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#2B53CB

#2b53cb ≈ Sapphire

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2b53cb is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 16.86% red, 32.55% green and 79.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 78.82% cyan, 59.11% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 225°, with 65.04% saturation and 48.24% 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 6.56:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Sapphire (#0f52ba), ΔE 3.56.

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Web safe#3366cc
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Relative luminance0.1101

Complementary

  1. #2b53cb
  2. #cba32b

Split complementary

  1. #2b53cb
  2. #cb532b
  3. #a3cb2b

Analogous

  1. #2ba3cb
  2. #2b53cb
  3. #532bcb

Triadic

  1. #2b53cb
  2. #cb2b53
  3. #53cb2b

Tetradic

  1. #2b53cb
  2. #a32bcb
  3. #cba32b
  4. #53cb2b

Square

  1. #2b53cb
  2. #cb2ba3
  3. #cba32b
  4. #2bcb53

Monochromatic

  1. #101f4d
  2. #1e398c
  3. #2b53cb
  4. #6483de
  5. #a3b5ec

Shades

#2b53cb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2b53cb
  2. #274bb7
  3. #2242a2
  4. #1e3a8e
  5. #1a327a
  6. #162a66
  7. #112151
  8. #0d193d
  9. #091129
  10. #040814
  11. #000000

Tints

#2b53cb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2b53cb
  2. #4064d0
  3. #5575d5
  4. #6b87db
  5. #8098e0
  6. #95a9e5
  7. #aabaea
  8. #bfcbef
  9. #d5ddf5
  10. #eaeefa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2b53cb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2b53cb
  2. #3458c4
  3. #3c5cbc
  4. #4561b5
  5. #4d65ad
  6. #566aa6
  7. #5e6e9e
  8. #677397
  9. #6f778f
  10. #787c88
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.56:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.2:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5d5d5d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4e5996 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0065cf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0056c9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007287 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #005ecd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0055ca ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0067a6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2b53cb {
  color: #2b53cb;
}
Background
.bg-2b53cb {
  background-color: #2b53cb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2b53cb {
  border: 2px solid #2b53cb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2b53cb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 43 83 203;
  --color-primary-hsl: 225 65% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2b53cb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2b53cb, #532bcb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2b53cb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(43 83 203 / 0.35);
}

#0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 3.56 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 6.14 #1560bd Denim ΔE 6.38 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 6.52 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 7.71 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 7.86 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.96 #d4ac34 Inverted #5d5d5d Grayscale 

Sapphire
#2b53cb  rgb(43, 83, 203)  hsl(225, 65%, 48%)  Sapphire
#cba32b  rgb(203, 163, 43)  hsl(45, 65%, 48%)  Metallic Gold
#cb2b53  rgb(203, 43, 83)  hsl(345, 65%, 48%)  Brick Red
#53cb2b  rgb(83, 203, 43)  hsl(105, 65%, 48%)  Lime Green