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#2A4DBF

#2a4dbf ≈ Sapphire

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2a4dbf is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 16.47% red, 30.2% green and 74.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 78.01% cyan, 59.69% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 225.91°, with 63.95% saturation and 45.69% 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 7.21:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sapphire (#0f52ba), ΔE 3.36.

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Web safe#3366cc
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Relative luminance0.0956

Complementary

  1. #2a4dbf
  2. #bf9c2a

Split complementary

  1. #2a4dbf
  2. #bf522a
  3. #98bf2a

Analogous

  1. #2a98bf
  2. #2a4dbf
  3. #522abf

Triadic

  1. #2a4dbf
  2. #bf2a4d
  3. #4dbf2a

Tetradic

  1. #2a4dbf
  2. #9c2abf
  3. #bf9c2a
  4. #4dbf2a

Square

  1. #2a4dbf
  2. #bf2a98
  3. #bf9c2a
  4. #2abf52

Monochromatic

  1. #0e1a42
  2. #1c3480
  3. #2a4dbf
  4. #5b79db
  5. #99ace9

Shades

#2a4dbf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2a4dbf
  2. #2645ac
  3. #223e99
  4. #1d3686
  5. #192e73
  6. #152760
  7. #111f4c
  8. #0d1739
  9. #080f26
  10. #040813
  11. #000000

Tints

#2a4dbf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2a4dbf
  2. #3f5fc5
  3. #5571cc
  4. #6a82d2
  5. #7f94d9
  6. #95a6df
  7. #aab8e5
  8. #bfcaec
  9. #d4dbf2
  10. #eaedf9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2a4dbf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2a4dbf
  2. #3352b9
  3. #3b57b2
  4. #445cac
  5. #4c61a6
  6. #5567a0
  7. #5e6c99
  8. #667193
  9. #6f768d
  10. #777b86
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.21:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.91:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #575757 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #49538d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005ec3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0050bd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006a7e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0058c1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #004fbe ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00609c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2a4dbf {
  color: #2a4dbf;
}
Background
.bg-2a4dbf {
  background-color: #2a4dbf;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2a4dbf {
  border: 2px solid #2a4dbf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2a4dbf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 42 77 191;
  --color-primary-hsl: 226 64% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2a4dbf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2a4dbf, #522abf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2a4dbf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(42 77 191 / 0.35);
}

#0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 3.36 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 4.26 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 5.95 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 6.58 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 6.91 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 7.61 #1560bd Denim ΔE 7.66 #d5b240 Inverted #575757 Grayscale 

Sapphire
#2a4dbf  rgb(42, 77, 191)  hsl(226, 64%, 46%)  Sapphire
#bf9c2a  rgb(191, 156, 42)  hsl(46, 64%, 46%)  Metallic Gold
#bf2a4d  rgb(191, 42, 77)  hsl(346, 64%, 46%)  Cardinal
#4dbf2a  rgb(77, 191, 42)  hsl(106, 64%, 46%)  Kelly Green