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#2950CD

#2950cd ≈ Sapphire

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2950cd is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 16.08% red, 31.37% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 80% cyan, 60.98% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 225.73°, with 66.67% saturation and 48.24% 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 6.72:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Sapphire (#0f52ba), ΔE 4.

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Relative luminance0.1062

Complementary

  1. #2950cd
  2. #cda629

Split complementary

  1. #2950cd
  2. #cd5429
  3. #a2cd29

Analogous

  1. #29a2cd
  2. #2950cd
  3. #5429cd

Triadic

  1. #2950cd
  2. #cd2950
  3. #50cd29

Tetradic

  1. #2950cd
  2. #a629cd
  3. #cda629
  4. #50cd29

Square

  1. #2950cd
  2. #cd29a2
  3. #cda629
  4. #29cd54

Monochromatic

  1. #101e4e
  2. #1c378d
  3. #2950cd
  4. #6380e0
  5. #a3b4ed

Shades

#2950cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2950cd
  2. #2548b9
  3. #2140a4
  4. #1d3890
  5. #19307b
  6. #152867
  7. #102052
  8. #0c183e
  9. #081029
  10. #040815
  11. #000000

Tints

#2950cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2950cd
  2. #3e62d2
  3. #5473d7
  4. #6985dc
  5. #7f96e1
  6. #94a8e6
  7. #a9b9eb
  8. #bfcbf0
  9. #d4dcf5
  10. #eaeefa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2950cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2950cd
  2. #3255c5
  3. #3a5abe
  4. #435eb6
  5. #4c63ae
  6. #5568a7
  7. #5d6d9f
  8. #667297
  9. #6f768f
  10. #777b88
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.72:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.12:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5c5c5c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4c5797 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0064d1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0054cb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007087 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #005ccf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0053cc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0065a7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2950cd {
  color: #2950cd;
}
Background
.bg-2950cd {
  background-color: #2950cd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2950cd {
  border: 2px solid #2950cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2950cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 41 80 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 226 67% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2950cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2950cd, #5429cd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2950cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(41 80 205 / 0.35);
}

#0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 4.00 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 5.98 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 6.16 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 7.10 #1560bd Denim ΔE 7.29 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.31 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 7.39 #d6af32 Inverted #5c5c5c Grayscale 

Sapphire
#2950cd  rgb(41, 80, 205)  hsl(226, 67%, 48%)  Sapphire
#cda629  rgb(205, 166, 41)  hsl(46, 67%, 48%)  Metallic Gold
#cd2950  rgb(205, 41, 80)  hsl(346, 67%, 48%)  Brick Red
#50cd29  rgb(80, 205, 41)  hsl(106, 67%, 48%)  Lime Green