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#5261EF

#5261ef ≈ Ultramarine Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#5261ef is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 32.16% red, 38.04% green and 93.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 65.69% cyan, 59.41% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 234.27°, with 83.07% saturation and 62.94% 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 2.68.

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Relative luminance0.1658

Complementary

  1. #5261ef
  2. #efe052

Split complementary

  1. #5261ef
  2. #ef9252
  3. #afef52

Analogous

  1. #52afef
  2. #5261ef
  3. #9252ef

Triadic

  1. #5261ef
  2. #ef5261
  3. #61ef52

Tetradic

  1. #5261ef
  2. #e052ef
  3. #efe052
  4. #61ef52

Square

  1. #5261ef
  2. #ef52af
  3. #efe052
  4. #52ef92

Monochromatic

  1. #0e1c9a
  2. #1528e0
  3. #5261ef
  4. #98a1f5
  5. #dee1fc

Shades

#5261ef mixed progressively with black.

  1. #5261ef
  2. #4a57d7
  3. #424ebf
  4. #3944a7
  5. #313a8f
  6. #293178
  7. #212760
  8. #191d48
  9. #101330
  10. #080a18
  11. #000000

Tints

#5261ef mixed progressively with white.

  1. #5261ef
  2. #6371f1
  3. #7581f2
  4. #8690f4
  5. #97a0f5
  6. #a9b0f7
  7. #bac0f9
  8. #cbd0fa
  9. #dcdffc
  10. #eeeffd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#5261ef mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #5261ef
  2. #5764e4
  3. #5b67d9
  4. #606ace
  5. #646dc3
  6. #6971b8
  7. #6e74ac
  8. #7277a1
  9. #777a96
  10. #7b7d8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.87:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.32:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #717171 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #666bb2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0078f4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #006aec ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00849f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #1b70f2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0067ed ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0078c4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-5261ef {
  color: #5261ef;
}
Background
.bg-5261ef {
  background-color: #5261ef;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-5261ef {
  border: 2px solid #5261ef;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #5261ef;
  --color-primary-rgb: 82 97 239;
  --color-primary-hsl: 234 83% 63%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-5261ef {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #5261ef, #9252ef);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-5261ef {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(82 97 239 / 0.35);
}

#4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 2.68 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 4.50 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 6.20 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 6.31 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 6.42 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 7.21 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 7.74 #ad9e10 Inverted #717171 Grayscale 

Ultramarine Blue
#5261ef  rgb(82, 97, 239)  hsl(234, 83%, 63%)  Ultramarine Blue
#efe052  rgb(239, 224, 82)  hsl(54, 83%, 63%)  Dandelion
#ef5261  rgb(239, 82, 97)  hsl(354, 83%, 63%)  Neon Fuchsia
#61ef52  rgb(97, 239, 82)  hsl(114, 83%, 63%)  Neon Green