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#565EE6

#565ee6 ≈ Ultramarine Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#565ee6 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 33.73% red, 36.86% green and 90.2% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 62.61% cyan, 59.13% magenta, 0% yellow and 9.8% black. Its hue angle is 236.67°, with 74.23% saturation and 61.96% 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 brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.07:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Ultramarine Blue (#4166f5), ΔE 4.05.

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Web safe#6666ff
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Relative luminance0.157

Complementary

  1. #565ee6
  2. #e6de56

Split complementary

  1. #565ee6
  2. #e69656
  3. #a6e656

Analogous

  1. #56a6e6
  2. #565ee6
  3. #9656e6

Triadic

  1. #565ee6
  2. #e6565e
  3. #5ee656

Tetradic

  1. #565ee6
  2. #de56e6
  3. #e6de56
  4. #5ee656

Square

  1. #565ee6
  2. #e656a6
  3. #e6de56
  4. #56e696

Monochromatic

  1. #151c8e
  2. #1f29d1
  3. #565ee6
  4. #999df0
  5. #dbddfa

Shades

#565ee6 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #565ee6
  2. #4d55cf
  3. #454bb8
  4. #3c42a1
  5. #34388a
  6. #2b2f73
  7. #22265c
  8. #1a1c45
  9. #11132e
  10. #090917
  11. #000000

Tints

#565ee6 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #565ee6
  2. #676ee9
  3. #787eeb
  4. #898eee
  5. #9a9ef0
  6. #abaff3
  7. #bbbff5
  8. #cccff8
  9. #dddffa
  10. #eeeffd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#565ee6 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #565ee6
  2. #5a61dc
  3. #5e65d2
  4. #6368c7
  5. #676cbd
  6. #6b6fb3
  7. #6f72a9
  8. #73769f
  9. #787994
  10. #7c7d8a
  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 #6568ac ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0075ea ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0068e3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007f99 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #266ce9 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #1564e4 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #2473bd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-565ee6 {
  color: #565ee6;
}
Background
.bg-565ee6 {
  background-color: #565ee6;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-565ee6 {
  border: 2px solid #565ee6;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #565ee6;
  --color-primary-rgb: 86 94 230;
  --color-primary-hsl: 237 74% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-565ee6 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #565ee6, #9656e6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-565ee6 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(86 94 230 / 0.35);
}

#4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 4.05 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 4.78 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 4.90 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 5.24 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 5.67 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 6.63 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 9.06 #a9a119 Inverted #6e6e6e Grayscale 

Ultramarine Blue
#565ee6  rgb(86, 94, 230)  hsl(237, 74%, 62%)  Ultramarine Blue
#e6de56  rgb(230, 222, 86)  hsl(57, 74%, 62%)  Straw
#e6565e  rgb(230, 86, 94)  hsl(357, 74%, 62%)  Indian Red
#5ee656  rgb(94, 230, 86)  hsl(117, 74%, 62%)  Malachite