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#2A52BF

#2a52bf ≈ Sapphire

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2a52bf is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 16.47% red, 32.16% green and 74.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 78.01% cyan, 57.07% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 223.89°, 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 6.87:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Sapphire (#0f52ba), ΔE 2.3.

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Relative luminance0.1029

Complementary

  1. #2a52bf
  2. #bf972a

Split complementary

  1. #2a52bf
  2. #bf4c2a
  3. #9dbf2a

Analogous

  1. #2a9dbf
  2. #2a52bf
  3. #4c2abf

Triadic

  1. #2a52bf
  2. #bf2a52
  3. #52bf2a

Tetradic

  1. #2a52bf
  2. #972abf
  3. #bf972a
  4. #52bf2a

Square

  1. #2a52bf
  2. #bf2a9d
  3. #bf972a
  4. #2abf4c

Monochromatic

  1. #0e1c42
  2. #1c3780
  3. #2a52bf
  4. #5b7ddb
  5. #99afe9

Shades

#2a52bf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2a52bf
  2. #264aac
  3. #224299
  4. #1d3986
  5. #193173
  6. #152960
  7. #11214c
  8. #0d1939
  9. #081026
  10. #040813
  11. #000000

Tints

#2a52bf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2a52bf
  2. #3f63c5
  3. #5575cc
  4. #6a86d2
  5. #7f97d9
  6. #95a9df
  7. #aabae5
  8. #bfcbec
  9. #d4dcf2
  10. #eaeef9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2a52bf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2a52bf
  2. #3357b9
  3. #3b5bb2
  4. #4460ac
  5. #4c64a6
  6. #5569a0
  7. #5e6e99
  8. #667293
  9. #6f778d
  10. #777b86
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.87:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.06:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5a5a5a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4b578e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0061c3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0054bd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006d80 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #025cc1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0053be ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00639d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2a52bf {
  color: #2a52bf;
}
Background
.bg-2a52bf {
  background-color: #2a52bf;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2a52bf {
  border: 2px solid #2a52bf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2a52bf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 42 82 191;
  --color-primary-hsl: 224 64% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2a52bf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2a52bf, #4c2abf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2a52bf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(42 82 191 / 0.35);
}

#0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 2.30 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 4.75 #1560bd Denim ΔE 6.02 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 7.20 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 7.46 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 7.61 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.94 #d5ad40 Inverted #5a5a5a Grayscale 

Sapphire
#2a52bf  rgb(42, 82, 191)  hsl(224, 64%, 46%)  Sapphire
#bf972a  rgb(191, 151, 42)  hsl(44, 64%, 46%)  Dark Goldenrod
#bf2a52  rgb(191, 42, 82)  hsl(344, 64%, 46%)  Ruby
#52bf2a  rgb(82, 191, 42)  hsl(104, 64%, 46%)  Kelly Green