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#3359EA

#3359ea ≈ Ultramarine Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#3359ea is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 20% red, 34.9% green and 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 78.21% cyan, 61.97% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 227.54°, with 81.33% saturation and 55.88% 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 5.59:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Ultramarine Blue (#4166f5), ΔE 4.58.

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Web safe#3366ff
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Relative luminance0.1379

Complementary

  1. #3359ea
  2. #eac433

Split complementary

  1. #3359ea
  2. #ea6833
  3. #b4ea33

Analogous

  1. #33b4ea
  2. #3359ea
  3. #6833ea

Triadic

  1. #3359ea
  2. #ea3359
  3. #59ea33

Tetradic

  1. #3359ea
  2. #c433ea
  3. #eac433
  4. #59ea33

Square

  1. #3359ea
  2. #ea33b4
  3. #eac433
  4. #33ea68

Monochromatic

  1. #0c2378
  2. #1337bd
  3. #3359ea
  4. #7891f1
  5. #becaf8

Shades

#3359ea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3359ea
  2. #2e50d3
  3. #2947bb
  4. #243ea4
  5. #1f358c
  6. #1a2d75
  7. #14245e
  8. #0f1b46
  9. #0a122f
  10. #050917
  11. #000000

Tints

#3359ea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3359ea
  2. #476aec
  3. #5c7aee
  4. #708bf0
  5. #859bf2
  6. #99acf5
  7. #adbdf7
  8. #c2cdf9
  9. #d6defb
  10. #ebeefd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3359ea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3359ea
  2. #3b5ddf
  3. #4261d5
  4. #4a65ca
  5. #5269c0
  6. #5a6db5
  7. #6170aa
  8. #6974a0
  9. #717895
  10. #787c8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.59:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.76:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #686868 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5762ac ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0071ef ≈ 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-3359ea {
  color: #3359ea;
}
Background
.bg-3359ea {
  background-color: #3359ea;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-3359ea {
  border: 2px solid #3359ea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3359ea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 51 89 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 228 81% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3359ea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3359ea, #6833ea);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3359ea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(51 89 234 / 0.35);
}

#4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 4.58 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 5.23 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 6.19 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 6.36 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 7.58 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 7.76 #1560bd Denim ΔE 8.22 #cca615 Inverted #686868 Grayscale 

Ultramarine Blue
#3359ea  rgb(51, 89, 234)  hsl(228, 81%, 56%)  Ultramarine Blue
#eac433  rgb(234, 196, 51)  hsl(48, 81%, 56%)  Saffron
#ea3359  rgb(234, 51, 89)  hsl(348, 81%, 56%)  Amaranth
#59ea33  rgb(89, 234, 51)  hsl(108, 81%, 56%)  Neon Green