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#2D5ACE

#2d5ace ≈ Sapphire

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2d5ace is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 17.65% red, 35.29% green and 80.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 78.16% cyan, 56.31% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.22% black. Its hue angle is 223.23°, with 64.14% saturation and 49.22% 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 4.23.

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Relative luminance0.1233

Complementary

  1. #2d5ace
  2. #cea12d

Split complementary

  1. #2d5ace
  2. #ce512d
  3. #abce2d

Analogous

  1. #2dabce
  2. #2d5ace
  3. #512dce

Triadic

  1. #2d5ace
  2. #ce2d5a
  3. #5ace2d

Tetradic

  1. #2d5ace
  2. #a12dce
  3. #cea12d
  4. #5ace2d

Square

  1. #2d5ace
  2. #ce2dab
  3. #cea12d
  4. #2dce51

Monochromatic

  1. #122350
  2. #1f3f8f
  3. #2d5ace
  4. #698ade
  5. #a8bbec

Shades

#2d5ace mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2d5ace
  2. #2951b9
  3. #2448a5
  4. #203f90
  5. #1b367c
  6. #172d67
  7. #122452
  8. #0e1b3e
  9. #091229
  10. #050915
  11. #000000

Tints

#2d5ace mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2d5ace
  2. #426bd3
  3. #577bd8
  4. #6c8cdd
  5. #819ce2
  6. #96ade7
  7. #abbdeb
  8. #c0cef0
  9. #d5def5
  10. #eaeffa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2d5ace mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2d5ace
  2. #355ec6
  3. #3e62be
  4. #4665b7
  5. #4e69af
  6. #576da7
  7. #5f719f
  8. #677597
  9. #6f7890
  10. #787c88
  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 #525f9a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006ad2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #005bcc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00778b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0564d0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #005bcd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #006caa ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2d5ace {
  color: #2d5ace;
}
Background
.bg-2d5ace {
  background-color: #2d5ace;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2d5ace {
  border: 2px solid #2d5ace;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2d5ace;
  --color-primary-rgb: 45 90 206;
  --color-primary-hsl: 223 64% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2d5ace {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2d5ace, #512dce);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2d5ace {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(45 90 206 / 0.35);
}

#0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 4.23 #1560bd Denim ΔE 4.81 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 5.79 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 6.98 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 7.57 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 7.69 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 7.72 #d2a531 Inverted #626262 Grayscale 

Sapphire
#2d5ace  rgb(45, 90, 206)  hsl(223, 64%, 49%)  Sapphire
#cea12d  rgb(206, 161, 45)  hsl(43, 64%, 49%)  Goldenrod
#ce2d5a  rgb(206, 45, 90)  hsl(343, 64%, 49%)  Ruby
#5ace2d  rgb(90, 206, 45)  hsl(103, 64%, 49%)  Lime Green