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#2162EA

#2162ea ≈ Royal Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#2162ea is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 12.94% red, 38.43% green and 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 85.9% cyan, 58.12% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 220.6°, with 82.72% saturation and 52.35% 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 5.25:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Royal Blue (#4169e1), ΔE 2.86.

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Relative luminance0.15

Complementary

  1. #2162ea
  2. #eaa921

Split complementary

  1. #2162ea
  2. #ea4421
  3. #c6ea21

Analogous

  1. #21c6ea
  2. #2162ea
  3. #4421ea

Triadic

  1. #2162ea
  2. #ea2162
  3. #62ea21

Tetradic

  1. #2162ea
  2. #a921ea
  3. #eaa921
  4. #62ea21

Square

  1. #2162ea
  2. #ea21c6
  3. #eaa921
  4. #21ea44

Monochromatic

  1. #0a2868
  2. #1043ae
  3. #2162ea
  4. #6793f1
  5. #adc5f7

Shades

#2162ea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2162ea
  2. #1e58d3
  3. #1a4ebb
  4. #1745a4
  5. #143b8c
  6. #113175
  7. #0d275e
  8. #0a1d46
  9. #07142f
  10. #030a17
  11. #000000

Tints

#2162ea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2162ea
  2. #3772ec
  3. #4d81ee
  4. #6491f0
  5. #7aa1f2
  6. #90b1f5
  7. #a6c0f7
  8. #bcd0f9
  9. #d3e0fb
  10. #e9effd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2162ea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2162ea
  2. #2b65df
  3. #3468d5
  4. #3e6bca
  5. #476ec0
  6. #5171b5
  7. #5a74aa
  8. #6477a0
  9. #6d7a95
  10. #777d8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.25:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6c6c6c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5768ad ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0075ef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0063e7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00859c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #006eed ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0063e8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0078c0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2162ea {
  color: #2162ea;
}
Background
.bg-2162ea {
  background-color: #2162ea;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2162ea {
  border: 2px solid #2162ea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2162ea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 33 98 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 221 83% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2162ea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2162ea, #4421ea);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2162ea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(33 98 234 / 0.35);
}

#4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 2.86 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 3.48 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 5.51 #1560bd Denim ΔE 6.39 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 8.08 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 8.55 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 8.70 #de9d15 Inverted #6c6c6c Grayscale 

Royal Blue
#2162ea  rgb(33, 98, 234)  hsl(221, 83%, 52%)  Royal Blue
#eaa921  rgb(234, 169, 33)  hsl(41, 83%, 52%)  Marigold
#ea2162  rgb(234, 33, 98)  hsl(341, 83%, 52%)  Cerise
#62ea21  rgb(98, 234, 33)  hsl(101, 83%, 52%)  Lawn Green