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#2D56DB

#2d56db ≈ Sapphire

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2d56db 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 85.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 79.45% cyan, 60.73% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 225.86°, with 70.73% saturation and 51.76% 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 6.06:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Sapphire (#0f52ba), ΔE 5.54.

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Relative luminance0.1233

Complementary

  1. #2d56db
  2. #dbb22d

Split complementary

  1. #2d56db
  2. #db5b2d
  3. #addb2d

Analogous

  1. #2daddb
  2. #2d56db
  3. #5b2ddb

Triadic

  1. #2d56db
  2. #db2d56
  3. #56db2d

Tetradic

  1. #2d56db
  2. #b22ddb
  3. #dbb22d
  4. #56db2d

Square

  1. #2d56db
  2. #db2dad
  3. #dbb22d
  4. #2ddb5b

Monochromatic

  1. #10235f
  2. #1b3ba0
  3. #2d56db
  4. #6e8be6
  5. #b0bff1

Shades

#2d56db mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2d56db
  2. #294dc5
  3. #2445af
  4. #203c99
  5. #1b3483
  6. #172b6e
  7. #122258
  8. #0e1a42
  9. #09112c
  10. #050916
  11. #000000

Tints

#2d56db mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2d56db
  2. #4267df
  3. #5778e2
  4. #6c89e6
  5. #819ae9
  6. #96abed
  7. #abbbf1
  8. #c0ccf4
  9. #d5ddf8
  10. #eaeefb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2d56db mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2d56db
  2. #355ad2
  3. #3e5ec9
  4. #4663c0
  5. #4e67b7
  6. #576bae
  7. #5f6fa4
  8. #67739b
  9. #6f7892
  10. #787c89
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.06:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.47:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #626262 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #525ea1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006bdf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #005bd8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007890 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0063de ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0059d9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #006cb3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2d56db {
  color: #2d56db;
}
Background
.bg-2d56db {
  background-color: #2d56db;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2d56db {
  border: 2px solid #2d56db;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2d56db;
  --color-primary-rgb: 45 86 219;
  --color-primary-hsl: 226 71% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2d56db {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2d56db, #5b2ddb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2d56db {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(45 86 219 / 0.35);
}

#0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 5.54 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 6.12 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 6.31 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 6.52 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 6.69 #1560bd Denim ΔE 6.96 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 8.02 #d2a924 Inverted #626262 Grayscale 

Sapphire
#2d56db  rgb(45, 86, 219)  hsl(226, 71%, 52%)  Sapphire
#dbb22d  rgb(219, 178, 45)  hsl(46, 71%, 52%)  Metallic Gold
#db2d56  rgb(219, 45, 86)  hsl(346, 71%, 52%)  Amaranth
#56db2d  rgb(86, 219, 45)  hsl(106, 71%, 52%)  Lime Green