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#2861EA

#2861ea ≈ Royal Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#2861ea is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 15.69% red, 38.04% green and 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 82.91% cyan, 58.55% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 222.37°, with 82.2% saturation and 53.73% 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 5.27:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Royal Blue (#4169e1), ΔE 2.92.

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Relative luminance0.1494

Complementary

  1. #2861ea
  2. #eab128

Split complementary

  1. #2861ea
  2. #ea5028
  3. #c2ea28

Analogous

  1. #28c2ea
  2. #2861ea
  3. #5028ea

Triadic

  1. #2861ea
  2. #ea2861
  3. #61ea28

Tetradic

  1. #2861ea
  2. #b128ea
  3. #eab128
  4. #61ea28

Square

  1. #2861ea
  2. #ea28c2
  3. #eab128
  4. #28ea50

Monochromatic

  1. #0b286e
  2. #1241b4
  3. #2861ea
  4. #6e94f1
  5. #b3c7f8

Shades

#2861ea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2861ea
  2. #2457d3
  3. #204ebb
  4. #1c44a4
  5. #183a8c
  6. #143175
  7. #10275e
  8. #0c1d46
  9. #08132f
  10. #040a17
  11. #000000

Tints

#2861ea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2861ea
  2. #3e71ec
  3. #5381ee
  4. #6990f0
  5. #7ea0f2
  6. #94b0f5
  7. #a9c0f7
  8. #bfd0f9
  9. #d4dffb
  10. #eaeffd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2861ea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2861ea
  2. #3164df
  3. #3a67d5
  4. #426aca
  5. #4b6dc0
  6. #5471b5
  7. #5d74aa
  8. #6677a0
  9. #6e7a95
  10. #777d8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.27:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.99:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6c6c6c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5868ad ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0075ef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0063e7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00849c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #006eed ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0062e8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0078c0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2861ea {
  color: #2861ea;
}
Background
.bg-2861ea {
  background-color: #2861ea;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2861ea {
  border: 2px solid #2861ea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2861ea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 40 97 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 222 82% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2861ea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2861ea, #5028ea);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2861ea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(40 97 234 / 0.35);
}

#4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 2.92 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 3.23 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 5.89 #1560bd Denim ΔE 6.73 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 8.09 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 8.74 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 8.87 #d79e15 Inverted #6c6c6c Grayscale 

Royal Blue
#2861ea  rgb(40, 97, 234)  hsl(222, 82%, 54%)  Royal Blue
#eab128  rgb(234, 177, 40)  hsl(42, 82%, 54%)  Meat Brown
#ea2861  rgb(234, 40, 97)  hsl(342, 82%, 54%)  Cerise
#61ea28  rgb(97, 234, 40)  hsl(102, 82%, 54%)  Harlequin