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#6162EE

#6162ee ≈ Ultramarine Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#6162ee is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 38.04% red, 38.43% green and 93.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 59.24% cyan, 58.82% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.67% black. Its hue angle is 239.57°, with 80.57% saturation and 65.69% 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 4.68:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Ultramarine Blue (#4166f5), ΔE 4.25.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#6666ff
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Relative luminance0.1745

Complementary

  1. #6162ee
  2. #eeed61

Split complementary

  1. #6162ee
  2. #eea661
  3. #a9ee61

Analogous

  1. #61a9ee
  2. #6162ee
  3. #a661ee

Triadic

  1. #6162ee
  2. #ee6162
  3. #62ee61

Tetradic

  1. #6162ee
  2. #ed61ee
  3. #eeed61
  4. #62ee61

Square

  1. #6162ee
  2. #ee61a9
  3. #eeed61
  4. #61eea6

Monochromatic

  1. #1213a4
  2. #1c1de7
  3. #6162ee
  4. #a6a7f5
  5. #ebebfd

Shades

#6162ee mixed progressively with black.

  1. #6162ee
  2. #5758d6
  3. #4e4ebe
  4. #4445a7
  5. #3a3b8f
  6. #313177
  7. #27275f
  8. #1d1d47
  9. #131430
  10. #0a0a18
  11. #000000

Tints

#6162ee mixed progressively with white.

  1. #6162ee
  2. #7172f0
  3. #8181f1
  4. #9091f3
  5. #a0a1f5
  6. #b0b1f7
  7. #c0c0f8
  8. #d0d0fa
  9. #dfe0fc
  10. #efeffd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#6162ee mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #6162ee
  2. #6465e3
  3. #6768d8
  4. #6a6bcd
  5. #6d6ec2
  6. #7171b7
  7. #7474ac
  8. #7777a1
  9. #7a7a96
  10. #7d7d8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.68:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.49:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #747474 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6d6db2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #007af3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #006eeb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00849f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3171f1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #2769ec ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #3978c4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-6162ee {
  color: #6162ee;
}
Background
.bg-6162ee {
  background-color: #6162ee;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-6162ee {
  border: 2px solid #6162ee;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #6162ee;
  --color-primary-rgb: 97 98 238;
  --color-primary-hsl: 240 81% 66%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-6162ee {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #6162ee, #a661ee);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-6162ee {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(97 98 238 / 0.35);
}

#4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 4.25 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 4.45 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 5.55 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 5.97 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 6.03 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 7.34 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 9.06 #9e9d11 Inverted #747474 Grayscale 

Ultramarine Blue
#6162ee  rgb(97, 98, 238)  hsl(240, 81%, 66%)  Ultramarine Blue
#eeed61  rgb(238, 237, 97)  hsl(60, 81%, 66%)  Icterine
#ee6162  rgb(238, 97, 98)  hsl(360, 81%, 66%)  Pastel Red
#62ee61  rgb(98, 238, 97)  hsl(120, 81%, 66%)  Pastel Green