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#2B65DB

#2b65db ≈ Royal Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2b65db is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 16.86% red, 39.61% green and 85.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 80.37% cyan, 53.88% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 220.23°, 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 5.27:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Royal Blue (#4169e1), ΔE 2.66.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#3366cc
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Relative luminance0.1494

Complementary

  1. #2b65db
  2. #dba12b

Split complementary

  1. #2b65db
  2. #db492b
  3. #bddb2b

Analogous

  1. #2bbddb
  2. #2b65db
  3. #492bdb

Triadic

  1. #2b65db
  2. #db2b65
  3. #65db2b

Tetradic

  1. #2b65db
  2. #a12bdb
  3. #dba12b
  4. #65db2b

Square

  1. #2b65db
  2. #db2bbd
  3. #dba12b
  4. #2bdb49

Monochromatic

  1. #10295d
  2. #1b469f
  3. #2b65db
  4. #6c94e6
  5. #aec4f1

Shades

#2b65db mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2b65db
  2. #275bc5
  3. #2251af
  4. #1e4799
  5. #1a3d83
  6. #16336e
  7. #112858
  8. #0d1e42
  9. #09142c
  10. #040a16
  11. #000000

Tints

#2b65db mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2b65db
  2. #4074df
  3. #5584e2
  4. #6b93e6
  5. #80a3e9
  6. #95b2ed
  7. #aac1f1
  8. #bfd1f4
  9. #d5e0f8
  10. #eaf0fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2b65db mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2b65db
  2. #3468d2
  3. #3c6ac9
  4. #456dc0
  5. #4d70b7
  6. #5673ae
  7. #5e75a4
  8. #67789b
  9. #6f7b92
  10. #787d89
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.27:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.99:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6c6c6c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5969a4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0074df ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0064d9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008296 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #146edd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0064da ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0078b6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2b65db {
  color: #2b65db;
}
Background
.bg-2b65db {
  background-color: #2b65db;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2b65db {
  border: 2px solid #2b65db;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2b65db;
  --color-primary-rgb: 43 101 219;
  --color-primary-hsl: 220 71% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2b65db {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2b65db, #492bdb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2b65db {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(43 101 219 / 0.35);
}

#4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 2.66 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 4.69 #1560bd Denim ΔE 4.93 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 5.64 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 7.14 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 7.34 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 7.56 #d49a24 Inverted #6c6c6c Grayscale 

Royal Blue
#2b65db  rgb(43, 101, 219)  hsl(220, 71%, 51%)  Royal Blue
#dba12b  rgb(219, 161, 43)  hsl(40, 71%, 51%)  Goldenrod
#db2b65  rgb(219, 43, 101)  hsl(340, 71%, 51%)  Cerise
#65db2b  rgb(101, 219, 43)  hsl(100, 71%, 51%)  Lime Green