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#2A55AE

#2a55ae ≈ Sapphire

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2a55ae is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 16.47% red, 33.33% green and 68.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 75.86% cyan, 51.15% magenta, 0% yellow and 31.76% black. Its hue angle is 220.45°, with 61.11% saturation and 42.35% 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 6.98:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Sapphire (#0f52ba), ΔE 1.99.

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Web safe#336699
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Relative luminance0.1005

Complementary

  1. #2a55ae
  2. #ae832a

Split complementary

  1. #2a55ae
  2. #ae412a
  3. #97ae2a

Analogous

  1. #2a97ae
  2. #2a55ae
  3. #412aae

Triadic

  1. #2a55ae
  2. #ae2a55
  3. #55ae2a

Tetradic

  1. #2a55ae
  2. #832aae
  3. #ae832a
  4. #55ae2a

Square

  1. #2a55ae
  2. #ae2a97
  3. #ae832a
  4. #2aae41

Monochromatic

  1. #0c1933
  2. #1b3770
  3. #2a55ae
  4. #507bd5
  5. #8da9e4

Shades

#2a55ae mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2a55ae
  2. #264d9d
  3. #22448b
  4. #1d3c7a
  5. #193368
  6. #152b57
  7. #112246
  8. #0d1a34
  9. #081123
  10. #040911
  11. #000000

Tints

#2a55ae mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2a55ae
  2. #3f66b6
  3. #5577be
  4. #6a88c6
  5. #7f99ce
  6. #95aad7
  7. #aabbdf
  8. #bfcce7
  9. #d4ddef
  10. #eaeef7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2a55ae mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2a55ae
  2. #3359a9
  3. #3b5ea5
  4. #4462a0
  5. #4c669c
  6. #556b97
  7. #5e6f92
  8. #66738e
  9. #6f7789
  10. #777c85
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.98:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.01:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #595959 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4b5884 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #1d60b1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0054ac ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006a79 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #235cb0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0b54ad ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #006391 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2a55ae {
  color: #2a55ae;
}
Background
.bg-2a55ae {
  background-color: #2a55ae;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2a55ae {
  border: 2px solid #2a55ae;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2a55ae;
  --color-primary-rgb: 42 85 174;
  --color-primary-hsl: 220 61% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2a55ae {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2a55ae, #412aae);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2a55ae {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(42 85 174 / 0.35);
}

#0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 1.99 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 4.57 #1560bd Denim ΔE 4.70 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 5.11 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 5.93 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 8.00 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 9.25 #d5aa51 Inverted #595959 Grayscale 

Sapphire
#2a55ae  rgb(42, 85, 174)  hsl(220, 61%, 42%)  Sapphire
#ae832a  rgb(174, 131, 42)  hsl(40, 61%, 42%)  Dark Goldenrod
#ae2a55  rgb(174, 42, 85)  hsl(340, 61%, 42%)  Jazzberry Jam
#55ae2a  rgb(85, 174, 42)  hsl(100, 61%, 42%)  Kelly Green