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#5000EE

#5000ee ≈ Ultramarine

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#5000ee is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 31.37% red, 0% green and 93.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 66.39% cyan, 100% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.67% black. Its hue angle is 260.17°, with 100% saturation and 46.67% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with imagination, spirituality and luxury. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.15:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ultramarine (#3f00ff), ΔE 1.96.

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Relative luminance0.0788

Complementary

  1. #5000ee
  2. #9eee00

Split complementary

  1. #5000ee
  2. #eec700
  3. #27ee00

Analogous

  1. #0027ee
  2. #5000ee
  3. #c700ee

Triadic

  1. #5000ee
  2. #ee5000
  3. #00ee50

Tetradic

  1. #5000ee
  2. #ee009e
  3. #9eee00
  4. #00ee50

Square

  1. #5000ee
  2. #ee0027
  3. #9eee00
  4. #00eec7

Monochromatic

  1. #1d0055
  2. #3600a2
  3. #5000ee
  4. #7d3cff
  5. #b088ff

Shades

#5000ee mixed progressively with black.

  1. #5000ee
  2. #4800d6
  3. #4000be
  4. #3800a7
  5. #30008f
  6. #280077
  7. #20005f
  8. #180047
  9. #100030
  10. #080018
  11. #000000

Tints

#5000ee mixed progressively with white.

  1. #5000ee
  2. #621af0
  3. #7333f1
  4. #854df3
  5. #9666f5
  6. #a880f7
  7. #b999f8
  8. #cbb3fa
  9. #dcccfc
  10. #eee6fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#5000ee mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #5000ee
  2. #550de3
  3. #5a1ad8
  4. #5e26cd
  5. #6333c2
  6. #6840b7
  7. #6d4dac
  8. #725aa1
  9. #766696
  10. #7b738b
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.15:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.58:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4f4f4f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #503da8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0056f3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0047eb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00618b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0043f1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0037ec ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #034cbb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-5000ee {
  color: #5000ee;
}
Background
.bg-5000ee {
  background-color: #5000ee;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-5000ee {
  border: 2px solid #5000ee;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #5000ee;
  --color-primary-rgb: 80 0 238;
  --color-primary-hsl: 260 100% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-5000ee {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #5000ee, #c700ee);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-5000ee {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(80 0 238 / 0.35);
}

#3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 1.96 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 2.59 #0000ff Blue ΔE 3.38 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 4.61 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 7.17 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 8.85 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 9.06 #afff11 Inverted #4f4f4f Grayscale 

Ultramarine
#5000ee  rgb(80, 0, 238)  hsl(260, 100%, 47%)  Ultramarine
#9eee00  rgb(158, 238, 0)  hsl(80, 100%, 47%)  Spring Bud
#ee5000  rgb(238, 80, 0)  hsl(20, 100%, 47%)  Persimmon
#00ee50  rgb(0, 238, 80)  hsl(140, 100%, 47%)  Malachite