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#2E50CC

#2e50cc ≈ Sapphire

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2e50cc is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 18.04% red, 31.37% green and 80% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 77.45% cyan, 60.78% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 227.09°, with 63.2% saturation and 49.02% 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 6.7:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Sapphire (#0f52ba), ΔE 4.25.

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Web safe#3366cc
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Relative luminance0.1068

Complementary

  1. #2e50cc
  2. #ccaa2e

Split complementary

  1. #2e50cc
  2. #cc5b2e
  3. #9fcc2e

Analogous

  1. #2e9fcc
  2. #2e50cc
  3. #5b2ecc

Triadic

  1. #2e50cc
  2. #cc2e50
  3. #50cc2e

Tetradic

  1. #2e50cc
  2. #aa2ecc
  3. #ccaa2e
  4. #50cc2e

Square

  1. #2e50cc
  2. #cc2e9f
  3. #ccaa2e
  4. #2ecc5b

Monochromatic

  1. #121f4f
  2. #20388e
  3. #2e50cc
  4. #6982dd
  5. #a8b6eb

Shades

#2e50cc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2e50cc
  2. #2948b8
  3. #2540a3
  4. #20388f
  5. #1c307a
  6. #172866
  7. #122052
  8. #0e183d
  9. #091029
  10. #050814
  11. #000000

Tints

#2e50cc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2e50cc
  2. #4362d1
  3. #5873d6
  4. #6d85db
  5. #8296e0
  6. #97a8e6
  7. #abb9eb
  8. #c0cbf0
  9. #d5dcf5
  10. #eaeefa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2e50cc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2e50cc
  2. #3655c4
  3. #3e5abd
  4. #475eb5
  5. #4f63ae
  6. #5768a6
  7. #5f6d9e
  8. #677297
  9. #70768f
  10. #787b88
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.7:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.14:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5c5c5c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4d5796 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0064d0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0055ca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007086 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #005cce ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0053cb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0065a7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2e50cc {
  color: #2e50cc;
}
Background
.bg-2e50cc {
  background-color: #2e50cc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2e50cc {
  border: 2px solid #2e50cc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2e50cc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 46 80 204;
  --color-primary-hsl: 227 63% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2e50cc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2e50cc, #5b2ecc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2e50cc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(46 80 204 / 0.35);
}

#0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 4.25 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 5.79 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 6.13 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 6.99 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 7.05 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 7.06 #1560bd Denim ΔE 7.52 #d1af33 Inverted #5c5c5c Grayscale 

Sapphire
#2e50cc  rgb(46, 80, 204)  hsl(227, 63%, 49%)  Sapphire
#ccaa2e  rgb(204, 170, 46)  hsl(47, 63%, 49%)  Metallic Gold
#cc2e50  rgb(204, 46, 80)  hsl(347, 63%, 49%)  Brick Red
#50cc2e  rgb(80, 204, 46)  hsl(107, 63%, 49%)  Lime Green