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#2852CA

#2852ca ≈ Sapphire

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2852ca is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 15.69% red, 32.16% green and 79.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 80.2% cyan, 59.41% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 224.44°, with 66.94% saturation and 47.45% 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 6.67:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Sapphire (#0f52ba), ΔE 3.33.

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Relative luminance0.1075

Complementary

  1. #2852ca
  2. #caa028

Split complementary

  1. #2852ca
  2. #ca4f28
  3. #a3ca28

Analogous

  1. #28a3ca
  2. #2852ca
  3. #4f28ca

Triadic

  1. #2852ca
  2. #ca2852
  3. #52ca28

Tetradic

  1. #2852ca
  2. #a028ca
  3. #caa028
  4. #52ca28

Square

  1. #2852ca
  2. #ca28a3
  3. #caa028
  4. #28ca4f

Monochromatic

  1. #0f1e4a
  2. #1b388a
  3. #2852ca
  4. #5f80df
  5. #9fb3ec

Shades

#2852ca mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2852ca
  2. #244ab6
  3. #2042a2
  4. #1c398d
  5. #183179
  6. #142965
  7. #102151
  8. #0c193d
  9. #081028
  10. #040814
  11. #000000

Tints

#2852ca mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2852ca
  2. #3e63cf
  3. #5375d5
  4. #6986da
  5. #7e97df
  6. #94a9e5
  7. #a9baea
  8. #bfcbef
  9. #d4dcf4
  10. #eaeefa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2852ca mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2852ca
  2. #3157c3
  3. #3a5bbb
  4. #4260b4
  5. #4b64ac
  6. #5469a5
  7. #5d6e9e
  8. #667296
  9. #6e778f
  10. #777b87
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.67:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.15:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5c5c5c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4c5895 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0064ce ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0055c8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007186 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #005dcc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0054c9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0066a6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2852ca {
  color: #2852ca;
}
Background
.bg-2852ca {
  background-color: #2852ca;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2852ca {
  border: 2px solid #2852ca;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2852ca;
  --color-primary-rgb: 40 82 202;
  --color-primary-hsl: 224 67% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2852ca {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2852ca, #4f28ca);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2852ca {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(40 82 202 / 0.35);
}

#0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 3.33 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 5.78 #1560bd Denim ΔE 6.46 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 6.70 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 7.66 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.87 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 7.93 #d7ad35 Inverted #5c5c5c Grayscale 

Sapphire
#2852ca  rgb(40, 82, 202)  hsl(224, 67%, 47%)  Sapphire
#caa028  rgb(202, 160, 40)  hsl(44, 67%, 47%)  Goldenrod
#ca2852  rgb(202, 40, 82)  hsl(344, 67%, 47%)  Brick Red
#52ca28  rgb(82, 202, 40)  hsl(104, 67%, 47%)  Lime Green