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#2C50BB

#2c50bb ≈ Sapphire

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2c50bb is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 17.25% red, 31.37% green and 73.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 76.47% cyan, 57.22% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 224.9°, with 61.9% saturation and 45.29% 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 7.07:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sapphire (#0f52ba), ΔE 2.55.

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Relative luminance0.0986

Complementary

  1. #2c50bb
  2. #bb972c

Split complementary

  1. #2c50bb
  2. #bb502c
  3. #97bb2c

Analogous

  1. #2c97bb
  2. #2c50bb
  3. #502cbb

Triadic

  1. #2c50bb
  2. #bb2c50
  3. #50bb2c

Tetradic

  1. #2c50bb
  2. #972cbb
  3. #bb972c
  4. #50bb2c

Square

  1. #2c50bb
  2. #bb2c97
  3. #bb972c
  4. #2cbb50

Monochromatic

  1. #0f1b3f
  2. #1d357d
  3. #2c50bb
  4. #5b7bd8
  5. #99ade7

Shades

#2c50bb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2c50bb
  2. #2848a8
  3. #234096
  4. #1f3883
  5. #1a3070
  6. #16285e
  7. #12204b
  8. #0d1838
  9. #091025
  10. #040813
  11. #000000

Tints

#2c50bb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2c50bb
  2. #4162c2
  3. #5673c9
  4. #6b85cf
  5. #8096d6
  6. #96a8dd
  7. #abb9e4
  8. #c0cbeb
  9. #d5dcf1
  10. #eaeef8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2c50bb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2c50bb
  2. #3455b5
  3. #3d5aaf
  4. #455ea9
  5. #4e63a3
  6. #56689e
  7. #5e6d98
  8. #677292
  9. #6f768c
  10. #787b86
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.07:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.97:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #585858 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4a558b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005fbf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0052b9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006b7d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #065abd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0051ba ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00619a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2c50bb {
  color: #2c50bb;
}
Background
.bg-2c50bb {
  background-color: #2c50bb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2c50bb {
  border: 2px solid #2c50bb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2c50bb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 44 80 187;
  --color-primary-hsl: 225 62% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2c50bb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2c50bb, #502cbb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2c50bb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(44 80 187 / 0.35);
}

#0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 2.55 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 4.22 #1560bd Denim ΔE 6.67 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 6.97 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 6.97 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.34 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 7.40 #d3af44 Inverted #585858 Grayscale 

Sapphire
#2c50bb  rgb(44, 80, 187)  hsl(225, 62%, 45%)  Sapphire
#bb972c  rgb(187, 151, 44)  hsl(45, 62%, 45%)  Dark Goldenrod
#bb2c50  rgb(187, 44, 80)  hsl(345, 62%, 45%)  Brick Red
#50bb2c  rgb(80, 187, 44)  hsl(105, 62%, 45%)  Kelly Green