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#2C5BCA

#2c5bca ≈ Sapphire

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2c5bca is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 17.25% red, 35.69% green and 79.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 78.22% cyan, 54.95% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 222.15°, with 64.23% saturation and 48.24% 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 6.08:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Sapphire (#0f52ba), ΔE 3.94.

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Web safe#3366cc
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Relative luminance0.1228

Complementary

  1. #2c5bca
  2. #ca9b2c

Split complementary

  1. #2c5bca
  2. #ca4c2c
  3. #aaca2c

Analogous

  1. #2caaca
  2. #2c5bca
  3. #4c2cca

Triadic

  1. #2c5bca
  2. #ca2c5b
  3. #5bca2c

Tetradic

  1. #2c5bca
  2. #9b2cca
  3. #ca9b2c
  4. #5bca2c

Square

  1. #2c5bca
  2. #ca2caa
  3. #ca9b2c
  4. #2cca4c

Monochromatic

  1. #11224c
  2. #1e3f8b
  3. #2c5bca
  4. #6589dd
  5. #a4b9eb

Shades

#2c5bca mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2c5bca
  2. #2852b6
  3. #2349a2
  4. #1f408d
  5. #1a3779
  6. #162e65
  7. #122451
  8. #0d1b3d
  9. #091228
  10. #040914
  11. #000000

Tints

#2c5bca mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2c5bca
  2. #416bcf
  3. #567cd5
  4. #6b8cda
  5. #809ddf
  6. #96ade5
  7. #abbdea
  8. #c0ceef
  9. #d5def4
  10. #eaeffa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2c5bca mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2c5bca
  2. #345fc3
  3. #3d62bb
  4. #4566b4
  5. #4e6aac
  6. #566ea5
  7. #5e719e
  8. #677596
  9. #6f798f
  10. #787c87
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.08:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.46:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #626262 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #525f97 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006ace ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #005bc8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007689 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #1264cc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #005bc9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #006ca7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2c5bca {
  color: #2c5bca;
}
Background
.bg-2c5bca {
  background-color: #2c5bca;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2c5bca {
  border: 2px solid #2c5bca;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2c5bca;
  --color-primary-rgb: 44 91 202;
  --color-primary-hsl: 222 64% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2c5bca {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2c5bca, #4c2cca);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2c5bca {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(44 91 202 / 0.35);
}

#0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 3.94 #1560bd Denim ΔE 4.11 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 5.86 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 7.06 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 7.32 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 7.56 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 7.60 #d3a435 Inverted #626262 Grayscale 

Sapphire
#2c5bca  rgb(44, 91, 202)  hsl(222, 64%, 48%)  Sapphire
#ca9b2c  rgb(202, 155, 44)  hsl(42, 64%, 48%)  Goldenrod
#ca2c5b  rgb(202, 44, 91)  hsl(342, 64%, 48%)  Ruby
#5bca2c  rgb(91, 202, 44)  hsl(102, 64%, 48%)  Lime Green