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#2A52DB

#2a52db ≈ Sapphire

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2a52db 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 85.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 80.82% cyan, 62.56% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 226.44°, with 71.08% saturation and 51.18% 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 6.31:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Sapphire (#0f52ba), ΔE 5.52.

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Web safe#3366cc
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Relative luminance0.1164

Complementary

  1. #2a52db
  2. #dbb32a

Split complementary

  1. #2a52db
  2. #db5b2a
  3. #abdb2a

Analogous

  1. #2aabdb
  2. #2a52db
  3. #5b2adb

Triadic

  1. #2a52db
  2. #db2a52
  3. #52db2a

Tetradic

  1. #2a52db
  2. #b32adb
  3. #dbb32a
  4. #52db2a

Square

  1. #2a52db
  2. #db2aab
  3. #dbb32a
  4. #2adb5b

Monochromatic

  1. #10215c
  2. #1b389e
  3. #2a52db
  4. #6b87e6
  5. #adbcf1

Shades

#2a52db mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2a52db
  2. #264ac5
  3. #2242af
  4. #1d3999
  5. #193183
  6. #15296e
  7. #112158
  8. #0d1942
  9. #08102c
  10. #040816
  11. #000000

Tints

#2a52db mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2a52db
  2. #3f63df
  3. #5575e2
  4. #6a86e6
  5. #7f97e9
  6. #95a9ed
  7. #aabaf1
  8. #bfcbf4
  9. #d4dcf8
  10. #eaeefb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2a52db mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2a52db
  2. #3357d2
  3. #3b5bc9
  4. #4460c0
  5. #4c64b7
  6. #5569ae
  7. #5e6ea4
  8. #66729b
  9. #6f7792
  10. #777b89
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.31:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.33:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #606060 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4f5ba0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0068df ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0058d8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00768f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0060de ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0055d9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0069b2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2a52db {
  color: #2a52db;
}
Background
.bg-2a52db {
  background-color: #2a52db;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2a52db {
  border: 2px solid #2a52db;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2a52db;
  --color-primary-rgb: 42 82 219;
  --color-primary-hsl: 226 71% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2a52db {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2a52db, #5b2adb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2a52db {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(42 82 219 / 0.35);
}

#0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 5.52 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 5.69 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 6.40 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 7.51 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 7.53 #1560bd Denim ΔE 7.75 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 7.85 #d5ad24 Inverted #606060 Grayscale 

Sapphire
#2a52db  rgb(42, 82, 219)  hsl(226, 71%, 51%)  Sapphire
#dbb32a  rgb(219, 179, 42)  hsl(46, 71%, 51%)  Metallic Gold
#db2a52  rgb(219, 42, 82)  hsl(346, 71%, 51%)  Amaranth
#52db2a  rgb(82, 219, 42)  hsl(106, 71%, 51%)  Lime Green