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#2B5CE4

#2b5ce4 ≈ Royal Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2b5ce4 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 16.86% red, 36.08% green and 89.41% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 81.14% cyan, 59.65% magenta, 0% yellow and 10.59% black. Its hue angle is 224.11°, with 77.41% saturation and 53.14% 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 5.59:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Royal Blue (#4169e1), ΔE 4.32.

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Web safe#3366cc
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Relative luminance0.1377

Complementary

  1. #2b5ce4
  2. #e4b32b

Split complementary

  1. #2b5ce4
  2. #e4572b
  3. #b9e42b

Analogous

  1. #2bb9e4
  2. #2b5ce4
  3. #572be4

Triadic

  1. #2b5ce4
  2. #e42b5c
  3. #5ce42b

Tetradic

  1. #2b5ce4
  2. #b32be4
  3. #e4b32b
  4. #5ce42b

Square

  1. #2b5ce4
  2. #e42bb9
  3. #e4b32b
  4. #2be457

Monochromatic

  1. #0d2669
  2. #163ead
  3. #2b5ce4
  4. #6f90ed
  5. #b3c4f5

Shades

#2b5ce4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2b5ce4
  2. #2753cd
  3. #224ab6
  4. #1e40a0
  5. #1a3789
  6. #162e72
  7. #11255b
  8. #0d1c44
  9. #09122e
  10. #040917
  11. #000000

Tints

#2b5ce4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2b5ce4
  2. #406ce7
  3. #557de9
  4. #6b8dec
  5. #809def
  6. #95aef2
  7. #aabef4
  8. #bfcef7
  9. #d5defa
  10. #eaeffc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2b5ce4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2b5ce4
  2. #3460da
  3. #3c63d0
  4. #4567c6
  5. #4d6abc
  6. #566eb2
  7. #5e72a8
  8. #67759e
  9. #6f7994
  10. #787c8a
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.59:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.75:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #686868 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5663a8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0071e9 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #005fe1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007f97 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0069e7 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #005ee2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0073bb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2b5ce4 {
  color: #2b5ce4;
}
Background
.bg-2b5ce4 {
  background-color: #2b5ce4;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2b5ce4 {
  border: 2px solid #2b5ce4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2b5ce4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 43 92 228;
  --color-primary-hsl: 224 77% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2b5ce4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2b5ce4, #572be4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2b5ce4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(43 92 228 / 0.35);
}

#4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 4.32 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 4.51 #1560bd Denim ΔE 6.65 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 6.85 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 7.44 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 7.54 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 7.73 #d4a31b Inverted #686868 Grayscale 

Royal Blue
#2b5ce4  rgb(43, 92, 228)  hsl(224, 77%, 53%)  Royal Blue
#e4b32b  rgb(228, 179, 43)  hsl(44, 77%, 53%)  Meat Brown
#e42b5c  rgb(228, 43, 92)  hsl(344, 77%, 53%)  Cerise
#5ce42b  rgb(92, 228, 43)  hsl(104, 77%, 53%)  Neon Green