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#2A6291

#2a6291 ≈ Lapis Lazuli

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#2a6291 is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 16.47% red, 38.43% green and 56.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 71.03% cyan, 32.41% magenta, 0% yellow and 43.14% black. Its hue angle is 207.38°, with 55.08% saturation and 36.67% 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 6.45:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Lapis Lazuli (#26619c), ΔE 1.88.

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Web safe#336699
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Relative luminance0.1127

Complementary

  1. #2a6291
  2. #91592a

Split complementary

  1. #2a6291
  2. #912a2f
  3. #918d2a

Analogous

  1. #2a918d
  2. #2a6291
  3. #2a2f91

Triadic

  1. #2a6291
  2. #912a62
  3. #62912a

Tetradic

  1. #2a6291
  2. #592a91
  3. #91592a
  4. #62912a

Square

  1. #2a6291
  2. #8d2a91
  3. #91592a
  4. #2f912a

Monochromatic

  1. #08121a
  2. #193a56
  3. #2a6291
  4. #408ac8
  5. #7baed9

Shades

#2a6291 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2a6291
  2. #265883
  3. #224e74
  4. #1d4566
  5. #193b57
  6. #153149
  7. #11273a
  8. #0d1d2c
  9. #08141d
  10. #040a0f
  11. #000000

Tints

#2a6291 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2a6291
  2. #3f729c
  3. #5581a7
  4. #6a91b2
  5. #7fa1bd
  6. #95b1c8
  7. #aac0d3
  8. #bfd0de
  9. #d4e0e9
  10. #eaeff4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2a6291 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2a6291
  2. #33658f
  3. #3b688e
  4. #446b8c
  5. #4c6e8a
  6. #557189
  7. #5e7487
  8. #667785
  9. #6f7a83
  10. #777d82
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.45:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.25:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5e5e5e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4e6076 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4d6493 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3f5a90 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006d73 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #426392 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #375d90 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #006980 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2a6291 {
  color: #2a6291;
}
Background
.bg-2a6291 {
  background-color: #2a6291;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2a6291 {
  border: 2px solid #2a6291;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2a6291;
  --color-primary-rgb: 42 98 145;
  --color-primary-hsl: 207 55% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2a6291 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2a6291, #2a2f91);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2a6291 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(42 98 145 / 0.35);
}

#26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 1.88 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 3.19 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 4.21 #1560bd Denim ΔE 5.19 #006994 Sea Blue ΔE 5.20 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 7.00 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 7.39 #d59d6e Inverted #5e5e5e Grayscale 

Lapis Lazuli
#2a6291  rgb(42, 98, 145)  hsl(207, 55%, 37%)  Lapis Lazuli
#91592a  rgb(145, 89, 42)  hsl(27, 55%, 37%)  Saddle Brown
#912a62  rgb(145, 42, 98)  hsl(327, 55%, 37%)  Boysenberry
#62912a  rgb(98, 145, 42)  hsl(87, 55%, 37%)  Olive Drab