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#2252E2

#2252e2 ≈ Sapphire

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#2252e2 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 13.33% red, 32.16% green and 88.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 84.96% cyan, 63.72% magenta, 0% yellow and 11.37% black. Its hue angle is 225°, with 76.8% saturation and 50.98% 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 brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.23:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Sapphire (#0f52ba), ΔE 6.03.

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Web safe#3366cc
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Relative luminance0.1187

Complementary

  1. #2252e2
  2. #e2b222

Split complementary

  1. #2252e2
  2. #e25222
  3. #b2e222

Analogous

  1. #22b2e2
  2. #2252e2
  3. #5222e2

Triadic

  1. #2252e2
  2. #e22252
  3. #52e222

Tetradic

  1. #2252e2
  2. #b222e2
  3. #e2b222
  4. #52e222

Square

  1. #2252e2
  2. #e222b2
  3. #e2b222
  4. #22e252

Monochromatic

  1. #0c215f
  2. #1539a2
  3. #2252e2
  4. #6687eb
  5. #a9bcf4

Shades

#2252e2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2252e2
  2. #1f4acb
  3. #1b42b5
  4. #18399e
  5. #143188
  6. #112971
  7. #0e215a
  8. #0a1944
  9. #07102d
  10. #030817
  11. #000000

Tints

#2252e2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2252e2
  2. #3863e5
  3. #4e75e8
  4. #6486eb
  5. #7a97ee
  6. #91a9f1
  7. #a7baf3
  8. #bdcbf6
  9. #d3dcf9
  10. #e9eefc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2252e2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2252e2
  2. #2b57d8
  3. #355bce
  4. #3e60c5
  5. #4864bb
  6. #5169b1
  7. #5a6ea7
  8. #64729d
  9. #6d7794
  10. #777b8a
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.23:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.37:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #616161 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4f5ba5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006ae7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0058df ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007992 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0061e5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0056e0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #006bb8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2252e2 {
  color: #2252e2;
}
Background
.bg-2252e2 {
  background-color: #2252e2;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2252e2 {
  border: 2px solid #2252e2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2252e2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 34 82 226;
  --color-primary-hsl: 225 77% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2252e2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2252e2, #5222e2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2252e2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(34 82 226 / 0.35);
}

#0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 6.03 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 6.06 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 6.53 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 7.20 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 7.40 #1560bd Denim ΔE 7.98 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 8.41 #ddad1d Inverted #616161 Grayscale 

Sapphire
#2252e2  rgb(34, 82, 226)  hsl(225, 77%, 51%)  Sapphire
#e2b222  rgb(226, 178, 34)  hsl(45, 77%, 51%)  Meat Brown
#e22252  rgb(226, 34, 82)  hsl(345, 77%, 51%)  Amaranth
#52e222  rgb(82, 226, 34)  hsl(105, 77%, 51%)  Lime Green