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#555CED

#555ced ≈ Ultramarine Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#555ced is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 33.33% red, 36.08% green and 92.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 64.14% cyan, 61.18% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.06% black. Its hue angle is 237.24°, with 80.85% saturation and 63.14% 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 5.07:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Ultramarine Blue (#4166f5), ΔE 4.23.

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Relative luminance0.157

Complementary

  1. #555ced
  2. #ede655

Split complementary

  1. #555ced
  2. #ed9a55
  3. #a8ed55

Analogous

  1. #55a8ed
  2. #555ced
  3. #9a55ed

Triadic

  1. #555ced
  2. #ed555c
  3. #5ced55

Tetradic

  1. #555ced
  2. #e655ed
  3. #ede655
  4. #5ced55

Square

  1. #555ced
  2. #ed55a8
  3. #ede655
  4. #55ed9a

Monochromatic

  1. #101699
  2. #1821de
  3. #555ced
  4. #9a9ef4
  5. #dfe1fc

Shades

#555ced mixed progressively with black.

  1. #555ced
  2. #4d53d5
  3. #444abe
  4. #3c40a6
  5. #33378e
  6. #2b2e77
  7. #22255f
  8. #1a1c47
  9. #11122f
  10. #090918
  11. #000000

Tints

#555ced mixed progressively with white.

  1. #555ced
  2. #666cef
  3. #777df1
  4. #888df2
  5. #999df4
  6. #aaaef6
  7. #bbbef8
  8. #cccefa
  9. #dddefb
  10. #eeeffd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#555ced mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #555ced
  2. #5960e2
  3. #5e63d7
  4. #6267cc
  5. #666ac1
  6. #6b6eb7
  7. #6f72ac
  8. #7375a1
  9. #777996
  10. #7c7c8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.07:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.14:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6e6e6e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6567b0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0075f2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0068ea ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00809c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #166cf0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0063eb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #1874c2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-555ced {
  color: #555ced;
}
Background
.bg-555ced {
  background-color: #555ced;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-555ced {
  border: 2px solid #555ced;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #555ced;
  --color-primary-rgb: 85 92 237;
  --color-primary-hsl: 237 81% 63%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-555ced {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #555ced, #9a55ed);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-555ced {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(85 92 237 / 0.35);
}

#4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 4.23 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 4.59 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 5.32 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 5.75 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 5.86 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 6.66 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 9.30 #aaa312 Inverted #6e6e6e Grayscale 

Ultramarine Blue
#555ced  rgb(85, 92, 237)  hsl(237, 81%, 63%)  Ultramarine Blue
#ede655  rgb(237, 230, 85)  hsl(57, 81%, 63%)  Dandelion
#ed555c  rgb(237, 85, 92)  hsl(357, 81%, 63%)  Neon Fuchsia
#5ced55  rgb(92, 237, 85)  hsl(117, 81%, 63%)  Malachite