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#515BFA

#515bfa ≈ Ultramarine Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#515bfa is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 31.76% red, 35.69% green and 98.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 67.6% cyan, 63.6% magenta, 0% yellow and 1.96% black. Its hue angle is 236.45°, with 94.41% saturation and 64.9% 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 4.97:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Ultramarine Blue (#4166f5), ΔE 4.17.

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Relative luminance0.1613

Complementary

  1. #515bfa
  2. #faf051

Split complementary

  1. #515bfa
  2. #fa9b51
  3. #affa51

Analogous

  1. #51affa
  2. #515bfa
  3. #9b51fa

Triadic

  1. #515bfa
  2. #fa515b
  3. #5bfa51

Tetradic

  1. #515bfa
  2. #f051fa
  3. #faf051
  4. #5bfa51

Square

  1. #515bfa
  2. #fa51af
  3. #faf051
  4. #51fa9b

Monochromatic

  1. #050fad
  2. #0715f7
  3. #515bfa
  4. #9ba1fc
  5. #e6e7fe

Shades

#515bfa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #515bfa
  2. #4952e1
  3. #4149c8
  4. #3940af
  5. #313796
  6. #292e7d
  7. #202464
  8. #181b4b
  9. #101232
  10. #080919
  11. #000000

Tints

#515bfa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #515bfa
  2. #626bfb
  3. #747cfb
  4. #858cfc
  5. #979dfc
  6. #a8adfd
  7. #b9bdfd
  8. #cbcefe
  9. #dcdefe
  10. #eeefff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#515bfa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #515bfa
  2. #565fee
  3. #5a62e2
  4. #5f66d5
  5. #646ac9
  6. #696ebd
  7. #6d71b1
  8. #7275a5
  9. #777998
  10. #7b7c8c
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.97:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.23:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #707070 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6568b8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0078ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0068f7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0084a2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #006dfd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0063f8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0076cb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-515bfa {
  color: #515bfa;
}
Background
.bg-515bfa {
  background-color: #515bfa;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-515bfa {
  border: 2px solid #515bfa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #515bfa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 81 91 250;
  --color-primary-hsl: 236 94% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-515bfa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #515bfa, #9b51fa);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-515bfa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(81 91 250 / 0.35);
}

#4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 4.17 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 5.42 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 6.38 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 6.59 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 6.79 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 6.83 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 9.09 #aea405 Inverted #707070 Grayscale 

Ultramarine Blue
#515bfa  rgb(81, 91, 250)  hsl(236, 94%, 65%)  Ultramarine Blue
#faf051  rgb(250, 240, 81)  hsl(56, 94%, 65%)  Icterine
#fa515b  rgb(250, 81, 91)  hsl(356, 94%, 65%)  Neon Fuchsia
#5bfa51  rgb(91, 250, 81)  hsl(116, 94%, 65%)  Neon Green