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#2865EA

#2865ea ≈ Royal Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#2865ea is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 15.69% red, 39.61% green and 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 82.91% cyan, 56.84% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 221.13°, 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 5.07:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Royal Blue (#4169e1), ΔE 2.08.

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Relative luminance0.157

Complementary

  1. #2865ea
  2. #eaad28

Split complementary

  1. #2865ea
  2. #ea4c28
  3. #c6ea28

Analogous

  1. #28c6ea
  2. #2865ea
  3. #4c28ea

Triadic

  1. #2865ea
  2. #ea2865
  3. #65ea28

Tetradic

  1. #2865ea
  2. #ad28ea
  3. #eaad28
  4. #65ea28

Square

  1. #2865ea
  2. #ea28c6
  3. #eaad28
  4. #28ea4c

Monochromatic

  1. #0b2a6e
  2. #1245b4
  3. #2865ea
  4. #6e97f1
  5. #b3c9f8

Shades

#2865ea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2865ea
  2. #245bd3
  3. #2051bb
  4. #1c47a4
  5. #183d8c
  6. #143375
  7. #10285e
  8. #0c1e46
  9. #08142f
  10. #040a17
  11. #000000

Tints

#2865ea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2865ea
  2. #3e74ec
  3. #5384ee
  4. #6993f0
  5. #7ea3f2
  6. #94b2f5
  7. #a9c1f7
  8. #bfd1f9
  9. #d4e0fb
  10. #eaf0fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2865ea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2865ea
  2. #3168df
  3. #3a6ad5
  4. #426dca
  5. #4b70c0
  6. #5473b5
  7. #5d75aa
  8. #6678a0
  9. #6e7b95
  10. #777d8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.07:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.14:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6e6e6e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5a6bae ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0078ef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0066e7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00879e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0071ed ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0066e8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #007bc1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2865ea {
  color: #2865ea;
}
Background
.bg-2865ea {
  background-color: #2865ea;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2865ea {
  border: 2px solid #2865ea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2865ea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 40 101 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 221 82% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2865ea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2865ea, #4c28ea);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2865ea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(40 101 234 / 0.35);
}

#4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 2.08 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 3.05 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 4.64 #1560bd Denim ΔE 6.67 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 7.99 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 8.63 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 8.82 #d79a15 Inverted #6e6e6e Grayscale 

Royal Blue
#2865ea  rgb(40, 101, 234)  hsl(221, 82%, 54%)  Royal Blue
#eaad28  rgb(234, 173, 40)  hsl(41, 82%, 54%)  Goldenrod
#ea2865  rgb(234, 40, 101)  hsl(341, 82%, 54%)  Cerise
#65ea28  rgb(101, 234, 40)  hsl(101, 82%, 54%)  Lawn Green