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#2A5AAF

#2a5aaf ≈ Sapphire

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2a5aaf is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 16.47% red, 35.29% green and 68.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 76% cyan, 48.57% magenta, 0% yellow and 31.37% black. Its hue angle is 218.35°, with 61.29% saturation and 42.55% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with openness, freedom and calm. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.6:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Sapphire (#0f52ba), ΔE 3.

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Web safe#336699
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Relative luminance0.109

Complementary

  1. #2a5aaf
  2. #af7f2a

Split complementary

  1. #2a5aaf
  2. #af3d2a
  3. #9caf2a

Analogous

  1. #2a9caf
  2. #2a5aaf
  3. #3d2aaf

Triadic

  1. #2a5aaf
  2. #af2a5a
  3. #5aaf2a

Tetradic

  1. #2a5aaf
  2. #7f2aaf
  3. #af7f2a
  4. #5aaf2a

Square

  1. #2a5aaf
  2. #af2a9c
  3. #af7f2a
  4. #2aaf3d

Monochromatic

  1. #0c1b34
  2. #1b3a71
  3. #2a5aaf
  4. #5080d5
  5. #8eade4

Shades

#2a5aaf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2a5aaf
  2. #26519e
  3. #22488c
  4. #1d3f7b
  5. #193669
  6. #152d58
  7. #112446
  8. #0d1b35
  9. #081223
  10. #040912
  11. #000000

Tints

#2a5aaf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2a5aaf
  2. #3f6bb7
  3. #557bbf
  4. #6a8cc7
  5. #7f9ccf
  6. #95add7
  7. #aabddf
  8. #bfcee7
  9. #d4deef
  10. #eaeff7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2a5aaf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2a5aaf
  2. #335eaa
  3. #3b62a6
  4. #4465a1
  5. #4c699c
  6. #556d98
  7. #5e7193
  8. #66758e
  9. #6f7889
  10. #777c85
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.6:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.18:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5d5d5d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4d5c86 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2a63b2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0057ad ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006e7c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #2a60b1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #1758ae ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #006793 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2a5aaf {
  color: #2a5aaf;
}
Background
.bg-2a5aaf {
  background-color: #2a5aaf;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2a5aaf {
  border: 2px solid #2a5aaf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2a5aaf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 42 90 175;
  --color-primary-hsl: 218 61% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2a5aaf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2a5aaf, #3d2aaf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2a5aaf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(42 90 175 / 0.35);
}

#0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 3.00 #1560bd Denim ΔE 3.05 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 4.47 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 5.74 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 6.15 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 6.60 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 7.68 #d5a550 Inverted #5d5d5d Grayscale 

Sapphire
#2a5aaf  rgb(42, 90, 175)  hsl(218, 61%, 43%)  Sapphire
#af7f2a  rgb(175, 127, 42)  hsl(38, 61%, 43%)  Dark Goldenrod
#af2a5a  rgb(175, 42, 90)  hsl(338, 61%, 43%)  Jazzberry Jam
#5aaf2a  rgb(90, 175, 42)  hsl(98, 61%, 43%)  Kelly Green