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#2D55CF

#2d55cf ≈ Sapphire

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2d55cf is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 17.65% red, 33.33% green and 81.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 78.26% cyan, 58.94% magenta, 0% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 225.19°, with 64.29% saturation and 49.41% 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 6.34:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Sapphire (#0f52ba), ΔE 4.08.

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Web safe#3366cc
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Relative luminance0.1156

Complementary

  1. #2d55cf
  2. #cfa72d

Split complementary

  1. #2d55cf
  2. #cf562d
  3. #a6cf2d

Analogous

  1. #2da6cf
  2. #2d55cf
  3. #562dcf

Triadic

  1. #2d55cf
  2. #cf2d55
  3. #55cf2d

Tetradic

  1. #2d55cf
  2. #a72dcf
  3. #cfa72d
  4. #55cf2d

Square

  1. #2d55cf
  2. #cf2da6
  3. #cfa72d
  4. #2dcf56

Monochromatic

  1. #122151
  2. #1f3b90
  3. #2d55cf
  4. #6a87df
  5. #a9b9ec

Shades

#2d55cf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2d55cf
  2. #294dba
  3. #2444a6
  4. #203c91
  5. #1b337c
  6. #172b68
  7. #122253
  8. #0e1a3e
  9. #091129
  10. #050915
  11. #000000

Tints

#2d55cf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2d55cf
  2. #4266d4
  3. #5777d9
  4. #6c88dd
  5. #8199e2
  6. #96aae7
  7. #abbbec
  8. #c0ccf1
  9. #d5ddf5
  10. #eaeefa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2d55cf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2d55cf
  2. #3559c7
  3. #3e5ebf
  4. #4662b7
  5. #4e66af
  6. #576ba8
  7. #5f6fa0
  8. #677398
  9. #6f7790
  10. #787c88
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.34:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.31:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5f5f5f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #505b99 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0067d3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0058cd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00748a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0060d1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0057ce ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0069aa ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2d55cf {
  color: #2d55cf;
}
Background
.bg-2d55cf {
  background-color: #2d55cf;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2d55cf {
  border: 2px solid #2d55cf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2d55cf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 45 85 207;
  --color-primary-hsl: 225 64% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2d55cf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2d55cf, #562dcf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2d55cf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(45 85 207 / 0.35);
}

#0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 4.08 #1560bd Denim ΔE 6.21 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 6.43 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 6.92 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 7.07 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 7.44 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 7.77 #d2aa30 Inverted #5f5f5f Grayscale 

Sapphire
#2d55cf  rgb(45, 85, 207)  hsl(225, 64%, 49%)  Sapphire
#cfa72d  rgb(207, 167, 45)  hsl(45, 64%, 49%)  Metallic Gold
#cf2d55  rgb(207, 45, 85)  hsl(345, 64%, 49%)  Brick Red
#55cf2d  rgb(85, 207, 45)  hsl(105, 64%, 49%)  Lime Green