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#5A5FFA

#5a5ffa ≈ Ultramarine Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#5a5ffa is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 35.29% red, 37.25% green and 98.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 64% cyan, 62% magenta, 0% yellow and 1.96% black. Its hue angle is 238.13°, with 94.12% saturation and 66.67% 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 4.72:1 (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 luminance0.1726

Complementary

  1. #5a5ffa
  2. #faf55a

Split complementary

  1. #5a5ffa
  2. #faa55a
  3. #affa5a

Analogous

  1. #5aaffa
  2. #5a5ffa
  3. #a55afa

Triadic

  1. #5a5ffa
  2. #fa5a5f
  3. #5ffa5a

Tetradic

  1. #5a5ffa
  2. #f55afa
  3. #faf55a
  4. #5ffa5a

Square

  1. #5a5ffa
  2. #fa5aaf
  3. #faf55a
  4. #5afaa5

Monochromatic

  1. #050bb6
  2. #1017f8
  3. #5a5ffa
  4. #a4a7fc
  5. #ebecfe

Shades

#5a5ffa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #5a5ffa
  2. #5156e1
  3. #484cc8
  4. #3f43af
  5. #363996
  6. #2d307d
  7. #242664
  8. #1b1d4b
  9. #121332
  10. #090a19
  11. #000000

Tints

#5a5ffa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #5a5ffa
  2. #6b6ffb
  3. #7b7ffb
  4. #8c8ffc
  5. #9c9ffc
  6. #adaffd
  7. #bdbffd
  8. #cecffe
  9. #dedffe
  10. #efefff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#5a5ffa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #5a5ffa
  2. #5e62ee
  3. #6266e2
  4. #6569d5
  5. #696cc9
  6. #6d70bd
  7. #7173b1
  8. #7576a5
  9. #787998
  10. #7c7d8c
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.72:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.45:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #737373 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6a6cb9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #007bff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #006cf7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0086a4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #1071fd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0067f8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #1a79cc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-5a5ffa {
  color: #5a5ffa;
}
Background
.bg-5a5ffa {
  background-color: #5a5ffa;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-5a5ffa {
  border: 2px solid #5a5ffa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #5a5ffa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 90 95 250;
  --color-primary-hsl: 238 94% 67%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-5a5ffa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #5a5ffa, #a55afa);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-5a5ffa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(90 95 250 / 0.35);
}

#4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 4.05 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 5.40 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 6.17 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 6.35 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 6.61 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 7.67 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 8.88 #a5a005 Inverted #737373 Grayscale 

Ultramarine Blue
#5a5ffa  rgb(90, 95, 250)  hsl(238, 94%, 67%)  Ultramarine Blue
#faf55a  rgb(250, 245, 90)  hsl(58, 94%, 67%)  Icterine
#fa5a5f  rgb(250, 90, 95)  hsl(358, 94%, 67%)  Pastel Red
#5ffa5a  rgb(95, 250, 90)  hsl(118, 94%, 67%)  Neon Green