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#2D4DBE

#2d4dbe ≈ Sapphire

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2d4dbe is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 17.65% red, 30.2% green and 74.51% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 76.32% cyan, 59.47% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.49% black. Its hue angle is 226.76°, with 61.7% saturation and 46.08% 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 7.2:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sapphire (#0f52ba), ΔE 3.54.

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Relative luminance0.0958

Complementary

  1. #2d4dbe
  2. #be9e2d

Split complementary

  1. #2d4dbe
  2. #be562d
  3. #96be2d

Analogous

  1. #2d96be
  2. #2d4dbe
  3. #562dbe

Triadic

  1. #2d4dbe
  2. #be2d4d
  3. #4dbe2d

Tetradic

  1. #2d4dbe
  2. #9e2dbe
  3. #be9e2d
  4. #4dbe2d

Square

  1. #2d4dbe
  2. #be2d96
  3. #be9e2d
  4. #2dbe56

Monochromatic

  1. #101b42
  2. #1e3480
  3. #2d4dbe
  4. #5f7ad9
  5. #9cade8

Shades

#2d4dbe mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2d4dbe
  2. #2945ab
  3. #243e98
  4. #203685
  5. #1b2e72
  6. #17275f
  7. #121f4c
  8. #0e1739
  9. #090f26
  10. #050813
  11. #000000

Tints

#2d4dbe mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2d4dbe
  2. #425fc5
  3. #5771cb
  4. #6c82d2
  5. #8194d8
  6. #96a6df
  7. #abb8e5
  8. #c0caec
  9. #d5dbf2
  10. #eaedf9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2d4dbe mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2d4dbe
  2. #3552b8
  3. #3e57b2
  4. #465cab
  5. #4e61a5
  6. #57679f
  7. #5f6c99
  8. #677193
  9. #6f768c
  10. #787b86
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.2:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.92:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #575757 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4a538c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005ec2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0051bc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006a7e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0058c0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #004fbd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #005f9c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2d4dbe {
  color: #2d4dbe;
}
Background
.bg-2d4dbe {
  background-color: #2d4dbe;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2d4dbe {
  border: 2px solid #2d4dbe;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2d4dbe;
  --color-primary-rgb: 45 77 190;
  --color-primary-hsl: 227 62% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2d4dbe {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2d4dbe, #562dbe);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2d4dbe {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(45 77 190 / 0.35);
}

#0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 3.54 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 4.36 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 5.91 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 6.35 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 6.73 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 7.71 #1560bd Denim ΔE 7.80 #d2b241 Inverted #575757 Grayscale 

Sapphire
#2d4dbe  rgb(45, 77, 190)  hsl(227, 62%, 46%)  Sapphire
#be9e2d  rgb(190, 158, 45)  hsl(47, 62%, 46%)  Metallic Gold
#be2d4d  rgb(190, 45, 77)  hsl(347, 62%, 46%)  Cardinal
#4dbe2d  rgb(77, 190, 45)  hsl(107, 62%, 46%)  Kelly Green