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#2866EA

#2866ea ≈ Royal Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#2866ea is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 15.69% red, 40% green and 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 82.91% cyan, 56.41% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 220.82°, 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 5.03:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Royal Blue (#4169e1), ΔE 1.96.

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Relative luminance0.1589

Complementary

  1. #2866ea
  2. #eaac28

Split complementary

  1. #2866ea
  2. #ea4b28
  3. #c7ea28

Analogous

  1. #28c7ea
  2. #2866ea
  3. #4b28ea

Triadic

  1. #2866ea
  2. #ea2866
  3. #66ea28

Tetradic

  1. #2866ea
  2. #ac28ea
  3. #eaac28
  4. #66ea28

Square

  1. #2866ea
  2. #ea28c7
  3. #eaac28
  4. #28ea4b

Monochromatic

  1. #0b2b6e
  2. #1245b4
  3. #2866ea
  4. #6e98f1
  5. #b3c9f8

Shades

#2866ea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2866ea
  2. #245cd3
  3. #2052bb
  4. #1c47a4
  5. #183d8c
  6. #143375
  7. #10295e
  8. #0c1f46
  9. #08142f
  10. #040a17
  11. #000000

Tints

#2866ea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2866ea
  2. #3e75ec
  3. #5385ee
  4. #6994f0
  5. #7ea3f2
  6. #94b3f5
  7. #a9c2f7
  8. #bfd1f9
  9. #d4e0fb
  10. #eaf0fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2866ea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2866ea
  2. #3169df
  3. #3a6bd5
  4. #426eca
  5. #4b70c0
  6. #5473b5
  7. #5d76aa
  8. #6678a0
  9. #6e7b95
  10. #777d8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.03:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.18:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6f6f6f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5b6cae ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0078ef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0067e7 ≈ 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-2866ea {
  color: #2866ea;
}
Background
.bg-2866ea {
  background-color: #2866ea;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2866ea {
  border: 2px solid #2866ea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2866ea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 40 102 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 221 82% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2866ea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2866ea, #4b28ea);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2866ea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(40 102 234 / 0.35);
}

#4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 1.96 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 3.10 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 4.34 #1560bd Denim ΔE 6.70 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 7.71 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 8.58 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 9.02 #d79915 Inverted #6f6f6f Grayscale 

Royal Blue
#2866ea  rgb(40, 102, 234)  hsl(221, 82%, 54%)  Royal Blue
#eaac28  rgb(234, 172, 40)  hsl(41, 82%, 54%)  Goldenrod
#ea2866  rgb(234, 40, 102)  hsl(341, 82%, 54%)  Cerise
#66ea28  rgb(102, 234, 40)  hsl(101, 82%, 54%)  Lawn Green