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#515FF2

#515ff2 ≈ Ultramarine Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#515ff2 is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 31.76% red, 37.25% green and 94.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 66.53% cyan, 60.74% magenta, 0% yellow and 5.1% black. Its hue angle is 234.78°, with 86.1% saturation and 63.33% 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 4.92:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Ultramarine Blue (#4166f5), ΔE 3.07.

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Relative luminance0.1634

Complementary

  1. #515ff2
  2. #f2e451

Split complementary

  1. #515ff2
  2. #f29351
  3. #b0f251

Analogous

  1. #51b0f2
  2. #515ff2
  3. #9351f2

Triadic

  1. #515ff2
  2. #f2515f
  3. #5ff251

Tetradic

  1. #515ff2
  2. #e451f2
  3. #f2e451
  4. #5ff251

Square

  1. #515ff2
  2. #f251b0
  3. #f2e451
  4. #51f293

Monochromatic

  1. #0c199e
  2. #1124e5
  3. #515ff2
  4. #98a0f7
  5. #dfe2fd

Shades

#515ff2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #515ff2
  2. #4956da
  3. #414cc2
  4. #3943a9
  5. #313991
  6. #293079
  7. #202661
  8. #181d49
  9. #101330
  10. #080a18
  11. #000000

Tints

#515ff2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #515ff2
  2. #626ff3
  3. #747ff5
  4. #858ff6
  5. #979ff7
  6. #a8aff9
  7. #b9bffa
  8. #cbcffb
  9. #dcdffc
  10. #eeeffe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#515ff2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #515ff2
  2. #5662e7
  3. #5a66db
  4. #5f69d0
  5. #646cc4
  6. #6970b9
  7. #6d73ae
  8. #7276a2
  9. #777997
  10. #7b7d8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.92:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.27:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #707070 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #656ab3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0078f7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0069ef ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0084a0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0c6ff5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0065f0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0077c6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-515ff2 {
  color: #515ff2;
}
Background
.bg-515ff2 {
  background-color: #515ff2;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-515ff2 {
  border: 2px solid #515ff2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #515ff2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 81 95 242;
  --color-primary-hsl: 235 86% 63%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-515ff2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #515ff2, #9351f2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-515ff2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(81 95 242 / 0.35);
}

#4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 3.07 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 5.04 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 5.84 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 6.31 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 6.57 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 6.95 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 8.13 #aea00d Inverted #707070 Grayscale 

Ultramarine Blue
#515ff2  rgb(81, 95, 242)  hsl(235, 86%, 63%)  Ultramarine Blue
#f2e451  rgb(242, 228, 81)  hsl(55, 86%, 63%)  Dandelion
#f2515f  rgb(242, 81, 95)  hsl(355, 86%, 63%)  Neon Fuchsia
#5ff251  rgb(95, 242, 81)  hsl(115, 86%, 63%)  Neon Green