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#2C66EA

#2c66ea ≈ Royal Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2c66ea is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 17.25% red, 40% green and 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 81.2% cyan, 56.41% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 221.68°, with 81.9% saturation and 54.51% 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 call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.01:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Royal Blue (#4169e1), ΔE 1.77.

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Relative luminance0.1598

Complementary

  1. #2c66ea
  2. #eab02c

Split complementary

  1. #2c66ea
  2. #ea512c
  3. #c5ea2c

Analogous

  1. #2cc5ea
  2. #2c66ea
  3. #512cea

Triadic

  1. #2c66ea
  2. #ea2c66
  3. #66ea2c

Tetradic

  1. #2c66ea
  2. #b02cea
  3. #eab02c
  4. #66ea2c

Square

  1. #2c66ea
  2. #ea2cc5
  3. #eab02c
  4. #2cea51

Monochromatic

  1. #0b2b72
  2. #1245b7
  3. #2c66ea
  4. #7298f1
  5. #b7cbf8

Shades

#2c66ea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2c66ea
  2. #285cd3
  3. #2352bb
  4. #1f47a4
  5. #1a3d8c
  6. #163375
  7. #12295e
  8. #0d1f46
  9. #09142f
  10. #040a17
  11. #000000

Tints

#2c66ea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2c66ea
  2. #4175ec
  3. #5685ee
  4. #6b94f0
  5. #80a3f2
  6. #96b3f5
  7. #abc2f7
  8. #c0d1f9
  9. #d5e0fb
  10. #eaf0fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2c66ea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2c66ea
  2. #3469df
  3. #3d6bd5
  4. #456eca
  5. #4e70c0
  6. #5673b5
  7. #5e76aa
  8. #6778a0
  9. #6f7b95
  10. #787d8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.01:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.2:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6f6f6f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5c6cae ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0078ef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0067e7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00879e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0071ed ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0067e8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #007bc1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2c66ea {
  color: #2c66ea;
}
Background
.bg-2c66ea {
  background-color: #2c66ea;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2c66ea {
  border: 2px solid #2c66ea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2c66ea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 44 102 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 222 82% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2c66ea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2c66ea, #512cea);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2c66ea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(44 102 234 / 0.35);
}

#4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 1.77 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 2.84 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 4.39 #1560bd Denim ΔE 6.89 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 7.92 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 8.68 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 9.11 #d39915 Inverted #6f6f6f Grayscale 

Royal Blue
#2c66ea  rgb(44, 102, 234)  hsl(222, 82%, 55%)  Royal Blue
#eab02c  rgb(234, 176, 44)  hsl(42, 82%, 55%)  Meat Brown
#ea2c66  rgb(234, 44, 102)  hsl(342, 82%, 55%)  Cerise
#66ea2c  rgb(102, 234, 44)  hsl(102, 82%, 55%)  Lawn Green