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#2B59DB

#2b59db ≈ Royal Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2b59db is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 16.86% red, 34.9% green and 85.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 80.37% cyan, 59.36% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 224.32°, with 70.97% saturation and 51.37% 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 5.91:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Royal Blue (#4169e1), ΔE 5.44.

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Relative luminance0.1277

Complementary

  1. #2b59db
  2. #dbad2b

Split complementary

  1. #2b59db
  2. #db552b
  3. #b1db2b

Analogous

  1. #2bb1db
  2. #2b59db
  3. #552bdb

Triadic

  1. #2b59db
  2. #db2b59
  3. #59db2b

Tetradic

  1. #2b59db
  2. #ad2bdb
  3. #dbad2b
  4. #59db2b

Square

  1. #2b59db
  2. #db2bb1
  3. #dbad2b
  4. #2bdb55

Monochromatic

  1. #10245d
  2. #1b3d9f
  3. #2b59db
  4. #6c8ce6
  5. #aebff1

Shades

#2b59db mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2b59db
  2. #2750c5
  3. #2247af
  4. #1e3e99
  5. #1a3583
  6. #162d6e
  7. #112458
  8. #0d1b42
  9. #09122c
  10. #040916
  11. #000000

Tints

#2b59db mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2b59db
  2. #406adf
  3. #557ae2
  4. #6b8be6
  5. #809be9
  6. #95aced
  7. #aabdf1
  8. #bfcdf4
  9. #d5def8
  10. #eaeefb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2b59db mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2b59db
  2. #345dd2
  3. #3c61c9
  4. #4565c0
  5. #4d69b7
  6. #566dae
  7. #5e70a4
  8. #67749b
  9. #6f7892
  10. #787c89
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.91:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.55:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #646464 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5360a2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006ddf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #005cd9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007a91 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0065de ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #005bda ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #006eb4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2b59db {
  color: #2b59db;
}
Background
.bg-2b59db {
  background-color: #2b59db;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2b59db {
  border: 2px solid #2b59db;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2b59db;
  --color-primary-rgb: 43 89 219;
  --color-primary-hsl: 224 71% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2b59db {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2b59db, #552bdb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2b59db {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(43 89 219 / 0.35);
}

#4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 5.44 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 5.52 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 5.93 #1560bd Denim ΔE 6.19 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 6.88 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 7.38 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 8.35 #d4a624 Inverted #646464 Grayscale 

Royal Blue
#2b59db  rgb(43, 89, 219)  hsl(224, 71%, 51%)  Royal Blue
#dbad2b  rgb(219, 173, 43)  hsl(44, 71%, 51%)  Metallic Gold
#db2b59  rgb(219, 43, 89)  hsl(344, 71%, 51%)  Raspberry
#59db2b  rgb(89, 219, 43)  hsl(104, 71%, 51%)  Lime Green