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#2D57DD

#2d57dd ≈ Sapphire

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2d57dd 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 86.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 79.64% cyan, 60.63% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 225.68°, with 72.13% saturation and 52.16% 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 5.97:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Sapphire (#0f52ba), ΔE 5.79.

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Web safe#3366cc
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Relative luminance0.1259

Complementary

  1. #2d57dd
  2. #ddb32d

Split complementary

  1. #2d57dd
  2. #dd5b2d
  3. #afdd2d

Analogous

  1. #2dafdd
  2. #2d57dd
  3. #5b2ddd

Triadic

  1. #2d57dd
  2. #dd2d57
  3. #57dd2d

Tetradic

  1. #2d57dd
  2. #b32ddd
  3. #ddb32d
  4. #57dd2d

Square

  1. #2d57dd
  2. #dd2daf
  3. #ddb32d
  4. #2ddd5b

Monochromatic

  1. #102361
  2. #1a3ba3
  3. #2d57dd
  4. #6f8ce8
  5. #b1c0f2

Shades

#2d57dd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2d57dd
  2. #294ec7
  3. #2446b1
  4. #203d9b
  5. #1b3485
  6. #172c6f
  7. #122358
  8. #0e1a42
  9. #09112c
  10. #050916
  11. #000000

Tints

#2d57dd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2d57dd
  2. #4268e0
  3. #5779e4
  4. #6c89e7
  5. #819aeb
  6. #96abee
  7. #abbcf1
  8. #c0cdf5
  9. #d5ddf8
  10. #eaeefc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2d57dd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2d57dd
  2. #355bd4
  3. #3e5fca
  4. #4663c1
  5. #4e67b8
  6. #576caf
  7. #5f70a5
  8. #67749c
  9. #6f7893
  10. #787c89
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.97:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.52:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #636363 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #535fa3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006ce1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #005bda ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007a92 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0064e0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #005adb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #006db5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2d57dd {
  color: #2d57dd;
}
Background
.bg-2d57dd {
  background-color: #2d57dd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2d57dd {
  border: 2px solid #2d57dd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2d57dd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 45 87 221;
  --color-primary-hsl: 226 72% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2d57dd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2d57dd, #5b2ddd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2d57dd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(45 87 221 / 0.35);
}

#0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 5.79 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 5.95 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 6.13 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 6.27 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 6.74 #1560bd Denim ΔE 6.92 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 8.01 #d2a822 Inverted #636363 Grayscale 

Sapphire
#2d57dd  rgb(45, 87, 221)  hsl(226, 72%, 52%)  Sapphire
#ddb32d  rgb(221, 179, 45)  hsl(46, 72%, 52%)  Meat Brown
#dd2d57  rgb(221, 45, 87)  hsl(346, 72%, 52%)  Amaranth
#57dd2d  rgb(87, 221, 45)  hsl(106, 72%, 52%)  Lime Green