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#2C4EAE

#2c4eae ≈ Sapphire

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2c4eae is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 17.25% red, 30.59% green and 68.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 74.71% cyan, 55.17% magenta, 0% yellow and 31.76% black. Its hue angle is 224.31°, with 59.63% saturation and 42.75% 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 7.48:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sapphire (#0f52ba), ΔE 2.83.

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Relative luminance0.0904

Complementary

  1. #2c4eae
  2. #ae8c2c

Split complementary

  1. #2c4eae
  2. #ae4b2c
  3. #8fae2c

Analogous

  1. #2c8fae
  2. #2c4eae
  3. #4b2cae

Triadic

  1. #2c4eae
  2. #ae2c4e
  3. #4eae2c

Tetradic

  1. #2c4eae
  2. #8c2cae
  3. #ae8c2c
  4. #4eae2c

Square

  1. #2c4eae
  2. #ae2c8f
  3. #ae8c2c
  4. #2cae4b

Monochromatic

  1. #0d1734
  2. #1d3371
  3. #2c4eae
  4. #5375d4
  5. #90a6e3

Shades

#2c4eae mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2c4eae
  2. #28469d
  3. #233e8b
  4. #1f377a
  5. #1a2f68
  6. #162757
  7. #121f46
  8. #0d1734
  9. #091023
  10. #040811
  11. #000000

Tints

#2c4eae mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2c4eae
  2. #4160b6
  3. #5671be
  4. #6b83c6
  5. #8095ce
  6. #96a7d7
  7. #abb8df
  8. #c0cae7
  9. #d5dcef
  10. #eaedf7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2c4eae mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2c4eae
  2. #3453a9
  3. #3d58a5
  4. #455da0
  5. #4e629c
  6. #566797
  7. #5e6c92
  8. #67718e
  9. #6f7689
  10. #787b85
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.48:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.81:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #555555 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #485282 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005bb1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #004fac ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006576 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #1756b0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #004fad ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #005d90 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2c4eae {
  color: #2c4eae;
}
Background
.bg-2c4eae {
  background-color: #2c4eae;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2c4eae {
  border: 2px solid #2c4eae;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2c4eae;
  --color-primary-rgb: 44 78 174;
  --color-primary-hsl: 224 60% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2c4eae {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2c4eae, #4b2cae);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2c4eae {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(44 78 174 / 0.35);
}

#0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 2.83 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 3.06 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 5.61 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 6.87 #1560bd Denim ΔE 7.18 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.54 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 7.93 #d3b151 Inverted #555555 Grayscale 

Sapphire
#2c4eae  rgb(44, 78, 174)  hsl(224, 60%, 43%)  Sapphire
#ae8c2c  rgb(174, 140, 44)  hsl(44, 60%, 43%)  Dark Goldenrod
#ae2c4e  rgb(174, 44, 78)  hsl(344, 60%, 43%)  Vivid Burgundy
#4eae2c  rgb(78, 174, 44)  hsl(104, 60%, 43%)  Kelly Green