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#2A69DB

#2a69db ≈ Royal Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2a69db is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 16.47% red, 41.18% green and 85.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 80.82% cyan, 52.05% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 218.64°, with 71.08% saturation and 51.18% 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 5.07:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Royal Blue (#4169e1), ΔE 2.79.

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Relative luminance0.1571

Complementary

  1. #2a69db
  2. #db9c2a

Split complementary

  1. #2a69db
  2. #db442a
  3. #c2db2a

Analogous

  1. #2ac2db
  2. #2a69db
  3. #442adb

Triadic

  1. #2a69db
  2. #db2a69
  3. #69db2a

Tetradic

  1. #2a69db
  2. #9c2adb
  3. #db9c2a
  4. #69db2a

Square

  1. #2a69db
  2. #db2ac2
  3. #db9c2a
  4. #2adb44

Monochromatic

  1. #102b5c
  2. #1b499e
  3. #2a69db
  4. #6b97e6
  5. #adc5f1

Shades

#2a69db mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2a69db
  2. #265fc5
  3. #2254af
  4. #1d4a99
  5. #193f83
  6. #15356e
  7. #112a58
  8. #0d2042
  9. #08152c
  10. #040b16
  11. #000000

Tints

#2a69db mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2a69db
  2. #3f78df
  3. #5587e2
  4. #6a96e6
  5. #7fa5e9
  6. #95b4ed
  7. #aac3f1
  8. #bfd2f4
  9. #d4e1f8
  10. #eaf0fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2a69db mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2a69db
  2. #336bd2
  3. #3b6ec9
  4. #4470c0
  5. #4c72b7
  6. #5575ae
  7. #5e77a4
  8. #66799b
  9. #6f7b92
  10. #777e89
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.07:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.14:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6e6e6e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5b6ca5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #1477df ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0067d9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008598 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #1f72dd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0068da ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #007bb7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2a69db {
  color: #2a69db;
}
Background
.bg-2a69db {
  background-color: #2a69db;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2a69db {
  border: 2px solid #2a69db;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2a69db;
  --color-primary-rgb: 42 105 219;
  --color-primary-hsl: 219 71% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2a69db {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2a69db, #442adb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2a69db {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(42 105 219 / 0.35);
}

#4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 2.79 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 4.71 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 5.10 #1560bd Denim ΔE 5.24 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 5.82 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 7.15 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 7.52 #d59624 Inverted #6e6e6e Grayscale 

Royal Blue
#2a69db  rgb(42, 105, 219)  hsl(219, 71%, 51%)  Royal Blue
#db9c2a  rgb(219, 156, 42)  hsl(39, 71%, 51%)  Gamboge
#db2a69  rgb(219, 42, 105)  hsl(339, 71%, 51%)  Razzmatazz
#69db2a  rgb(105, 219, 42)  hsl(99, 71%, 51%)  Lime Green