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#505FF6

#505ff6 ≈ Ultramarine Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#505ff6 is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 31.37% red, 37.25% green and 96.47% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 67.48% cyan, 61.38% magenta, 0% yellow and 3.53% black. Its hue angle is 234.58°, with 90.22% saturation and 63.92% 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 4.87:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Ultramarine Blue (#4166f5), ΔE 3.02.

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Relative luminance0.1654

Complementary

  1. #505ff6
  2. #f6e750

Split complementary

  1. #505ff6
  2. #f69450
  3. #b2f650

Analogous

  1. #50b2f6
  2. #505ff6
  3. #9450f6

Triadic

  1. #505ff6
  2. #f6505f
  3. #5ff650

Tetradic

  1. #505ff6
  2. #e750f6
  3. #f6e750
  4. #5ff650

Square

  1. #505ff6
  2. #f650b2
  3. #f6e750
  4. #50f694

Monochromatic

  1. #0817a5
  2. #0c21ed
  3. #505ff6
  4. #99a2fa
  5. #e2e4fd

Shades

#505ff6 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #505ff6
  2. #4856dd
  3. #404cc5
  4. #3843ac
  5. #303994
  6. #28307b
  7. #202662
  8. #181d4a
  9. #101331
  10. #080a19
  11. #000000

Tints

#505ff6 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #505ff6
  2. #626ff7
  3. #737ff8
  4. #858ff9
  5. #969ffa
  6. #a8affb
  7. #b9bffb
  8. #cbcffc
  9. #dcdffd
  10. #eeeffe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#505ff6 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #505ff6
  2. #5562ea
  3. #5a66de
  4. #5e69d3
  5. #636cc7
  6. #6870bb
  7. #6d73af
  8. #7276a3
  9. #767998
  10. #7b7d8c
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.87:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.31:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #717171 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #656ab6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0079fb ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #006af3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0085a2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #006ff9 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0066f4 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0078c9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-505ff6 {
  color: #505ff6;
}
Background
.bg-505ff6 {
  background-color: #505ff6;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-505ff6 {
  border: 2px solid #505ff6;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #505ff6;
  --color-primary-rgb: 80 95 246;
  --color-primary-hsl: 235 90% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-505ff6 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #505ff6, #9450f6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-505ff6 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(80 95 246 / 0.35);
}

#4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 3.02 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 5.21 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 6.11 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 6.55 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 6.69 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 7.30 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 8.02 #afa009 Inverted #717171 Grayscale 

Ultramarine Blue
#505ff6  rgb(80, 95, 246)  hsl(235, 90%, 64%)  Ultramarine Blue
#f6e750  rgb(246, 231, 80)  hsl(55, 90%, 64%)  Dandelion
#f6505f  rgb(246, 80, 95)  hsl(355, 90%, 64%)  Neon Fuchsia
#5ff650  rgb(95, 246, 80)  hsl(115, 90%, 64%)  Neon Green