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#2F5CE6

#2f5ce6 ≈ Ultramarine Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2f5ce6 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 18.43% red, 36.08% green and 90.2% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 79.57% cyan, 60% magenta, 0% yellow and 9.8% black. Its hue angle is 225.25°, with 78.54% saturation and 54.31% 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 brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.53:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Ultramarine Blue (#4166f5), ΔE 4.21.

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Web safe#3366ff
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Relative luminance0.1397

Complementary

  1. #2f5ce6
  2. #e6b92f

Split complementary

  1. #2f5ce6
  2. #e65d2f
  3. #b7e62f

Analogous

  1. #2fb7e6
  2. #2f5ce6
  3. #5d2fe6

Triadic

  1. #2f5ce6
  2. #e62f5c
  3. #5ce62f

Tetradic

  1. #2f5ce6
  2. #b92fe6
  3. #e6b92f
  4. #5ce62f

Square

  1. #2f5ce6
  2. #e62fb7
  3. #e6b92f
  4. #2fe65d

Monochromatic

  1. #0d256f
  2. #163cb3
  3. #2f5ce6
  4. #7391ee
  5. #b8c7f6

Shades

#2f5ce6 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2f5ce6
  2. #2a53cf
  3. #264ab8
  4. #2140a1
  5. #1c378a
  6. #182e73
  7. #13255c
  8. #0e1c45
  9. #09122e
  10. #050917
  11. #000000

Tints

#2f5ce6 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2f5ce6
  2. #446ce9
  3. #597deb
  4. #6d8dee
  5. #829df0
  6. #97aef3
  7. #acbef5
  8. #c1cef8
  9. #d5defa
  10. #eaeffd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2f5ce6 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2f5ce6
  2. #3760dc
  3. #3f63d2
  4. #4767c7
  5. #4f6abd
  6. #586eb3
  7. #6072a9
  8. #68759f
  9. #707994
  10. #787c8a
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.53:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.79:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #686868 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5764aa ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0071eb ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0060e3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008098 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0069e9 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #005fe4 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0073bc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2f5ce6 {
  color: #2f5ce6;
}
Background
.bg-2f5ce6 {
  background-color: #2f5ce6;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2f5ce6 {
  border: 2px solid #2f5ce6;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2f5ce6;
  --color-primary-rgb: 47 92 230;
  --color-primary-hsl: 225 79% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2f5ce6 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2f5ce6, #5d2fe6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2f5ce6 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(47 92 230 / 0.35);
}

#4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 4.21 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 4.28 #1560bd Denim ΔE 7.11 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 7.20 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 7.21 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 7.26 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 7.71 #d0a319 Inverted #686868 Grayscale 

Ultramarine Blue
#2f5ce6  rgb(47, 92, 230)  hsl(225, 79%, 54%)  Ultramarine Blue
#e6b92f  rgb(230, 185, 47)  hsl(45, 79%, 54%)  Meat Brown
#e62f5c  rgb(230, 47, 92)  hsl(345, 79%, 54%)  Cerise
#5ce62f  rgb(92, 230, 47)  hsl(105, 79%, 54%)  Neon Green