. #2fea62

Monochromatic

  1. #0c2374
  2. #1338ba
  3. #2f59ea
  4. #7490f1
  5. #bac8f8

Shades

#2f59ea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2f59ea
  2. #2a50d3
  3. #2647bb
  4. #213ea4
  5. #1c358c
  6. #182d75
  7. #13245e
  8. #0e1b46
  9. #09122f
  10. #050917
  11. #000000

Tints

#2f59ea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2f59ea
  2. #446aec
  3. #597aee
  4. #6d8bf0
  5. #829bf2
  6. #97acf5
  7. #acbdf7
  8. #c1cdf9
  9. #d5defb
  10. #eaeefd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2f59ea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2f59ea
  2. #375ddf
  3. #3f61d5
  4. #4765ca
  5. #4f69c0
  6. #586db5
  7. #6070aa
  8. #6874a0
  9. #707895
  10. #787c8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.62:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.74:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #676767 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5662ac ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0070ef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #005fe7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007f99 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0068ed ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #005de8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0072bf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2f59ea {
  color: #2f59ea;
}
Background
.bg-2f59ea {
  background-color: #2f59ea;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2f59ea {
  border: 2px solid #2f59ea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2f59ea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 47 89 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 227 82% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2f59ea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2f59ea, #622fea);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2f59ea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(47 89 234 / 0.35);
}

#4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 4.66 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 5.21 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 6.46 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 6.58 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 7.56 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 7.84 #1560bd Denim ΔE 7.98 #d0a615 Inverted #676767 Grayscale 

Ultramarine Blue
#2f59ea  rgb(47, 89, 234)  hsl(227, 82%, 55%)  Ultramarine Blue
#eac02f  rgb(234, 192, 47)  hsl(47, 82%, 55%)  Saffron
#ea2f59  rgb(234, 47, 89)  hsl(347, 82%, 55%)  Amaranth
#59ea2f  rgb(89, 234, 47)  hsl(107, 82%, 55%)  Neon Green