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#2E4DCE

#2e4dce ≈ Sapphire

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2e4dce is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 18.04% red, 30.2% green and 80.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 77.67% cyan, 62.62% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.22% black. Its hue angle is 228.38°, with 63.49% saturation and 49.41% 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 6.84:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Sapphire (#0f52ba), ΔE 4.96.

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Web safe#3366cc
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Relative luminance0.1034

Complementary

  1. #2e4dce
  2. #ceaf2e

Split complementary

  1. #2e4dce
  2. #ce5f2e
  3. #9dce2e

Analogous

  1. #2e9dce
  2. #2e4dce
  3. #5f2ece

Triadic

  1. #2e4dce
  2. #ce2e4d
  3. #4dce2e

Tetradic

  1. #2e4dce
  2. #af2ece
  3. #ceaf2e
  4. #4dce2e

Square

  1. #2e4dce
  2. #ce2e9d
  3. #ceaf2e
  4. #2ece5f

Monochromatic

  1. #121e51
  2. #20368f
  3. #2e4dce
  4. #6b81de
  5. #a9b6ec

Shades

#2e4dce mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2e4dce
  2. #2945b9
  3. #253ea5
  4. #203690
  5. #1c2e7c
  6. #172767
  7. #121f52
  8. #0e173e
  9. #090f29
  10. #050815
  11. #000000

Tints

#2e4dce mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2e4dce
  2. #435fd3
  3. #5871d8
  4. #6d82dd
  5. #8294e2
  6. #97a6e7
  7. #abb8eb
  8. #c0caf0
  9. #d5dbf5
  10. #eaedfa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2e4dce mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2e4dce
  2. #3652c6
  3. #3e57be
  4. #475cb7
  5. #4f61af
  6. #5767a7
  7. #5f6c9f
  8. #677197
  9. #707690
  10. #787b88
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.84:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.07:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5b5b5b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4c5597 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0062d2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0053cc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006f86 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #005ad1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0051cd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0063a8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2e4dce {
  color: #2e4dce;
}
Background
.bg-2e4dce {
  background-color: #2e4dce;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2e4dce {
  border: 2px solid #2e4dce;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2e4dce;
  --color-primary-rgb: 46 77 206;
  --color-primary-hsl: 228 63% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2e4dce {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2e4dce, #5f2ece);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2e4dce {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(46 77 206 / 0.35);
}

#0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 4.96 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 5.43 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 6.27 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 6.28 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 6.33 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 6.73 #1560bd Denim ΔE 8.50 #d1b231 Inverted #5b5b5b Grayscale 

Sapphire
#2e4dce  rgb(46, 77, 206)  hsl(228, 63%, 49%)  Sapphire
#ceaf2e  rgb(206, 175, 46)  hsl(48, 63%, 49%)  Metallic Gold
#ce2e4d  rgb(206, 46, 77)  hsl(348, 63%, 49%)  Brick Red
#4dce2e  rgb(77, 206, 46)  hsl(108, 63%, 49%)  Lime Green