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#2D57BD

#2d57bd ≈ Sapphire

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2d57bd is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 17.65% red, 34.12% green and 74.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 76.19% cyan, 53.97% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.88% black. Its hue angle is 222.5°, with 61.54% saturation and 45.88% 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 6.54:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Sapphire (#0f52ba), ΔE 2.37.

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Relative luminance0.1105

Complementary

  1. #2d57bd
  2. #bd932d

Split complementary

  1. #2d57bd
  2. #bd4b2d
  3. #9fbd2d

Analogous

  1. #2d9fbd
  2. #2d57bd
  3. #4b2dbd

Triadic

  1. #2d57bd
  2. #bd2d57
  3. #57bd2d

Tetradic

  1. #2d57bd
  2. #932dbd
  3. #bd932d
  4. #57bd2d

Square

  1. #2d57bd
  2. #bd2d9f
  3. #bd932d
  4. #2dbd4b

Monochromatic

  1. #101e41
  2. #1e3b7f
  3. #2d57bd
  4. #5e82d9
  5. #9cb2e7

Shades

#2d57bd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2d57bd
  2. #294eaa
  3. #244697
  4. #203d84
  5. #1b3471
  6. #172c5f
  7. #12234c
  8. #0e1a39
  9. #091126
  10. #050913
  11. #000000

Tints

#2d57bd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2d57bd
  2. #4268c4
  3. #5779ca
  4. #6c89d1
  5. #819ad7
  6. #96abde
  7. #abbce5
  8. #c0cdeb
  9. #d5ddf2
  10. #eaeef8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2d57bd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2d57bd
  2. #355bb7
  3. #3e5fb1
  4. #4663ab
  5. #4e67a5
  6. #576c9f
  7. #5f7098
  8. #677492
  9. #6f788c
  10. #787c86
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.54:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.21:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5d5d5d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4e5b8e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0064c1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0057bb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007081 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #1a5fbf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0057bc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00679d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2d57bd {
  color: #2d57bd;
}
Background
.bg-2d57bd {
  background-color: #2d57bd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2d57bd {
  border: 2px solid #2d57bd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2d57bd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 45 87 189;
  --color-primary-hsl: 223 62% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2d57bd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2d57bd, #4b2dbd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2d57bd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(45 87 189 / 0.35);
}

#0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 2.37 #1560bd Denim ΔE 4.48 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 5.73 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 6.74 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 7.14 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 7.78 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 7.95 #d2a842 Inverted #5d5d5d Grayscale 

Sapphire
#2d57bd  rgb(45, 87, 189)  hsl(223, 62%, 46%)  Sapphire
#bd932d  rgb(189, 147, 45)  hsl(43, 62%, 46%)  Dark Goldenrod
#bd2d57  rgb(189, 45, 87)  hsl(343, 62%, 46%)  Dogwood Rose
#57bd2d  rgb(87, 189, 45)  hsl(103, 62%, 46%)  Kelly Green