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#2B66EA

#2b66ea ≈ Royal Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2b66ea is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 16.86% red, 40% green and 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 81.62% cyan, 56.41% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 221.47°, with 81.97% saturation and 54.31% 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 call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.01:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Royal Blue (#4169e1), ΔE 1.82.

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Relative luminance0.1596

Complementary

  1. #2b66ea
  2. #eaaf2b

Split complementary

  1. #2b66ea
  2. #ea502b
  3. #c5ea2b

Analogous

  1. #2bc5ea
  2. #2b66ea
  3. #502bea

Triadic

  1. #2b66ea
  2. #ea2b66
  3. #66ea2b

Tetradic

  1. #2b66ea
  2. #af2bea
  3. #eaaf2b
  4. #66ea2b

Square

  1. #2b66ea
  2. #ea2bc5
  3. #eaaf2b
  4. #2bea50

Monochromatic

  1. #0b2b71
  2. #1245b6
  3. #2b66ea
  4. #7198f1
  5. #b6caf8

Shades

#2b66ea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2b66ea
  2. #275cd3
  3. #2252bb
  4. #1e47a4
  5. #1a3d8c
  6. #163375
  7. #11295e
  8. #0d1f46
  9. #09142f
  10. #040a17
  11. #000000

Tints

#2b66ea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2b66ea
  2. #4075ec
  3. #5585ee
  4. #6b94f0
  5. #80a3f2
  6. #95b3f5
  7. #aac2f7
  8. #bfd1f9
  9. #d5e0fb
  10. #eaf0fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2b66ea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2b66ea
  2. #3469df
  3. #3c6bd5
  4. #456eca
  5. #4d70c0
  6. #5673b5
  7. #5e76aa
  8. #6778a0
  9. #6f7b95
  10. #787d8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.01:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.19:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6f6f6f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5b6cae ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0078ef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0067e7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00879e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0071ed ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0066e8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #007bc1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2b66ea {
  color: #2b66ea;
}
Background
.bg-2b66ea {
  background-color: #2b66ea;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2b66ea {
  border: 2px solid #2b66ea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2b66ea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 43 102 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 221 82% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2b66ea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2b66ea, #502bea);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2b66ea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(43 102 234 / 0.35);
}

#4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 1.82 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 2.91 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 4.38 #1560bd Denim ΔE 6.84 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 7.87 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 8.65 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 9.09 #d49915 Inverted #6f6f6f Grayscale 

Royal Blue
#2b66ea  rgb(43, 102, 234)  hsl(221, 82%, 54%)  Royal Blue
#eaaf2b  rgb(234, 175, 43)  hsl(41, 82%, 54%)  Goldenrod
#ea2b66  rgb(234, 43, 102)  hsl(341, 82%, 54%)  Cerise
#66ea2b  rgb(102, 234, 43)  hsl(101, 82%, 54%)  Lawn Green