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#2A58BE

#2a58be ≈ Sapphire

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2a58be is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 16.47% red, 34.51% green and 74.51% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 77.89% cyan, 53.68% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.49% black. Its hue angle is 221.35°, with 63.79% saturation and 45.49% 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 6.49:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Sapphire (#0f52ba), ΔE 2.39.

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Relative luminance0.1119

Complementary

  1. #2a58be
  2. #be902a

Split complementary

  1. #2a58be
  2. #be462a
  3. #a2be2a

Analogous

  1. #2aa2be
  2. #2a58be
  3. #462abe

Triadic

  1. #2a58be
  2. #be2a58
  3. #58be2a

Tetradic

  1. #2a58be
  2. #902abe
  3. #be902a
  4. #58be2a

Square

  1. #2a58be
  2. #be2aa2
  3. #be902a
  4. #2abe46

Monochromatic

  1. #0e1e41
  2. #1c3b7f
  3. #2a58be
  4. #5a82db
  5. #99b1e8

Shades

#2a58be mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2a58be
  2. #264fab
  3. #224698
  4. #1d3e85
  5. #193572
  6. #152c5f
  7. #11234c
  8. #0d1a39
  9. #081226
  10. #040913
  11. #000000

Tints

#2a58be mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2a58be
  2. #3f69c5
  3. #5579cb
  4. #6a8ad2
  5. #7f9bd8
  6. #95acdf
  7. #aabce5
  8. #bfcdec
  9. #d4def2
  10. #eaeef9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2a58be mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2a58be
  2. #335cb8
  3. #3b60b2
  4. #4464ab
  5. #4c68a5
  6. #556c9f
  7. #5e7099
  8. #667493
  9. #6f788c
  10. #777c86
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.49:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.24:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5e5e5e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4e5c8f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0265c2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0058bc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007182 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #1960c0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0058bd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00689e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2a58be {
  color: #2a58be;
}
Background
.bg-2a58be {
  background-color: #2a58be;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2a58be {
  border: 2px solid #2a58be;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2a58be;
  --color-primary-rgb: 42 88 190;
  --color-primary-hsl: 221 64% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2a58be {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2a58be, #462abe);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2a58be {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(42 88 190 / 0.35);
}

#0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 2.39 #1560bd Denim ΔE 3.98 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 5.96 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 6.37 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 7.14 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 7.56 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 7.68 #d5a741 Inverted #5e5e5e Grayscale 

Sapphire
#2a58be  rgb(42, 88, 190)  hsl(221, 64%, 45%)  Sapphire
#be902a  rgb(190, 144, 42)  hsl(41, 64%, 45%)  Dark Goldenrod
#be2a58  rgb(190, 42, 88)  hsl(341, 64%, 45%)  Dogwood Rose
#58be2a  rgb(88, 190, 42)  hsl(101, 64%, 45%)  Kelly Green