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#2D5BDB

#2d5bdb ≈ Royal Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2d5bdb is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 17.65% red, 35.69% green and 85.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 79.45% cyan, 58.45% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 224.14°, 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 5.78:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Royal Blue (#4169e1), ΔE 4.82.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#3366cc
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Relative luminance0.1315

Complementary

  1. #2d5bdb
  2. #dbad2d

Split complementary

  1. #2d5bdb
  2. #db562d
  3. #b2db2d

Analogous

  1. #2db2db
  2. #2d5bdb
  3. #562ddb

Triadic

  1. #2d5bdb
  2. #db2d5b
  3. #5bdb2d

Tetradic

  1. #2d5bdb
  2. #ad2ddb
  3. #dbad2d
  4. #5bdb2d

Square

  1. #2d5bdb
  2. #db2db2
  3. #dbad2d
  4. #2ddb56

Monochromatic

  1. #10255f
  2. #1b3ea0
  3. #2d5bdb
  4. #6e8ee6
  5. #b0c1f1

Shades

#2d5bdb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2d5bdb
  2. #2952c5
  3. #2449af
  4. #204099
  5. #1b3783
  6. #172e6e
  7. #122458
  8. #0e1b42
  9. #09122c
  10. #050916
  11. #000000

Tints

#2d5bdb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2d5bdb
  2. #426bdf
  3. #577ce2
  4. #6c8ce6
  5. #819de9
  6. #96aded
  7. #abbdf1
  8. #c0cef4
  9. #d5def8
  10. #eaeffb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2d5bdb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2d5bdb
  2. #355fd2
  3. #3e62c9
  4. #4666c0
  5. #4e6ab7
  6. #576eae
  7. #5f71a4
  8. #67759b
  9. #6f7992
  10. #787c89
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.78:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.63:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #666666 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5461a2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006edf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #005ed9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007c92 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0067de ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #005dda ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0070b4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2d5bdb {
  color: #2d5bdb;
}
Background
.bg-2d5bdb {
  background-color: #2d5bdb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2d5bdb {
  border: 2px solid #2d5bdb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2d5bdb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 45 91 219;
  --color-primary-hsl: 224 71% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2d5bdb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2d5bdb, #562ddb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2d5bdb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(45 91 219 / 0.35);
}

#4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 4.82 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 5.47 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 5.78 #1560bd Denim ΔE 5.92 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 7.22 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 7.65 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 8.39 #d2a424 Inverted #666666 Grayscale 

Royal Blue
#2d5bdb  rgb(45, 91, 219)  hsl(224, 71%, 52%)  Royal Blue
#dbad2d  rgb(219, 173, 45)  hsl(44, 71%, 52%)  Metallic Gold
#db2d5b  rgb(219, 45, 91)  hsl(344, 71%, 52%)  Cerise
#5bdb2d  rgb(91, 219, 45)  hsl(104, 71%, 52%)  Lime Green