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#2D5CCA

#2d5cca ≈ Denim

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2d5cca is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 17.65% red, 36.08% green and 79.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 77.72% cyan, 54.46% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 222.04°, 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 6.01:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Denim (#1560bd), ΔE 3.95.

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Web safe#3366cc
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Relative luminance0.1248

Complementary

  1. #2d5cca
  2. #ca9b2d

Split complementary

  1. #2d5cca
  2. #ca4d2d
  3. #aaca2d

Analogous

  1. #2daaca
  2. #2d5cca
  3. #4d2dca

Triadic

  1. #2d5cca
  2. #ca2d5c
  3. #5cca2d

Tetradic

  1. #2d5cca
  2. #9b2dca
  3. #ca9b2d
  4. #5cca2d

Square

  1. #2d5cca
  2. #ca2daa
  3. #ca9b2d
  4. #2dca4d

Monochromatic

  1. #11234d
  2. #1f408b
  3. #2d5cca
  4. #668add
  5. #a5baeb

Shades

#2d5cca mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2d5cca
  2. #2953b6
  3. #244aa2
  4. #20408d
  5. #1b3779
  6. #172e65
  7. #122551
  8. #0e1c3d
  9. #091228
  10. #050914
  11. #000000

Tints

#2d5cca mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2d5cca
  2. #426ccf
  3. #577dd5
  4. #6c8dda
  5. #819ddf
  6. #96aee5
  7. #abbeea
  8. #c0ceef
  9. #d5def4
  10. #eaeffa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2d5cca mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2d5cca
  2. #3560c3
  3. #3e63bb
  4. #4667b4
  5. #4e6aac
  6. #576ea5
  7. #5f729e
  8. #677596
  9. #6f798f
  10. #787c87
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.01:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.5:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #636363 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #526097 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006bce ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #005cc8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00778a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #1665cc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #005cc9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #006da7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2d5cca {
  color: #2d5cca;
}
Background
.bg-2d5cca {
  background-color: #2d5cca;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2d5cca {
  border: 2px solid #2d5cca;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2d5cca;
  --color-primary-rgb: 45 92 202;
  --color-primary-hsl: 222 64% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2d5cca {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2d5cca, #4d2dca);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2d5cca {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(45 92 202 / 0.35);
}

#1560bd Denim ΔE 3.95 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 4.17 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 5.61 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 6.96 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 7.15 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 7.41 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 7.83 #d2a335 Inverted #636363 Grayscale 

Denim
#2d5cca  rgb(45, 92, 202)  hsl(222, 64%, 48%)  Denim
#ca9b2d  rgb(202, 155, 45)  hsl(42, 64%, 48%)  Goldenrod
#ca2d5c  rgb(202, 45, 92)  hsl(342, 64%, 48%)  Ruby
#5cca2d  rgb(92, 202, 45)  hsl(102, 64%, 48%)  Lime Green