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#2D5FDF

#2d5fdf ≈ Royal Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2d5fdf 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 87.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 79.82% cyan, 57.4% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 223.15°, with 73.55% saturation and 52.55% 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 5.51:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Royal Blue (#4169e1), ΔE 3.53.

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Web safe#3366cc
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Relative luminance0.1407

Complementary

  1. #2d5fdf
  2. #dfad2d

Split complementary

  1. #2d5fdf
  2. #df542d
  3. #b8df2d

Analogous

  1. #2db8df
  2. #2d5fdf
  3. #542ddf

Triadic

  1. #2d5fdf
  2. #df2d5f
  3. #5fdf2d

Tetradic

  1. #2d5fdf
  2. #ad2ddf
  3. #dfad2d
  4. #5fdf2d

Square

  1. #2d5fdf
  2. #df2db8
  3. #dfad2d
  4. #2ddf54

Monochromatic

  1. #0f2764
  2. #1941a6
  3. #2d5fdf
  4. #6f92e9
  5. #b2c4f3

Shades

#2d5fdf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2d5fdf
  2. #2956c9
  3. #244cb2
  4. #20439c
  5. #1b3986
  6. #173070
  7. #122659
  8. #0e1d43
  9. #09132d
  10. #050a16
  11. #000000

Tints

#2d5fdf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2d5fdf
  2. #426fe2
  3. #577fe5
  4. #6c8fe9
  5. #819fec
  6. #96afef
  7. #abbff2
  8. #c0cff5
  9. #d5dff9
  10. #eaeffc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2d5fdf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2d5fdf
  2. #3562d6
  3. #3e66cc
  4. #4669c3
  5. #4e6cb9
  6. #5770b0
  7. #5f73a6
  8. #67769d
  9. #6f7993
  10. #787d8a
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.51:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.81:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #696969 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5765a6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0071e3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0061dd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007f96 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #006ae2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0060de ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0074b8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2d5fdf {
  color: #2d5fdf;
}
Background
.bg-2d5fdf {
  background-color: #2d5fdf;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2d5fdf {
  border: 2px solid #2d5fdf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2d5fdf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 45 95 223;
  --color-primary-hsl: 223 74% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2d5fdf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2d5fdf, #542ddf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2d5fdf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(45 95 223 / 0.35);
}

#4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 3.53 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 4.41 #1560bd Denim ΔE 5.81 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 6.74 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 7.08 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 8.17 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 8.37 #d2a020 Inverted #696969 Grayscale 

Royal Blue
#2d5fdf  rgb(45, 95, 223)  hsl(223, 74%, 53%)  Royal Blue
#dfad2d  rgb(223, 173, 45)  hsl(43, 74%, 53%)  Goldenrod
#df2d5f  rgb(223, 45, 95)  hsl(343, 74%, 53%)  Cerise
#5fdf2d  rgb(95, 223, 45)  hsl(103, 74%, 53%)  Lime Green