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#2D5FDD

#2d5fdd ≈ Royal Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2d5fdd is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 17.65% red, 37.25% green and 86.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 79.64% cyan, 57.01% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 222.95°, with 72.13% saturation and 52.16% 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 5.54:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Royal Blue (#4169e1), ΔE 3.61.

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Web safe#3366cc
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Relative luminance0.1396

Complementary

  1. #2d5fdd
  2. #ddab2d

Split complementary

  1. #2d5fdd
  2. #dd532d
  3. #b7dd2d

Analogous

  1. #2db7dd
  2. #2d5fdd
  3. #532ddd

Triadic

  1. #2d5fdd
  2. #dd2d5f
  3. #5fdd2d

Tetradic

  1. #2d5fdd
  2. #ab2ddd
  3. #ddab2d
  4. #5fdd2d

Square

  1. #2d5fdd
  2. #dd2db7
  3. #ddab2d
  4. #2ddd53

Monochromatic

  1. #102761
  2. #1a41a3
  3. #2d5fdd
  4. #6f91e8
  5. #b1c3f2

Shades

#2d5fdd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2d5fdd
  2. #2956c7
  3. #244cb1
  4. #20439b
  5. #1b3985
  6. #17306f
  7. #122658
  8. #0e1d42
  9. #09132c
  10. #050a16
  11. #000000

Tints

#2d5fdd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2d5fdd
  2. #426fe0
  3. #577fe4
  4. #6c8fe7
  5. #819feb
  6. #96afee
  7. #abbff1
  8. #c0cff5
  9. #d5dff8
  10. #eaeffc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2d5fdd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2d5fdd
  2. #3562d4
  3. #3e66ca
  4. #4669c1
  5. #4e6cb8
  6. #5770af
  7. #5f73a5
  8. #67769c
  9. #6f7993
  10. #787d89
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.54:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.79:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #686868 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5765a4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0071e1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0061db ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007f95 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #006ae0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0060dc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0073b6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2d5fdd {
  color: #2d5fdd;
}
Background
.bg-2d5fdd {
  background-color: #2d5fdd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2d5fdd {
  border: 2px solid #2d5fdd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2d5fdd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 45 95 221;
  --color-primary-hsl: 223 72% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2d5fdd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2d5fdd, #532ddd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2d5fdd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(45 95 221 / 0.35);
}

#4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 3.61 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 4.63 #1560bd Denim ΔE 5.56 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 6.53 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 7.19 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 8.21 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 8.22 #d2a022 Inverted #686868 Grayscale 

Royal Blue
#2d5fdd  rgb(45, 95, 221)  hsl(223, 72%, 52%)  Royal Blue
#ddab2d  rgb(221, 171, 45)  hsl(43, 72%, 52%)  Goldenrod
#dd2d5f  rgb(221, 45, 95)  hsl(343, 72%, 52%)  Cerise
#5fdd2d  rgb(95, 221, 45)  hsl(103, 72%, 52%)  Lime Green