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#2D53AE

#2d53ae ≈ Sapphire

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2d53ae is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 17.65% red, 32.55% green and 68.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 74.14% cyan, 52.3% magenta, 0% yellow and 31.76% black. Its hue angle is 222.33°, with 58.9% saturation and 42.94% 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 7.09:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sapphire (#0f52ba), ΔE 2.13.

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Relative luminance0.098

Complementary

  1. #2d53ae
  2. #ae882d

Split complementary

  1. #2d53ae
  2. #ae482d
  3. #93ae2d

Analogous

  1. #2d93ae
  2. #2d53ae
  3. #482dae

Triadic

  1. #2d53ae
  2. #ae2d53
  3. #53ae2d

Tetradic

  1. #2d53ae
  2. #882dae
  3. #ae882d
  4. #53ae2d

Square

  1. #2d53ae
  2. #ae2d93
  3. #ae882d
  4. #2dae48

Monochromatic

  1. #0e1934
  2. #1d3671
  3. #2d53ae
  4. #557ad3
  5. #91a9e3

Shades

#2d53ae mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2d53ae
  2. #294b9d
  3. #24428b
  4. #203a7a
  5. #1b3268
  6. #172a57
  7. #122146
  8. #0e1934
  9. #091123
  10. #050811
  11. #000000

Tints

#2d53ae mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2d53ae
  2. #4264b6
  3. #5775be
  4. #6c87c6
  5. #8198ce
  6. #96a9d7
  7. #abbadf
  8. #c0cbe7
  9. #d5ddef
  10. #eaeef7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2d53ae mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2d53ae
  2. #3558a9
  3. #3e5ca5
  4. #4661a0
  5. #4e659c
  6. #576a97
  7. #5f6e92
  8. #67738e
  9. #6f7789
  10. #787c85
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.09:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.96:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #585858 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4a5683 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #175eb1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0053ac ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006978 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #215ab0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0a53ad ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #006191 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2d53ae {
  color: #2d53ae;
}
Background
.bg-2d53ae {
  background-color: #2d53ae;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2d53ae {
  border: 2px solid #2d53ae;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2d53ae;
  --color-primary-rgb: 45 83 174;
  --color-primary-hsl: 222 59% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2d53ae {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2d53ae, #482dae);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2d53ae {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(45 83 174 / 0.35);
}

#0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 2.13 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 4.11 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 5.32 #1560bd Denim ΔE 5.57 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 6.78 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 8.53 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 8.63 #d2ac51 Inverted #585858 Grayscale 

Sapphire
#2d53ae  rgb(45, 83, 174)  hsl(222, 59%, 43%)  Sapphire
#ae882d  rgb(174, 136, 45)  hsl(42, 59%, 43%)  Dark Goldenrod
#ae2d53  rgb(174, 45, 83)  hsl(342, 59%, 43%)  Vivid Burgundy
#53ae2d  rgb(83, 174, 45)  hsl(102, 59%, 43%)  Kelly Green