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#515CED

#515ced ≈ Ultramarine Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#515ced is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 31.76% red, 36.08% green and 92.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 65.82% cyan, 61.18% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.06% black. Its hue angle is 235.77°, with 81.25% saturation and 62.35% 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 5.12:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Ultramarine Blue (#4166f5), ΔE 3.95.

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Web safe#6666ff
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Relative luminance0.1552

Complementary

  1. #515ced
  2. #ede251

Split complementary

  1. #515ced
  2. #ed9451
  3. #aaed51

Analogous

  1. #51aaed
  2. #515ced
  3. #9451ed

Triadic

  1. #515ced
  2. #ed515c
  3. #5ced51

Tetradic

  1. #515ced
  2. #e251ed
  3. #ede251
  4. #5ced51

Square

  1. #515ced
  2. #ed51aa
  3. #ede251
  4. #51ed94

Monochromatic

  1. #0f1996
  2. #1724db
  3. #515ced
  4. #969df4
  5. #dcdefb

Shades

#515ced mixed progressively with black.

  1. #515ced
  2. #4953d5
  3. #414abe
  4. #3940a6
  5. #31378e
  6. #292e77
  7. #20255f
  8. #181c47
  9. #10122f
  10. #080918
  11. #000000

Tints

#515ced mixed progressively with white.

  1. #515ced
  2. #626cef
  3. #747df1
  4. #858df2
  5. #979df4
  6. #a8aef6
  7. #b9bef8
  8. #cbcefa
  9. #dcdefb
  10. #eeeffd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#515ced mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #515ced
  2. #5660e2
  3. #5a63d7
  4. #5f67cc
  5. #646ac1
  6. #696eb7
  7. #6d72ac
  8. #7275a1
  9. #777996
  10. #7b7c8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.12:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.1:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6e6e6e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6367b0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0075f2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0067ea ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00819c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0d6cf0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0063eb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0074c2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-515ced {
  color: #515ced;
}
Background
.bg-515ced {
  background-color: #515ced;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-515ced {
  border: 2px solid #515ced;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #515ced;
  --color-primary-rgb: 81 92 237;
  --color-primary-hsl: 236 81% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-515ced {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #515ced, #9451ed);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-515ced {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(81 92 237 / 0.35);
}

#4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 3.95 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 4.79 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 5.54 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 5.60 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 5.82 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 7.09 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 8.99 #aea312 Inverted #6e6e6e Grayscale 

Ultramarine Blue
#515ced  rgb(81, 92, 237)  hsl(236, 81%, 62%)  Ultramarine Blue
#ede251  rgb(237, 226, 81)  hsl(56, 81%, 62%)  Dandelion
#ed515c  rgb(237, 81, 92)  hsl(356, 81%, 62%)  Neon Fuchsia
#5ced51  rgb(92, 237, 81)  hsl(116, 81%, 62%)  Neon Green