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#3159FB

#3159fb ≈ Ultramarine Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#3159fb is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 19.22% red, 34.9% green and 98.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 80.48% cyan, 64.54% magenta, 0% yellow and 1.57% black. Its hue angle is 228.12°, with 96.19% 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 5.31:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Ultramarine Blue (#4166f5), ΔE 4.

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Relative luminance0.1476

Complementary

  1. #3159fb
  2. #fbd331

Split complementary

  1. #3159fb
  2. #fb6e31
  3. #befb31

Analogous

  1. #31befb
  2. #3159fb
  3. #6e31fb

Triadic

  1. #3159fb
  2. #fb3159
  3. #59fb31

Tetradic

  1. #3159fb
  2. #d331fb
  3. #fbd331
  4. #59fb31

Square

  1. #3159fb
  2. #fb31be
  3. #fbd331
  4. #31fb6e

Monochromatic

  1. #031f90
  2. #042fdb
  3. #3159fb
  4. #7c95fc
  5. #c7d2fe

Shades

#3159fb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3159fb
  2. #2c50e2
  3. #2747c9
  4. #223eb0
  5. #1d3597
  6. #192d7e
  7. #142464
  8. #0f1b4b
  9. #0a1232
  10. #050919
  11. #000000

Tints

#3159fb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3159fb
  2. #466afb
  3. #5a7afc
  4. #6f8bfc
  5. #839bfd
  6. #98acfd
  7. #adbdfd
  8. #c1cdfe
  9. #d6defe
  10. #eaeeff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3159fb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3159fb
  2. #395def
  3. #4161e2
  4. #4965d6
  5. #5169ca
  6. #596dbe
  7. #6070b1
  8. #6874a5
  9. #707899
  10. #787c8c
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.31:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.95:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6b6b6b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5964b7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0075ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0062f8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0085a2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #006bfe ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #005ef9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0076cc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3159fb {
  color: #3159fb;
}
Background
.bg-3159fb {
  background-color: #3159fb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-3159fb {
  border: 2px solid #3159fb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3159fb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 49 89 251;
  --color-primary-hsl: 228 96% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3159fb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3159fb, #6e31fb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3159fb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(49 89 251 / 0.35);
}

#4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 4.00 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 5.71 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 6.45 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 7.23 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 8.11 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 8.22 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 9.47 #cea604 Inverted #6b6b6b Grayscale 

Ultramarine Blue
#3159fb  rgb(49, 89, 251)  hsl(228, 96%, 59%)  Ultramarine Blue
#fbd331  rgb(251, 211, 49)  hsl(48, 96%, 59%)  Cyber Yellow
#fb3159  rgb(251, 49, 89)  hsl(348, 96%, 59%)  Folly
#59fb31  rgb(89, 251, 49)  hsl(108, 96%, 59%)  Neon Green