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#2C6CEB

#2c6ceb ≈ Royal Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2c6ceb is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 17.25% red, 42.35% green and 92.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 81.28% cyan, 54.04% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.84% black. Its hue angle is 219.9°, with 82.68% saturation and 54.71% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with openness, freedom and calm. 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 4.72:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Royal Blue (#4169e1), ΔE 2.32.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Relative luminance0.1726

Complementary

  1. #2c6ceb
  2. #ebab2c

Split complementary

  1. #2c6ceb
  2. #eb4c2c
  3. #cbeb2c

Analogous

  1. #2ccbeb
  2. #2c6ceb
  3. #4c2ceb

Triadic

  1. #2c6ceb
  2. #eb2c6c
  3. #6ceb2c

Tetradic

  1. #2c6ceb
  2. #ab2ceb
  3. #ebab2c
  4. #6ceb2c

Square

  1. #2c6ceb
  2. #eb2ccb
  3. #ebab2c
  4. #2ceb4c

Monochromatic

  1. #0b2e73
  2. #124ab9
  3. #2c6ceb
  4. #729df2
  5. #b8cdf8

Shades

#2c6ceb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2c6ceb
  2. #2861d4
  3. #2356bc
  4. #1f4ca5
  5. #1a418d
  6. #163676
  7. #122b5e
  8. #0d2047
  9. #09162f
  10. #040b18
  11. #000000

Tints

#2c6ceb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2c6ceb
  2. #417bed
  3. #5689ef
  4. #6b98f1
  5. #80a7f3
  6. #96b6f5
  7. #abc4f7
  8. #c0d3f9
  9. #d5e2fb
  10. #eaf0fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2c6ceb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2c6ceb
  2. #346ee0
  3. #3d70d6
  4. #4572cb
  5. #4e74c0
  6. #5676b6
  7. #5e78ab
  8. #677aa0
  9. #6f7c95
  10. #787e8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.72:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.45:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #737373 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5f70b0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #007cef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #006be9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008ca1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0f76ee ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #006bea ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0080c3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2c6ceb {
  color: #2c6ceb;
}
Background
.bg-2c6ceb {
  background-color: #2c6ceb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2c6ceb {
  border: 2px solid #2c6ceb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2c6ceb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 44 108 235;
  --color-primary-hsl: 220 83% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2c6ceb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2c6ceb, #4c2ceb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2c6ceb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(44 108 235 / 0.35);
}

#4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 2.32 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 2.66 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 3.76 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 6.53 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 7.34 #1560bd Denim ΔE 7.54 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 8.76 #d39314 Inverted #737373 Grayscale 

Royal Blue
#2c6ceb  rgb(44, 108, 235)  hsl(220, 83%, 55%)  Royal Blue
#ebab2c  rgb(235, 171, 44)  hsl(40, 83%, 55%)  Marigold
#eb2c6c  rgb(235, 44, 108)  hsl(340, 83%, 55%)  Razzmatazz
#6ceb2c  rgb(108, 235, 44)  hsl(100, 83%, 55%)  Lawn Green