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#2A4FCA

#2a4fca ≈ Sapphire

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2a4fca is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 16.47% red, 30.98% green and 79.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 79.21% cyan, 60.89% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 226.13°, with 65.57% saturation and 47.84% 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 6.84:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Sapphire (#0f52ba), ΔE 3.91.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#3366cc
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Relative luminance0.1035

Complementary

  1. #2a4fca
  2. #caa52a

Split complementary

  1. #2a4fca
  2. #ca552a
  3. #9fca2a

Analogous

  1. #2a9fca
  2. #2a4fca
  3. #552aca

Triadic

  1. #2a4fca
  2. #ca2a4f
  3. #4fca2a

Tetradic

  1. #2a4fca
  2. #a52aca
  3. #caa52a
  4. #4fca2a

Square

  1. #2a4fca
  2. #ca2a9f
  3. #caa52a
  4. #2aca55

Monochromatic

  1. #101d4b
  2. #1d368b
  3. #2a4fca
  4. #627fde
  5. #a1b3ec

Shades

#2a4fca mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2a4fca
  2. #2647b6
  3. #223fa2
  4. #1d378d
  5. #192f79
  6. #152865
  7. #112051
  8. #0d183d
  9. #081028
  10. #040814
  11. #000000

Tints

#2a4fca mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2a4fca
  2. #3f61cf
  3. #5572d5
  4. #6a84da
  5. #7f95df
  6. #95a7e5
  7. #aab9ea
  8. #bfcaef
  9. #d4dcf4
  10. #eaedfa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2a4fca mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2a4fca
  2. #3354c3
  3. #3b59bb
  4. #445eb4
  5. #4c63ac
  6. #5568a5
  7. #5e6c9e
  8. #667196
  9. #6f768f
  10. #777b87
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.84:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.07:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5b5b5b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4c5695 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0062ce ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0053c8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006f85 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #005bcc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0052c9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0064a5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2a4fca {
  color: #2a4fca;
}
Background
.bg-2a4fca {
  background-color: #2a4fca;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2a4fca {
  border: 2px solid #2a4fca;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2a4fca;
  --color-primary-rgb: 42 79 202;
  --color-primary-hsl: 226 66% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2a4fca {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2a4fca, #552aca);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2a4fca {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(42 79 202 / 0.35);
}

#0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 3.91 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 5.62 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 6.17 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 6.70 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 6.97 #1560bd Denim ΔE 7.48 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 7.51 #d5b035 Inverted #5b5b5b Grayscale 

Sapphire
#2a4fca  rgb(42, 79, 202)  hsl(226, 66%, 48%)  Sapphire
#caa52a  rgb(202, 165, 42)  hsl(46, 66%, 48%)  Metallic Gold
#ca2a4f  rgb(202, 42, 79)  hsl(346, 66%, 48%)  Brick Red
#4fca2a  rgb(79, 202, 42)  hsl(106, 66%, 48%)  Lime Green