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#565EED

#565eed ≈ Ultramarine Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#565eed is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 33.73% red, 36.86% green and 92.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 63.71% cyan, 60.34% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.06% black. Its hue angle is 236.82°, with 80.75% 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 4.98:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Ultramarine Blue (#4166f5), ΔE 3.8.

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Relative luminance0.161

Complementary

  1. #565eed
  2. #ede556

Split complementary

  1. #565eed
  2. #ed9956
  3. #a9ed56

Analogous

  1. #56a9ed
  2. #565eed
  3. #9956ed

Triadic

  1. #565eed
  2. #ed565e
  3. #5eed56

Tetradic

  1. #565eed
  2. #e556ed
  3. #ede556
  4. #5eed56

Square

  1. #565eed
  2. #ed56a9
  3. #ede556
  4. #56ed99

Monochromatic

  1. #10189a
  2. #1822df
  3. #565eed
  4. #9ba0f4
  5. #e0e2fc

Shades

#565eed mixed progressively with black.

  1. #565eed
  2. #4d55d5
  3. #454bbe
  4. #3c42a6
  5. #34388e
  6. #2b2f77
  7. #22265f
  8. #1a1c47
  9. #11132f
  10. #090918
  11. #000000

Tints

#565eed mixed progressively with white.

  1. #565eed
  2. #676eef
  3. #787ef1
  4. #898ef2
  5. #9a9ef4
  6. #abaff6
  7. #bbbff8
  8. #cccffa
  9. #dddffb
  10. #eeeffd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#565eed mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #565eed
  2. #5a61e2
  3. #5e65d7
  4. #6368cc
  5. #676cc1
  6. #6b6fb7
  7. #6f72ac
  8. #7376a1
  9. #787996
  10. #7c7d8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.98:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.22:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #707070 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6669b0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0076f2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0069ea ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00829d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #1d6df0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0065eb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #1c75c2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-565eed {
  color: #565eed;
}
Background
.bg-565eed {
  background-color: #565eed;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-565eed {
  border: 2px solid #565eed;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #565eed;
  --color-primary-rgb: 86 94 237;
  --color-primary-hsl: 237 81% 63%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-565eed {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #565eed, #9956ed);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-565eed {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(86 94 237 / 0.35);
}

#4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 3.80 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 5.08 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 5.46 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 5.46 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 6.22 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 6.29 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 8.88 #a9a112 Inverted #707070 Grayscale 

Ultramarine Blue
#565eed  rgb(86, 94, 237)  hsl(237, 81%, 63%)  Ultramarine Blue
#ede556  rgb(237, 229, 86)  hsl(57, 81%, 63%)  Dandelion
#ed565e  rgb(237, 86, 94)  hsl(357, 81%, 63%)  Neon Fuchsia
#5eed56  rgb(94, 237, 86)  hsl(117, 81%, 63%)  Malachite