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#2960E2

#2960e2 ≈ Royal Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2960e2 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 16.08% red, 37.65% green and 88.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 81.86% cyan, 57.52% magenta, 0% yellow and 11.37% black. Its hue angle is 222.16°, with 76.13% saturation and 52.35% 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 5.43:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Royal Blue (#4169e1), ΔE 3.27.

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Web safe#3366cc
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Relative luminance0.1433

Complementary

  1. #2960e2
  2. #e2ab29

Split complementary

  1. #2960e2
  2. #e24e29
  3. #bde229

Analogous

  1. #29bde2
  2. #2960e2
  3. #4e29e2

Triadic

  1. #2960e2
  2. #e22960
  3. #60e229

Tetradic

  1. #2960e2
  2. #ab29e2
  3. #e2ab29
  4. #60e229

Square

  1. #2960e2
  2. #e229bd
  3. #e2ab29
  4. #29e24e

Monochromatic

  1. #0e2764
  2. #1742a8
  3. #2960e2
  4. #6c92eb
  5. #b0c4f4

Shades

#2960e2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2960e2
  2. #2556cb
  3. #214db5
  4. #1d439e
  5. #193a88
  6. #153071
  7. #10265a
  8. #0c1d44
  9. #08132d
  10. #040a17
  11. #000000

Tints

#2960e2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2960e2
  2. #3e70e5
  3. #5480e8
  4. #6990eb
  5. #7fa0ee
  6. #94b0f1
  7. #a9bff3
  8. #bfcff6
  9. #d4dff9
  10. #eaeffc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2960e2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2960e2
  2. #3263d8
  3. #3a66ce
  4. #436ac5
  5. #4c6dbb
  6. #5570b1
  7. #5d73a7
  8. #66769d
  9. #6f7a94
  10. #777d8a
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.43:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.87:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6a6a6a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5766a8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0073e6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0062df ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008198 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #006ce5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0061e1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0075ba ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2960e2 {
  color: #2960e2;
}
Background
.bg-2960e2 {
  background-color: #2960e2;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2960e2 {
  border: 2px solid #2960e2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2960e2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 41 96 226;
  --color-primary-hsl: 222 76% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2960e2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2960e2, #4e29e2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2960e2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(41 96 226 / 0.35);
}

#4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 3.27 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 4.15 #1560bd Denim ΔE 5.85 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 6.58 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 7.09 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 8.39 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 8.63 #d69f1d Inverted #6a6a6a Grayscale 

Royal Blue
#2960e2  rgb(41, 96, 226)  hsl(222, 76%, 52%)  Royal Blue
#e2ab29  rgb(226, 171, 41)  hsl(42, 76%, 52%)  Goldenrod
#e22960  rgb(226, 41, 96)  hsl(342, 76%, 52%)  Cerise
#60e229  rgb(96, 226, 41)  hsl(102, 76%, 52%)  Lime Green