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#2B59DE

#2b59de ≈ Royal Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2b59de 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 87.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 80.63% cyan, 59.91% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 224.58°, with 73.06% saturation and 51.96% 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 5.86:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Royal Blue (#4169e1), ΔE 5.35.

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Web safe#3366cc
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Relative luminance0.1293

Complementary

  1. #2b59de
  2. #deb02b

Split complementary

  1. #2b59de
  2. #de562b
  3. #b3de2b

Analogous

  1. #2bb3de
  2. #2b59de
  3. #562bde

Triadic

  1. #2b59de
  2. #de2b59
  3. #59de2b

Tetradic

  1. #2b59de
  2. #b02bde
  3. #deb02b
  4. #59de2b

Square

  1. #2b59de
  2. #de2bb3
  3. #deb02b
  4. #2bde56

Monochromatic

  1. #0f2461
  2. #193da3
  3. #2b59de
  4. #6d8de8
  5. #afc1f3

Shades

#2b59de mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2b59de
  2. #2750c8
  3. #2247b2
  4. #1e3e9b
  5. #1a3585
  6. #162d6f
  7. #112459
  8. #0d1b43
  9. #09122c
  10. #040916
  11. #000000

Tints

#2b59de mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2b59de
  2. #406ae1
  3. #557ae5
  4. #6b8be8
  5. #809beb
  6. #95acef
  7. #aabdf2
  8. #bfcdf5
  9. #d5def8
  10. #eaeefc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2b59de mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2b59de
  2. #345dd5
  3. #3c61cb
  4. #4565c2
  5. #4d69b8
  6. #566daf
  7. #5e70a6
  8. #67749c
  9. #6f7893
  10. #787c89
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.86:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.59:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #656565 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5360a4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006de2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #005ddb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007b93 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0066e1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #005bdc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #006fb6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2b59de {
  color: #2b59de;
}
Background
.bg-2b59de {
  background-color: #2b59de;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2b59de {
  border: 2px solid #2b59de;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2b59de;
  --color-primary-rgb: 43 89 222;
  --color-primary-hsl: 225 73% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2b59de {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2b59de, #562bde);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2b59de {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(43 89 222 / 0.35);
}

#4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 5.35 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 5.66 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 5.89 #1560bd Denim ΔE 6.50 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 6.81 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 7.20 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 8.26 #d4a621 Inverted #656565 Grayscale 

Royal Blue
#2b59de  rgb(43, 89, 222)  hsl(225, 73%, 52%)  Royal Blue
#deb02b  rgb(222, 176, 43)  hsl(45, 73%, 52%)  Meat Brown
#de2b59  rgb(222, 43, 89)  hsl(345, 73%, 52%)  Cerise
#59de2b  rgb(89, 222, 43)  hsl(105, 73%, 52%)  Lime Green