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#2B65DE

#2b65de ≈ Royal Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2b65de 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 87.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 80.63% cyan, 54.5% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 220.56°, 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 5.23:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Royal Blue (#4169e1), ΔE 2.4.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Relative luminance0.1509

Complementary

  1. #2b65de
  2. #dea42b

Split complementary

  1. #2b65de
  2. #de4b2b
  3. #bede2b

Analogous

  1. #2bbede
  2. #2b65de
  3. #4b2bde

Triadic

  1. #2b65de
  2. #de2b65
  3. #65de2b

Tetradic

  1. #2b65de
  2. #a42bde
  3. #dea42b
  4. #65de2b

Square

  1. #2b65de
  2. #de2bbe
  3. #dea42b
  4. #2bde4b

Monochromatic

  1. #0f2a61
  2. #1946a3
  3. #2b65de
  4. #6d95e8
  5. #afc5f3

Shades

#2b65de mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2b65de
  2. #275bc8
  3. #2251b2
  4. #1e479b
  5. #1a3d85
  6. #16336f
  7. #112859
  8. #0d1e43
  9. #09142c
  10. #040a16
  11. #000000

Tints

#2b65de mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2b65de
  2. #4074e1
  3. #5584e5
  4. #6b93e8
  5. #80a3eb
  6. #95b2ef
  7. #aac1f2
  8. #bfd1f5
  9. #d5e0f8
  10. #eaf0fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2b65de mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2b65de
  2. #3468d5
  3. #3c6acb
  4. #456dc2
  5. #4d70b8
  6. #5673af
  7. #5e75a6
  8. #67789c
  9. #6f7b93
  10. #787d89
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.23:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.02:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6c6c6c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5969a6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0075e2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0065dc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008398 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0e6fe1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0065dd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0078b8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2b65de {
  color: #2b65de;
}
Background
.bg-2b65de {
  background-color: #2b65de;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2b65de {
  border: 2px solid #2b65de;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2b65de;
  --color-primary-rgb: 43 101 222;
  --color-primary-hsl: 221 73% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2b65de {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2b65de, #4b2bde);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2b65de {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(43 101 222 / 0.35);
}

#4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 2.40 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 4.31 #1560bd Denim ΔE 5.31 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 5.41 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 7.32 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 7.61 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 7.80 #d49a21 Inverted #6c6c6c Grayscale 

Royal Blue
#2b65de  rgb(43, 101, 222)  hsl(221, 73%, 52%)  Royal Blue
#dea42b  rgb(222, 164, 43)  hsl(41, 73%, 52%)  Goldenrod
#de2b65  rgb(222, 43, 101)  hsl(341, 73%, 52%)  Cerise
#65de2b  rgb(101, 222, 43)  hsl(101, 73%, 52%)  Lime Green