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#2D6BDE

#2d6bde ≈ Royal Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2d6bde is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 17.65% red, 41.96% green and 87.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 79.73% cyan, 51.8% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 218.98°, with 72.84% saturation and 52.35% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with openness, freedom and calm. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.92:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Royal Blue (#4169e1), ΔE 2.58.

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Relative luminance0.1635

Complementary

  1. #2d6bde
  2. #dea02d

Split complementary

  1. #2d6bde
  2. #de472d
  3. #c4de2d

Analogous

  1. #2dc4de
  2. #2d6bde
  3. #472dde

Triadic

  1. #2d6bde
  2. #de2d6b
  3. #6bde2d

Tetradic

  1. #2d6bde
  2. #a02dde
  3. #dea02d
  4. #6bde2d

Square

  1. #2d6bde
  2. #de2dc4
  3. #dea02d
  4. #2dde47

Monochromatic

  1. #0f2d63
  2. #1a4aa5
  3. #2d6bde
  4. #6f9ae8
  5. #b1c8f3

Shades

#2d6bde mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2d6bde
  2. #2960c8
  3. #2456b2
  4. #204b9b
  5. #1b4085
  6. #17366f
  7. #122b59
  8. #0e2043
  9. #09152c
  10. #050b16
  11. #000000

Tints

#2d6bde mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2d6bde
  2. #427ae1
  3. #5789e5
  4. #6c97e8
  5. #81a6eb
  6. #96b5ef
  7. #abc4f2
  8. #c0d3f5
  9. #d5e1f8
  10. #eaf0fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2d6bde mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2d6bde
  2. #356dd5
  3. #3e6fcb
  4. #4671c2
  5. #4e73b8
  6. #5776af
  7. #5f78a6
  8. #677a9c
  9. #6f7c93
  10. #787e89
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.92:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.27:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #707070 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5d6ea8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #1879e2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0069dc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00879a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #2274e0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #006add ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #007db9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2d6bde {
  color: #2d6bde;
}
Background
.bg-2d6bde {
  background-color: #2d6bde;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2d6bde {
  border: 2px solid #2d6bde;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2d6bde;
  --color-primary-rgb: 45 107 222;
  --color-primary-hsl: 219 73% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2d6bde {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2d6bde, #472dde);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2d6bde {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(45 107 222 / 0.35);
}

#4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 2.58 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 4.01 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 4.85 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 5.66 #1560bd Denim ΔE 5.99 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 7.03 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 7.49 #d29421 Inverted #707070 Grayscale 

Royal Blue
#2d6bde  rgb(45, 107, 222)  hsl(219, 73%, 52%)  Royal Blue
#dea02d  rgb(222, 160, 45)  hsl(39, 73%, 52%)  Marigold
#de2d6b  rgb(222, 45, 107)  hsl(339, 73%, 52%)  Razzmatazz
#6bde2d  rgb(107, 222, 45)  hsl(99, 73%, 52%)  Lime Green