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#2E4FA8

#2e4fa8 ≈ Sapphire

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#2e4fa8 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 18.04% red, 30.98% green and 65.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 72.62% cyan, 52.98% magenta, 0% yellow and 34.12% black. Its hue angle is 223.77°, with 57.01% saturation and 41.96% 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 7.5:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sapphire (#0f52ba), ΔE 3.08.

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Web safe#336699
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Relative luminance0.09

Complementary

  1. #2e4fa8
  2. #a8872e

Split complementary

  1. #2e4fa8
  2. #a84a2e
  3. #8ca82e

Analogous

  1. #2e8ca8
  2. #2e4fa8
  3. #4a2ea8

Triadic

  1. #2e4fa8
  2. #a82e4f
  3. #4fa82e

Tetradic

  1. #2e4fa8
  2. #872ea8
  3. #a8872e
  4. #4fa82e

Square

  1. #2e4fa8
  2. #a82e8c
  3. #a8872e
  4. #2ea84a

Monochromatic

  1. #0d1730
  2. #1e336c
  3. #2e4fa8
  4. #5375d0
  5. #8fa5e0

Shades

#2e4fa8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2e4fa8
  2. #294797
  3. #253f86
  4. #203776
  5. #1c2f65
  6. #172854
  7. #122043
  8. #0e1832
  9. #091022
  10. #050811
  11. #000000

Tints

#2e4fa8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2e4fa8
  2. #4361b1
  3. #5872b9
  4. #6d84c2
  5. #8295cb
  6. #97a7d4
  7. #abb9dc
  8. #c0cae5
  9. #d5dcee
  10. #eaedf6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2e4fa8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2e4fa8
  2. #3654a4
  3. #3e59a0
  4. #475e9c
  5. #4f6398
  6. #576894
  7. #5f6c90
  8. #67718c
  9. #707688
  10. #787b84
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.5:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.8:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #555555 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #48527f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #125bab ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #004fa6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006474 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #2056aa ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0c4fa7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #005d8c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2e4fa8 {
  color: #2e4fa8;
}
Background
.bg-2e4fa8 {
  background-color: #2e4fa8;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2e4fa8 {
  border: 2px solid #2e4fa8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2e4fa8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 46 79 168;
  --color-primary-hsl: 224 57% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2e4fa8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2e4fa8, #4a2ea8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2e4fa8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(46 79 168 / 0.35);
}

#0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 3.08 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 3.25 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 5.01 #1560bd Denim ΔE 7.03 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 7.56 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 7.86 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 8.09 #d1b057 Inverted #555555 Grayscale 

Sapphire
#2e4fa8  rgb(46, 79, 168)  hsl(224, 57%, 42%)  Sapphire
#a8872e  rgb(168, 135, 46)  hsl(44, 57%, 42%)  Dark Goldenrod
#a82e4f  rgb(168, 46, 79)  hsl(344, 57%, 42%)  Vivid Burgundy
#4fa82e  rgb(79, 168, 46)  hsl(104, 57%, 42%)  Kelly Green