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#2D59CA

#2d59ca ≈ Sapphire

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2d59ca is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 17.65% red, 34.9% green and 79.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 77.72% cyan, 55.94% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 223.18°, with 63.56% saturation and 48.43% 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 6.19:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Sapphire (#0f52ba), ΔE 3.7.

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Relative luminance0.1197

Complementary

  1. #2d59ca
  2. #ca9e2d

Split complementary

  1. #2d59ca
  2. #ca4f2d
  3. #a8ca2d

Analogous

  1. #2da8ca
  2. #2d59ca
  3. #4f2dca

Triadic

  1. #2d59ca
  2. #ca2d59
  3. #59ca2d

Tetradic

  1. #2d59ca
  2. #9e2dca
  3. #ca9e2d
  4. #59ca2d

Square

  1. #2d59ca
  2. #ca2da8
  3. #ca9e2d
  4. #2dca4f

Monochromatic

  1. #11224d
  2. #1f3d8b
  3. #2d59ca
  4. #6688dd
  5. #a5b9eb

Shades

#2d59ca mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2d59ca
  2. #2950b6
  3. #2447a2
  4. #203e8d
  5. #1b3579
  6. #172d65
  7. #122451
  8. #0e1b3d
  9. #091228
  10. #050914
  11. #000000

Tints

#2d59ca mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2d59ca
  2. #426acf
  3. #577ad5
  4. #6c8bda
  5. #819bdf
  6. #96ace5
  7. #abbdea
  8. #c0cdef
  9. #d5def4
  10. #eaeefa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2d59ca mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2d59ca
  2. #355dc3
  3. #3e61bb
  4. #4665b4
  5. #4e69ac
  6. #576da5
  7. #5f709e
  8. #677496
  9. #6f788f
  10. #787c87
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.19:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.39:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #616161 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #515e97 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0069ce ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #005ac8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007589 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0b63cc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #005ac9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #006ba7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2d59ca {
  color: #2d59ca;
}
Background
.bg-2d59ca {
  background-color: #2d59ca;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2d59ca {
  border: 2px solid #2d59ca;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2d59ca;
  --color-primary-rgb: 45 89 202;
  --color-primary-hsl: 223 64% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2d59ca {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2d59ca, #4f2dca);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2d59ca {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(45 89 202 / 0.35);
}

#0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 3.70 #1560bd Denim ΔE 4.72 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 6.31 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 7.14 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 7.50 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 7.56 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 7.60 #d2a635 Inverted #616161 Grayscale 

Sapphire
#2d59ca  rgb(45, 89, 202)  hsl(223, 64%, 48%)  Sapphire
#ca9e2d  rgb(202, 158, 45)  hsl(43, 64%, 48%)  Goldenrod
#ca2d59  rgb(202, 45, 89)  hsl(343, 64%, 48%)  Ruby
#59ca2d  rgb(89, 202, 45)  hsl(103, 64%, 48%)  Lime Green