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#2D51BB

#2d51bb ≈ Sapphire

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2d51bb is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 17.65% red, 31.76% green and 73.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 75.94% cyan, 56.68% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 224.79°, with 61.21% saturation and 45.49% 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 6.99:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Sapphire (#0f52ba), ΔE 2.46.

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Relative luminance0.1003

Complementary

  1. #2d51bb
  2. #bb972d

Split complementary

  1. #2d51bb
  2. #bb502d
  3. #98bb2d

Analogous

  1. #2d98bb
  2. #2d51bb
  3. #502dbb

Triadic

  1. #2d51bb
  2. #bb2d51
  3. #51bb2d

Tetradic

  1. #2d51bb
  2. #972dbb
  3. #bb972d
  4. #51bb2d

Square

  1. #2d51bb
  2. #bb2d98
  3. #bb972d
  4. #2dbb50

Monochromatic

  1. #0f1c40
  2. #1e367d
  3. #2d51bb
  4. #5d7cd8
  5. #9aaee7

Shades

#2d51bb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2d51bb
  2. #2949a8
  3. #244196
  4. #203983
  5. #1b3170
  6. #17295e
  7. #12204b
  8. #0e1838
  9. #091025
  10. #050813
  11. #000000

Tints

#2d51bb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2d51bb
  2. #4262c2
  3. #5774c9
  4. #6c85cf
  5. #8197d6
  6. #96a8dd
  7. #abb9e4
  8. #c0cbeb
  9. #d5dcf1
  10. #eaeef8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2d51bb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2d51bb
  2. #3556b5
  3. #3e5aaf
  4. #465fa9
  5. #4e64a3
  6. #57699e
  7. #5f6d98
  8. #677292
  9. #6f778c
  10. #787b86
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.99:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.01:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #595959 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4b568b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0060bf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0053b9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006b7e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0c5abd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0052ba ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00629a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2d51bb {
  color: #2d51bb;
}
Background
.bg-2d51bb {
  background-color: #2d51bb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2d51bb {
  border: 2px solid #2d51bb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2d51bb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 45 81 187;
  --color-primary-hsl: 225 61% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2d51bb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2d51bb, #502dbb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2d51bb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(45 81 187 / 0.35);
}

#0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 2.46 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 4.41 #1560bd Denim ΔE 6.40 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 6.97 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 7.29 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 7.43 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.54 #d2ae44 Inverted #595959 Grayscale 

Sapphire
#2d51bb  rgb(45, 81, 187)  hsl(225, 61%, 45%)  Sapphire
#bb972d  rgb(187, 151, 45)  hsl(45, 61%, 45%)  Dark Goldenrod
#bb2d51  rgb(187, 45, 81)  hsl(345, 61%, 45%)  Brick Red
#51bb2d  rgb(81, 187, 45)  hsl(105, 61%, 45%)  Kelly Green