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#2A5FA5

#2a5fa5 ≈ Lapis Lazuli

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#2a5fa5 is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 16.47% red, 37.25% green and 64.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 74.55% cyan, 42.42% magenta, 0% yellow and 35.29% black. Its hue angle is 214.15°, with 59.42% saturation and 40.59% 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 6.41:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Lapis Lazuli (#26619c), ΔE 2.07.

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Relative luminance0.1139

Complementary

  1. #2a5fa5
  2. #a5702a

Split complementary

  1. #2a5fa5
  2. #a5332a
  3. #9ca52a

Analogous

  1. #2a9ca5
  2. #2a5fa5
  3. #332aa5

Triadic

  1. #2a5fa5
  2. #a52a5f
  3. #5fa52a

Tetradic

  1. #2a5fa5
  2. #702aa5
  3. #a5702a
  4. #5fa52a

Square

  1. #2a5fa5
  2. #a52a9c
  3. #a5702a
  4. #2aa533

Monochromatic

  1. #0b192b
  2. #1a3c68
  3. #2a5fa5
  4. #4a84d1
  5. #87aee1

Shades

#2a5fa5 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2a5fa5
  2. #265695
  3. #224c84
  4. #1d4374
  5. #193963
  6. #153053
  7. #112642
  8. #0d1d32
  9. #081321
  10. #040a11
  11. #000000

Tints

#2a5fa5 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2a5fa5
  2. #3f6fae
  3. #557fb7
  4. #6a8fc0
  5. #7f9fc9
  6. #95afd2
  7. #aabfdb
  8. #bfcfe4
  9. #d4dfed
  10. #eaeff6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2a5fa5 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2a5fa5
  2. #3362a1
  3. #3b669e
  4. #44699a
  5. #4c6c96
  6. #557093
  7. #5e738f
  8. #66768b
  9. #6f7987
  10. #777d84
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.41:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.28:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5f5f5f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4f5f81 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3d65a8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #285aa4 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006f7a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3663a7 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #295ca4 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00698d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2a5fa5 {
  color: #2a5fa5;
}
Background
.bg-2a5fa5 {
  background-color: #2a5fa5;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2a5fa5 {
  border: 2px solid #2a5fa5;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2a5fa5;
  --color-primary-rgb: 42 95 165;
  --color-primary-hsl: 214 59% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2a5fa5 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2a5fa5, #332aa5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2a5fa5 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(42 95 165 / 0.35);
}

#26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 2.07 #1560bd Denim ΔE 2.61 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 4.96 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 5.19 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 5.32 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 6.23 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 8.03 #d5a05a Inverted #5f5f5f Grayscale 

Lapis Lazuli
#2a5fa5  rgb(42, 95, 165)  hsl(214, 59%, 41%)  Lapis Lazuli
#a5702a  rgb(165, 112, 42)  hsl(34, 59%, 41%)  Golden Brown
#a52a5f  rgb(165, 42, 95)  hsl(334, 59%, 41%)  Jazzberry Jam
#5fa52a  rgb(95, 165, 42)  hsl(94, 59%, 41%)  Kelly Green