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#2C4EAF

#2c4eaf ≈ Sapphire

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2c4eaf 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 68.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 74.86% cyan, 55.43% magenta, 0% yellow and 31.37% black. Its hue angle is 224.43°, with 59.82% saturation and 42.94% 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 7.46:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sapphire (#0f52ba), ΔE 2.81.

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Web safe#336699
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Relative luminance0.0908

Complementary

  1. #2c4eaf
  2. #af8d2c

Split complementary

  1. #2c4eaf
  2. #af4c2c
  3. #8faf2c

Analogous

  1. #2c8faf
  2. #2c4eaf
  3. #4c2caf

Triadic

  1. #2c4eaf
  2. #af2c4e
  3. #4eaf2c

Tetradic

  1. #2c4eaf
  2. #8d2caf
  3. #af8d2c
  4. #4eaf2c

Square

  1. #2c4eaf
  2. #af2c8f
  3. #af8d2c
  4. #2caf4c

Monochromatic

  1. #0d1835
  2. #1d3372
  3. #2c4eaf
  4. #5475d4
  5. #91a6e3

Shades

#2c4eaf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2c4eaf
  2. #28469e
  3. #233e8c
  4. #1f377b
  5. #1a2f69
  6. #162758
  7. #121f46
  8. #0d1735
  9. #091023
  10. #040812
  11. #000000

Tints

#2c4eaf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2c4eaf
  2. #4160b7
  3. #5671bf
  4. #6b83c7
  5. #8095cf
  6. #96a7d7
  7. #abb8df
  8. #c0cae7
  9. #d5dcef
  10. #eaedf7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2c4eaf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2c4eaf
  2. #3453aa
  3. #3d58a6
  4. #455da1
  5. #4e629c
  6. #566798
  7. #5e6c93
  8. #67718e
  9. #6f7689
  10. #787b85
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.46:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.82:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #555555 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #485283 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005bb2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #004fad ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006677 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #1656b1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #004fae ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #005d91 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2c4eaf {
  color: #2c4eaf;
}
Background
.bg-2c4eaf {
  background-color: #2c4eaf;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2c4eaf {
  border: 2px solid #2c4eaf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2c4eaf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 44 78 175;
  --color-primary-hsl: 224 60% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2c4eaf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2c4eaf, #4c2caf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2c4eaf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(44 78 175 / 0.35);
}

#0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 2.81 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 3.10 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 5.73 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 6.81 #1560bd Denim ΔE 7.18 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.46 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 7.92 #d3b150 Inverted #555555 Grayscale 

Sapphire
#2c4eaf  rgb(44, 78, 175)  hsl(224, 60%, 43%)  Sapphire
#af8d2c  rgb(175, 141, 44)  hsl(44, 60%, 43%)  Dark Goldenrod
#af2c4e  rgb(175, 44, 78)  hsl(344, 60%, 43%)  Vivid Burgundy
#4eaf2c  rgb(78, 175, 44)  hsl(104, 60%, 43%)  Kelly Green