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#2D55DA

#2d55da ≈ Sapphire

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2d55da 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 85.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 79.36% cyan, 61.01% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.51% black. Its hue angle is 226.13°, with 70.04% saturation and 51.57% 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 6.13:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Sapphire (#0f52ba), ΔE 5.42.

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Relative luminance0.1212

Complementary

  1. #2d55da
  2. #dab22d

Split complementary

  1. #2d55da
  2. #da5c2d
  3. #abda2d

Analogous

  1. #2dabda
  2. #2d55da
  3. #5c2dda

Triadic

  1. #2d55da
  2. #da2d55
  3. #55da2d

Tetradic

  1. #2d55da
  2. #b22dda
  3. #dab22d
  4. #55da2d

Square

  1. #2d55da
  2. #da2dab
  3. #dab22d
  4. #2dda5c

Monochromatic

  1. #10225e
  2. #1c3a9f
  3. #2d55da
  4. #6e8ae5
  5. #afbef1

Shades

#2d55da mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2d55da
  2. #294dc4
  3. #2444ae
  4. #203c99
  5. #1b3383
  6. #172b6d
  7. #122257
  8. #0e1a41
  9. #09112c
  10. #050916
  11. #000000

Tints

#2d55da mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2d55da
  2. #4266de
  3. #5777e1
  4. #6c88e5
  5. #8199e9
  6. #96aaed
  7. #abbbf0
  8. #c0ccf4
  9. #d5ddf8
  10. #eaeefb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2d55da mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2d55da
  2. #3559d1
  3. #3e5ec8
  4. #4662bf
  5. #4e66b6
  6. #576bad
  7. #5f6fa4
  8. #67739b
  9. #6f7792
  10. #787c89
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.13:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.42:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #626262 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #515da0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006ade ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #005ad7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00778f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0062dd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0058d8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #006bb2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2d55da {
  color: #2d55da;
}
Background
.bg-2d55da {
  background-color: #2d55da;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2d55da {
  border: 2px solid #2d55da;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2d55da;
  --color-primary-rgb: 45 85 218;
  --color-primary-hsl: 226 70% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2d55da {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2d55da, #5c2dda);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2d55da {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(45 85 218 / 0.35);
}

#0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 5.42 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 5.96 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 6.60 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 6.63 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 6.83 #1560bd Denim ΔE 7.10 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 8.02 #d2aa25 Inverted #626262 Grayscale 

Sapphire
#2d55da  rgb(45, 85, 218)  hsl(226, 70%, 52%)  Sapphire
#dab22d  rgb(218, 178, 45)  hsl(46, 70%, 52%)  Metallic Gold
#da2d55  rgb(218, 45, 85)  hsl(346, 70%, 52%)  Amaranth
#55da2d  rgb(85, 218, 45)  hsl(106, 70%, 52%)  Lime Green