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#2D56BC

#2d56bc ≈ Sapphire

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2d56bc is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 17.65% red, 33.73% green and 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 76.06% cyan, 54.26% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 222.8°, with 61.37% saturation and 45.69% 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 6.63:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Sapphire (#0f52ba), ΔE 2.22.

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Relative luminance0.1084

Complementary

  1. #2d56bc
  2. #bc932d

Split complementary

  1. #2d56bc
  2. #bc4c2d
  3. #9ebc2d

Analogous

  1. #2d9ebc
  2. #2d56bc
  3. #4c2dbc

Triadic

  1. #2d56bc
  2. #bc2d56
  3. #56bc2d

Tetradic

  1. #2d56bc
  2. #932dbc
  3. #bc932d
  4. #56bc2d

Square

  1. #2d56bc
  2. #bc2d9e
  3. #bc932d
  4. #2dbc4c

Monochromatic

  1. #0f1e41
  2. #1e3a7e
  3. #2d56bc
  4. #5d81d8
  5. #9bb1e7

Shades

#2d56bc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2d56bc
  2. #294da9
  3. #244596
  4. #203c84
  5. #1b3471
  6. #172b5e
  7. #12224b
  8. #0e1a38
  9. #091126
  10. #050913
  11. #000000

Tints

#2d56bc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2d56bc
  2. #4267c3
  3. #5778c9
  4. #6c89d0
  5. #819ad7
  6. #96abde
  7. #abbbe4
  8. #c0cceb
  9. #d5ddf2
  10. #eaeef8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2d56bc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2d56bc
  2. #355ab6
  3. #3e5eb0
  4. #4663aa
  5. #4e67a4
  6. #576b9e
  7. #5f6f98
  8. #677392
  9. #6f788c
  10. #787c86
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.63:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.17:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5d5d5d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4e5a8d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0063c0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0056ba ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006f80 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #195ebe ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0056bb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00669c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2d56bc {
  color: #2d56bc;
}
Background
.bg-2d56bc {
  background-color: #2d56bc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2d56bc {
  border: 2px solid #2d56bc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2d56bc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 45 86 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 223 61% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2d56bc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2d56bc, #4c2dbc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2d56bc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(45 86 188 / 0.35);
}

#0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 2.22 #1560bd Denim ΔE 4.77 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 5.44 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 6.91 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 6.99 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 8.08 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 8.16 #d2a943 Inverted #5d5d5d Grayscale 

Sapphire
#2d56bc  rgb(45, 86, 188)  hsl(223, 61%, 46%)  Sapphire
#bc932d  rgb(188, 147, 45)  hsl(43, 61%, 46%)  Dark Goldenrod
#bc2d56  rgb(188, 45, 86)  hsl(343, 61%, 46%)  Dogwood Rose
#56bc2d  rgb(86, 188, 45)  hsl(103, 61%, 46%)  Kelly Green