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#2D4CCE

#2d4cce ≈ Sapphire

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2d4cce is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 17.65% red, 29.8% green and 80.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 78.16% cyan, 63.11% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.22% black. Its hue angle is 228.45°, with 64.14% saturation and 49.22% 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 6.92:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Sapphire (#0f52ba), ΔE 5.08.

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Relative luminance0.1018

Complementary

  1. #2d4cce
  2. #ceaf2d

Split complementary

  1. #2d4cce
  2. #ce5f2d
  3. #9dce2d

Analogous

  1. #2d9dce
  2. #2d4cce
  3. #5f2dce

Triadic

  1. #2d4cce
  2. #ce2d4c
  3. #4cce2d

Tetradic

  1. #2d4cce
  2. #af2dce
  3. #ceaf2d
  4. #4cce2d

Square

  1. #2d4cce
  2. #ce2d9d
  3. #ceaf2d
  4. #2dce5f

Monochromatic

  1. #121e50
  2. #1f358f
  3. #2d4cce
  4. #6980de
  5. #a8b5ec

Shades

#2d4cce mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2d4cce
  2. #2944b9
  3. #243da5
  4. #203590
  5. #1b2e7c
  6. #172667
  7. #121e52
  8. #0e173e
  9. #090f29
  10. #050815
  11. #000000

Tints

#2d4cce mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2d4cce
  2. #425ed3
  3. #5770d8
  4. #6c82dd
  5. #8194e2
  6. #96a6e7
  7. #abb7eb
  8. #c0c9f0
  9. #d5dbf5
  10. #eaedfa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2d4cce mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2d4cce
  2. #3551c6
  3. #3e56be
  4. #465cb7
  5. #4e61af
  6. #5766a7
  7. #5f6b9f
  8. #677097
  9. #6f7690
  10. #787b88
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.92:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.04:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5a5a5a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4c5597 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0062d2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0052cc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006e86 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #005ad1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0050cd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0062a8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2d4cce {
  color: #2d4cce;
}
Background
.bg-2d4cce {
  background-color: #2d4cce;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2d4cce {
  border: 2px solid #2d4cce;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2d4cce;
  --color-primary-rgb: 45 76 206;
  --color-primary-hsl: 228 64% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2d4cce {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2d4cce, #5f2dce);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2d4cce {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(45 76 206 / 0.35);
}

#0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 5.08 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 5.48 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 6.00 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 6.18 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 6.21 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 6.79 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 8.69 #d2b331 Inverted #5a5a5a Grayscale 

Sapphire
#2d4cce  rgb(45, 76, 206)  hsl(228, 64%, 49%)  Sapphire
#ceaf2d  rgb(206, 175, 45)  hsl(48, 64%, 49%)  Metallic Gold
#ce2d4c  rgb(206, 45, 76)  hsl(348, 64%, 49%)  Brick Red
#4cce2d  rgb(76, 206, 45)  hsl(108, 64%, 49%)  Lime Green