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#2A5CE3

#2a5ce3 ≈ Royal Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2a5ce3 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 16.47% red, 36.08% green and 89.02% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 81.5% cyan, 59.47% magenta, 0% yellow and 10.98% black. Its hue angle is 223.78°, with 76.76% saturation and 52.75% 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 5.62:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Royal Blue (#4169e1), ΔE 4.35.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#3366cc
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Relative luminance0.1369

Complementary

  1. #2a5ce3
  2. #e3b12a

Split complementary

  1. #2a5ce3
  2. #e3552a
  3. #b9e32a

Analogous

  1. #2ab9e3
  2. #2a5ce3
  3. #552ae3

Triadic

  1. #2a5ce3
  2. #e32a5c
  3. #5ce32a

Tetradic

  1. #2a5ce3
  2. #b12ae3
  3. #e3b12a
  4. #5ce32a

Square

  1. #2a5ce3
  2. #e32ab9
  3. #e3b12a
  4. #2ae355

Monochromatic

  1. #0d2667
  2. #163eaa
  3. #2a5ce3
  4. #6e90ec
  5. #b1c4f5

Shades

#2a5ce3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2a5ce3
  2. #2653cc
  3. #224ab6
  4. #1d409f
  5. #193788
  6. #152e72
  7. #11255b
  8. #0d1c44
  9. #08122d
  10. #040917
  11. #000000

Tints

#2a5ce3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2a5ce3
  2. #3f6ce6
  3. #557de9
  4. #6a8deb
  5. #7f9dee
  6. #95aef1
  7. #aabef4
  8. #bfcef7
  9. #d4def9
  10. #eaeffc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2a5ce3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2a5ce3
  2. #3360d9
  3. #3b63cf
  4. #4467c5
  5. #4c6abb
  6. #556eb2
  7. #5e72a8
  8. #66759e
  9. #6f7994
  10. #777c8a
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.62:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.74:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #676767 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5563a8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0070e7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #005fe0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007f97 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0069e6 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #005ee1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0072ba ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2a5ce3 {
  color: #2a5ce3;
}
Background
.bg-2a5ce3 {
  background-color: #2a5ce3;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2a5ce3 {
  border: 2px solid #2a5ce3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2a5ce3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 42 92 227;
  --color-primary-hsl: 224 77% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2a5ce3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2a5ce3, #552ae3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2a5ce3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(42 92 227 / 0.35);
}

#4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 4.35 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 4.64 #1560bd Denim ΔE 6.48 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 6.69 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 7.50 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 7.65 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 7.76 #d5a31c Inverted #676767 Grayscale 

Royal Blue
#2a5ce3  rgb(42, 92, 227)  hsl(224, 77%, 53%)  Royal Blue
#e3b12a  rgb(227, 177, 42)  hsl(44, 77%, 53%)  Meat Brown
#e32a5c  rgb(227, 42, 92)  hsl(344, 77%, 53%)  Cerise
#5ce32a  rgb(92, 227, 42)  hsl(104, 77%, 53%)  Neon Green