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#505FFD

#505ffd ≈ Ultramarine Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#505ffd is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 31.37% red, 37.25% green and 99.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 68.38% cyan, 62.45% magenta, 0% yellow and 0.78% black. Its hue angle is 234.8°, with 97.74% saturation and 65.29% 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 4.78:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Ultramarine Blue (#4166f5), ΔE 3.24.

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Relative luminance0.1698

Complementary

  1. #505ffd
  2. #fdee50

Split complementary

  1. #505ffd
  2. #fd9750
  3. #b5fd50

Analogous

  1. #50b5fd
  2. #505ffd
  3. #9750fd

Triadic

  1. #505ffd
  2. #fd505f
  3. #5ffd50

Tetradic

  1. #505ffd
  2. #ee50fd
  3. #fdee50
  4. #5ffd50

Square

  1. #505ffd
  2. #fd50b5
  3. #fdee50
  4. #50fd97

Monochromatic

  1. #0211b2
  2. #041afc
  3. #505ffd
  4. #9ca4fe
  5. #e7e9ff

Shades

#505ffd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #505ffd
  2. #4856e4
  3. #404cca
  4. #3843b1
  5. #303998
  6. #28307f
  7. #202665
  8. #181d4c
  9. #101333
  10. #080a19
  11. #000000

Tints

#505ffd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #505ffd
  2. #626ffd
  3. #737ffd
  4. #858ffe
  5. #969ffe
  6. #a8affe
  7. #b9bffe
  8. #cbcffe
  9. #dcdfff
  10. #eeefff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#505ffd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #505ffd
  2. #5562f1
  3. #5a66e4
  4. #5e69d8
  5. #636ccb
  6. #6870bf
  7. #6d73b2
  8. #7276a6
  9. #767999
  10. #7b7d8d
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.78:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.4:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #727272 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #666bbb ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #007bff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #006bfa ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0088a5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0071ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0066fb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0079ce ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-505ffd {
  color: #505ffd;
}
Background
.bg-505ffd {
  background-color: #505ffd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-505ffd {
  border: 2px solid #505ffd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #505ffd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 80 95 253;
  --color-primary-hsl: 235 98% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-505ffd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #505ffd, #9750fd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-505ffd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(80 95 253 / 0.35);
}

#4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 3.24 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 5.71 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 6.40 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 6.59 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 7.27 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 7.93 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 8.04 #afa002 Inverted #727272 Grayscale 

Ultramarine Blue
#505ffd  rgb(80, 95, 253)  hsl(235, 98%, 65%)  Ultramarine Blue
#fdee50  rgb(253, 238, 80)  hsl(55, 98%, 65%)  Icterine
#fd505f  rgb(253, 80, 95)  hsl(355, 98%, 65%)  Neon Fuchsia
#5ffd50  rgb(95, 253, 80)  hsl(115, 98%, 65%)  Neon Green