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#2C68EE

#2c68ee ≈ Royal Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#2c68ee is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 17.25% red, 40.78% green and 93.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 81.51% cyan, 56.3% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.67% black. Its hue angle is 221.44°, with 85.09% saturation and 55.29% 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 call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.86:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Royal Blue (#4169e1), ΔE 1.81.

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Relative luminance0.1661

Complementary

  1. #2c68ee
  2. #eeb22c

Split complementary

  1. #2c68ee
  2. #ee512c
  3. #c9ee2c

Analogous

  1. #2cc9ee
  2. #2c68ee
  3. #512cee

Triadic

  1. #2c68ee
  2. #ee2c68
  3. #68ee2c

Tetradic

  1. #2c68ee
  2. #b22cee
  3. #eeb22c
  4. #68ee2c

Square

  1. #2c68ee
  2. #ee2cc9
  3. #eeb22c
  4. #2cee51

Monochromatic

  1. #0a2c77
  2. #0f45be
  3. #2c68ee
  4. #739bf4
  5. #bacdf9

Shades

#2c68ee mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2c68ee
  2. #285ed6
  3. #2353be
  4. #1f49a7
  5. #1a3e8f
  6. #163477
  7. #122a5f
  8. #0d1f47
  9. #091530
  10. #040a18
  11. #000000

Tints

#2c68ee mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2c68ee
  2. #4177f0
  3. #5686f1
  4. #6b95f3
  5. #80a4f5
  6. #96b4f7
  7. #abc3f8
  8. #c0d2fa
  9. #d5e1fc
  10. #eaf0fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2c68ee mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2c68ee
  2. #346ae3
  3. #3d6dd8
  4. #456fcd
  5. #4e72c2
  6. #5674b7
  7. #5e76ac
  8. #6779a1
  9. #6f7b96
  10. #787e8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.86:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.32:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #717171 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5d6eb1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #007bf3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0069eb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008aa1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0074f1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0068ec ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #007ec5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2c68ee {
  color: #2c68ee;
}
Background
.bg-2c68ee {
  background-color: #2c68ee;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2c68ee {
  border: 2px solid #2c68ee;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2c68ee;
  --color-primary-rgb: 44 104 238;
  --color-primary-hsl: 221 85% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2c68ee {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2c68ee, #512cee);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2c68ee {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(44 104 238 / 0.35);
}

#4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 1.81 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 2.63 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 3.60 #1560bd Denim ΔE 7.48 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 7.73 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 8.69 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 9.00 #d39711 Inverted #717171 Grayscale 

Royal Blue
#2c68ee  rgb(44, 104, 238)  hsl(221, 85%, 55%)  Royal Blue
#eeb22c  rgb(238, 178, 44)  hsl(41, 85%, 55%)  Meat Brown
#ee2c68  rgb(238, 44, 104)  hsl(341, 85%, 55%)  Cerise
#68ee2c  rgb(104, 238, 44)  hsl(101, 85%, 55%)  Lawn Green