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#2C52BC

#2c52bc ≈ Sapphire

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2c52bc is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 17.25% red, 32.16% green and 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 76.6% cyan, 56.38% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 224.17°, with 62.07% saturation and 45.49% 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 6.91:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Sapphire (#0f52ba), ΔE 2.26.

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Relative luminance0.102

Complementary

  1. #2c52bc
  2. #bc962c

Split complementary

  1. #2c52bc
  2. #bc4e2c
  3. #9abc2c

Analogous

  1. #2c9abc
  2. #2c52bc
  3. #4e2cbc

Triadic

  1. #2c52bc
  2. #bc2c52
  3. #52bc2c

Tetradic

  1. #2c52bc
  2. #962cbc
  3. #bc962c
  4. #52bc2c

Square

  1. #2c52bc
  2. #bc2c9a
  3. #bc962c
  4. #2cbc4e

Monochromatic

  1. #0f1c40
  2. #1d377e
  3. #2c52bc
  4. #5c7dd9
  5. #9aaee7

Shades

#2c52bc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2c52bc
  2. #284aa9
  3. #234296
  4. #1f3984
  5. #1a3171
  6. #16295e
  7. #12214b
  8. #0d1938
  9. #091026
  10. #040813
  11. #000000

Tints

#2c52bc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2c52bc
  2. #4163c3
  3. #5675c9
  4. #6b86d0
  5. #8097d7
  6. #96a9de
  7. #abbae4
  8. #c0cbeb
  9. #d5dcf2
  10. #eaeef8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2c52bc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2c52bc
  2. #3457b6
  3. #3d5bb0
  4. #4560aa
  5. #4e64a4
  6. #56699e
  7. #5e6e98
  8. #677292
  9. #6f778c
  10. #787b86
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.91:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.04:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5a5a5a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4b578c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0061c0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0054ba ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006c7f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0d5bbe ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0053bb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00639b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2c52bc {
  color: #2c52bc;
}
Background
.bg-2c52bc {
  background-color: #2c52bc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2c52bc {
  border: 2px solid #2c52bc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2c52bc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 44 82 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 224 62% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2c52bc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2c52bc, #4e2cbc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2c52bc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(44 82 188 / 0.35);
}

#0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 2.26 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 4.59 #1560bd Denim ΔE 6.03 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 6.97 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 7.56 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 7.63 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.88 #d3ad43 Inverted #5a5a5a Grayscale 

Sapphire
#2c52bc  rgb(44, 82, 188)  hsl(224, 62%, 45%)  Sapphire
#bc962c  rgb(188, 150, 44)  hsl(44, 62%, 45%)  Dark Goldenrod
#bc2c52  rgb(188, 44, 82)  hsl(344, 62%, 45%)  Brick Red
#52bc2c  rgb(82, 188, 44)  hsl(104, 62%, 45%)  Kelly Green