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#355AEC

#355aec ≈ Ultramarine Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#355aec is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 20.78% red, 35.29% green and 92.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 77.54% cyan, 61.86% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 227.87°, with 82.81% saturation and 56.67% 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 5.49:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Ultramarine Blue (#4166f5), ΔE 4.16.

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Relative luminance0.1413

Complementary

  1. #355aec
  2. #ecc735

Split complementary

  1. #355aec
  2. #ec6c35
  3. #b6ec35

Analogous

  1. #35b6ec
  2. #355aec
  3. #6c35ec

Triadic

  1. #355aec
  2. #ec355a
  3. #5aec35

Tetradic

  1. #355aec
  2. #c735ec
  3. #ecc735
  4. #5aec35

Square

  1. #355aec
  2. #ec35b6
  3. #ecc735
  4. #35ec6c

Monochromatic

  1. #0c227c
  2. #1236c2
  3. #355aec
  4. #7b93f3
  5. #c1ccf9

Shades

#355aec mixed progressively with black.

  1. #355aec
  2. #3051d4
  3. #2a48bd
  4. #253fa5
  5. #20368e
  6. #1b2d76
  7. #15245e
  8. #101b47
  9. #0b122f
  10. #050918
  11. #000000

Tints

#355aec mixed progressively with white.

  1. #355aec
  2. #496bee
  3. #5d7bf0
  4. #728cf2
  5. #869cf4
  6. #9aadf6
  7. #aebdf7
  8. #c2cef9
  9. #d7defb
  10. #ebeffd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#355aec mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #355aec
  2. #3d5ee1
  3. #4462d6
  4. #4c65cc
  5. #5369c1
  6. #5b6db6
  7. #6271ab
  8. #6a75a0
  9. #717896
  10. #797c8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.49:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.83:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #696969 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5963ad ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0072f1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0061e9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00809b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0069ef ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #005eea ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0073c1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-355aec {
  color: #355aec;
}
Background
.bg-355aec {
  background-color: #355aec;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-355aec {
  border: 2px solid #355aec;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #355aec;
  --color-primary-rgb: 53 90 236;
  --color-primary-hsl: 228 83% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-355aec {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #355aec, #6c35ec);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-355aec {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(53 90 236 / 0.35);
}

#4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 4.16 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 4.97 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 6.23 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 6.53 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 7.53 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 8.16 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 8.26 #caa513 Inverted #696969 Grayscale 

Ultramarine Blue
#355aec  rgb(53, 90, 236)  hsl(228, 83%, 57%)  Ultramarine Blue
#ecc735  rgb(236, 199, 53)  hsl(48, 83%, 57%)  Jonquil
#ec355a  rgb(236, 53, 90)  hsl(348, 83%, 57%)  Amaranth
#5aec35  rgb(90, 236, 53)  hsl(108, 83%, 57%)  Neon Green