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#2C4BCD

#2c4bcd ≈ Sapphire

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2c4bcd is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 17.25% red, 29.41% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 78.54% cyan, 63.41% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 228.45°, with 64.66% saturation and 48.82% 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 7.01:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sapphire (#0f52ba), ΔE 5.13.

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Relative luminance0.0998

Complementary

  1. #2c4bcd
  2. #cdae2c

Split complementary

  1. #2c4bcd
  2. #cd5e2c
  3. #9bcd2c

Analogous

  1. #2c9bcd
  2. #2c4bcd
  3. #5e2ccd

Triadic

  1. #2c4bcd
  2. #cd2c4b
  3. #4bcd2c

Tetradic

  1. #2c4bcd
  2. #ae2ccd
  3. #cdae2c
  4. #4bcd2c

Square

  1. #2c4bcd
  2. #cd2c9b
  3. #cdae2c
  4. #2ccd5e

Monochromatic

  1. #111d4f
  2. #1e348e
  3. #2c4bcd
  4. #677ede
  5. #a6b4ec

Shades

#2c4bcd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2c4bcd
  2. #2844b9
  3. #233ca4
  4. #1f3590
  5. #1a2d7b
  6. #162667
  7. #121e52
  8. #0d173e
  9. #090f29
  10. #040815
  11. #000000

Tints

#2c4bcd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2c4bcd
  2. #415dd2
  3. #566fd7
  4. #6b81dc
  5. #8093e1
  6. #96a5e6
  7. #abb7eb
  8. #c0c9f0
  9. #d5dbf5
  10. #eaedfa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2c4bcd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2c4bcd
  2. #3450c5
  3. #3d56be
  4. #455bb6
  5. #4e60ae
  6. #5666a7
  7. #5e6b9f
  8. #677097
  9. #6f758f
  10. #787b88
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.01:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #595959 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4b5496 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0061d1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0051cb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006d85 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0059d0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #004fcc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0061a7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2c4bcd {
  color: #2c4bcd;
}
Background
.bg-2c4bcd {
  background-color: #2c4bcd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2c4bcd {
  border: 2px solid #2c4bcd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2c4bcd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 44 75 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 228 65% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2c4bcd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2c4bcd, #5e2ccd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2c4bcd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(44 75 205 / 0.35);
}

#0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 5.13 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 5.59 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 5.67 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 6.02 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 6.04 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 6.95 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 8.38 #d3b432 Inverted #595959 Grayscale 

Sapphire
#2c4bcd  rgb(44, 75, 205)  hsl(228, 65%, 49%)  Sapphire
#cdae2c  rgb(205, 174, 44)  hsl(48, 65%, 49%)  Metallic Gold
#cd2c4b  rgb(205, 44, 75)  hsl(348, 65%, 49%)  Brick Red
#4bcd2c  rgb(75, 205, 44)  hsl(108, 65%, 49%)  Lime Green