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#2D85AF

#2d85af ≈ Cerulean

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2d85af is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 17.65% red, 52.16% green and 68.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 74.29% cyan, 24% magenta, 0% yellow and 31.37% black. Its hue angle is 199.38°, with 59.09% saturation and 43.14% 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. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.09:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cerulean (#007ba7), ΔE 4.19.

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Relative luminance0.2043

Complementary

  1. #2d85af
  2. #af572d

Split complementary

  1. #2d85af
  2. #af2d44
  3. #af982d

Analogous

  1. #2daf98
  2. #2d85af
  3. #2d44af

Triadic

  1. #2d85af
  2. #af2d85
  3. #85af2d

Tetradic

  1. #2d85af
  2. #572daf
  3. #af572d
  4. #85af2d

Square

  1. #2d85af
  2. #982daf
  3. #af572d
  4. #44af2d

Monochromatic

  1. #0e2935
  2. #1d5772
  3. #2d85af
  4. #55abd3
  5. #92c9e3

Shades

#2d85af mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2d85af
  2. #29789e
  3. #246a8c
  4. #205d7b
  5. #1b5069
  6. #174358
  7. #123546
  8. #0e2835
  9. #091b23
  10. #050d12
  11. #000000

Tints

#2d85af mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2d85af
  2. #4291b7
  3. #579dbf
  4. #6caac7
  5. #81b6cf
  6. #96c2d7
  7. #abcedf
  8. #c0dae7
  9. #d5e7ef
  10. #eaf3f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2d85af mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2d85af
  2. #3585aa
  3. #3e84a6
  4. #4684a1
  5. #4e839c
  6. #578398
  7. #5f8293
  8. #67828e
  9. #6f8189
  10. #788185
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.13:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.09:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7d7d7d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #668094 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7084b1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5f77ae ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #009093 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5d84b0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4f7daf ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #008c9f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2d85af {
  color: #2d85af;
}
Background
.bg-2d85af {
  background-color: #2d85af;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2d85af {
  border: 2px solid #2d85af;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2d85af;
  --color-primary-rgb: 45 133 175;
  --color-primary-hsl: 199 59% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2d85af {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2d85af, #2d44af);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2d85af {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(45 133 175 / 0.35);
}

#007ba7 Cerulean ΔE 4.19 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 5.09 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 5.67 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 7.33 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 8.21 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 9.22 #367588 Teal Blue ΔE 9.32 #d27a50 Inverted #7d7d7d Grayscale 

Cerulean
#2d85af  rgb(45, 133, 175)  hsl(199, 59%, 43%)  Cerulean
#af572d  rgb(175, 87, 45)  hsl(19, 59%, 43%)  Sienna
#af2d85  rgb(175, 45, 133)  hsl(319, 59%, 43%)  Medium Violet Red
#85af2d  rgb(133, 175, 45)  hsl(79, 59%, 43%)  Apple Green