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#2255E2

#2255e2 ≈ Sapphire

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#2255e2 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 13.33% red, 33.33% green and 88.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 84.96% cyan, 62.39% magenta, 0% yellow and 11.37% black. Its hue angle is 224.06°, 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 6.06:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Sapphire (#0f52ba), ΔE 5.92.

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Web safe#3366cc
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Relative luminance0.1233

Complementary

  1. #2255e2
  2. #e2af22

Split complementary

  1. #2255e2
  2. #e24f22
  3. #b5e222

Analogous

  1. #22b5e2
  2. #2255e2
  3. #4f22e2

Triadic

  1. #2255e2
  2. #e22255
  3. #55e222

Tetradic

  1. #2255e2
  2. #af22e2
  3. #e2af22
  4. #55e222

Square

  1. #2255e2
  2. #e222b5
  3. #e2af22
  4. #22e24f

Monochromatic

  1. #0c225f
  2. #153ba2
  3. #2255e2
  4. #6689eb
  5. #a9bdf4

Shades

#2255e2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2255e2
  2. #1f4dcb
  3. #1b44b5
  4. #183c9e
  5. #143388
  6. #112b71
  7. #0e225a
  8. #0a1a44
  9. #07112d
  10. #030917
  11. #000000

Tints

#2255e2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2255e2
  2. #3866e5
  3. #4e77e8
  4. #6488eb
  5. #7a99ee
  6. #91aaf1
  7. #a7bbf3
  8. #bdccf6
  9. #d3ddf9
  10. #e9eefc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2255e2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2255e2
  2. #2b59d8
  3. #355ece
  4. #3e62c5
  5. #4866bb
  6. #516bb1
  7. #5a6fa7
  8. #64739d
  9. #6d7794
  10. #777c8a
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.06:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.47:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #626262 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #505da5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006ce7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #005adf ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007a94 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0063e5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0058e0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #006db8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2255e2 {
  color: #2255e2;
}
Background
.bg-2255e2 {
  background-color: #2255e2;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2255e2 {
  border: 2px solid #2255e2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2255e2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 34 85 226;
  --color-primary-hsl: 224 77% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2255e2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2255e2, #4f22e2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2255e2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(34 85 226 / 0.35);
}

#0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 5.92 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 6.47 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 6.49 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 6.52 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 6.89 #1560bd Denim ΔE 7.29 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 8.51 #ddaa1d Inverted #626262 Grayscale 

Sapphire
#2255e2  rgb(34, 85, 226)  hsl(224, 77%, 51%)  Sapphire
#e2af22  rgb(226, 175, 34)  hsl(44, 77%, 51%)  Meat Brown
#e22255  rgb(226, 34, 85)  hsl(344, 77%, 51%)  Amaranth
#55e222  rgb(85, 226, 34)  hsl(104, 77%, 51%)  Lime Green