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#2D5ECA

#2d5eca ≈ Denim

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2d5eca is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 17.65% red, 36.86% green and 79.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 77.72% cyan, 53.47% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 221.27°, 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 5.89:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Denim (#1560bd), ΔE 3.53.

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Relative luminance0.1283

Complementary

  1. #2d5eca
  2. #ca992d

Split complementary

  1. #2d5eca
  2. #ca4a2d
  3. #adca2d

Analogous

  1. #2dadca
  2. #2d5eca
  3. #4a2dca

Triadic

  1. #2d5eca
  2. #ca2d5e
  3. #5eca2d

Tetradic

  1. #2d5eca
  2. #992dca
  3. #ca992d
  4. #5eca2d

Square

  1. #2d5eca
  2. #ca2dad
  3. #ca992d
  4. #2dca4a

Monochromatic

  1. #11244d
  2. #1f418b
  3. #2d5eca
  4. #668bdd
  5. #a5bbeb

Shades

#2d5eca mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2d5eca
  2. #2955b6
  3. #244ba2
  4. #20428d
  5. #1b3879
  6. #172f65
  7. #122651
  8. #0e1c3d
  9. #091328
  10. #050914
  11. #000000

Tints

#2d5eca mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2d5eca
  2. #426ecf
  3. #577ed5
  4. #6c8eda
  5. #819edf
  6. #96afe5
  7. #abbfea
  8. #c0cfef
  9. #d5dff4
  10. #eaeffa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2d5eca mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2d5eca
  2. #3561c3
  3. #3e65bb
  4. #4668b4
  5. #4e6cac
  6. #576fa5
  7. #5f729e
  8. #677696
  9. #6f798f
  10. #787d87
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.89:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.57:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #646464 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #536298 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #036cce ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #005dc8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00788b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #1b67cc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #005ec9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #006fa8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2d5eca {
  color: #2d5eca;
}
Background
.bg-2d5eca {
  background-color: #2d5eca;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2d5eca {
  border: 2px solid #2d5eca;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2d5eca;
  --color-primary-rgb: 45 94 202;
  --color-primary-hsl: 221 64% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2d5eca {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2d5eca, #4a2dca);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2d5eca {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(45 94 202 / 0.35);
}

#1560bd Denim ΔE 3.53 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 4.60 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 5.20 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 6.66 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 6.95 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 7.00 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 8.34 #d2a135 Inverted #646464 Grayscale 

Denim
#2d5eca  rgb(45, 94, 202)  hsl(221, 64%, 48%)  Denim
#ca992d  rgb(202, 153, 45)  hsl(41, 64%, 48%)  Goldenrod
#ca2d5e  rgb(202, 45, 94)  hsl(341, 64%, 48%)  Dogwood Rose
#5eca2d  rgb(94, 202, 45)  hsl(101, 64%, 48%)  Lime Green