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#2E57DA

#2e57da ≈ Sapphire

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2e57da is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 18.04% red, 34.12% green and 85.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 78.9% cyan, 60.09% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.51% black. Its hue angle is 225.7°, with 69.92% saturation and 51.76% 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 6.01:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Sapphire (#0f52ba), ΔE 5.48.

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Relative luminance0.1246

Complementary

  1. #2e57da
  2. #dab12e

Split complementary

  1. #2e57da
  2. #da5b2e
  3. #adda2e

Analogous

  1. #2eadda
  2. #2e57da
  3. #5b2eda

Triadic

  1. #2e57da
  2. #da2e57
  3. #57da2e

Tetradic

  1. #2e57da
  2. #b12eda
  3. #dab12e
  4. #57da2e

Square

  1. #2e57da
  2. #da2ead
  3. #dab12e
  4. #2eda5b

Monochromatic

  1. #11235e
  2. #1c3b9f
  3. #2e57da
  4. #6f8be6
  5. #b0bff1

Shades

#2e57da mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2e57da
  2. #294ec4
  3. #2546ae
  4. #203d99
  5. #1c3483
  6. #172c6d
  7. #122357
  8. #0e1a41
  9. #09112c
  10. #050916
  11. #000000

Tints

#2e57da mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2e57da
  2. #4368de
  3. #5879e1
  4. #6d89e5
  5. #829ae9
  6. #97abed
  7. #abbcf0
  8. #c0cdf4
  9. #d5ddf8
  10. #eaeefb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2e57da mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2e57da
  2. #365bd1
  3. #3e5fc8
  4. #4763bf
  5. #4f67b6
  6. #576cad
  7. #5f70a4
  8. #67749b
  9. #707892
  10. #787c89
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.01:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.49:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #636363 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #535ea1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006bde ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #005bd7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007990 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0064dd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #005ad8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #006db2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2e57da {
  color: #2e57da;
}
Background
.bg-2e57da {
  background-color: #2e57da;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2e57da {
  border: 2px solid #2e57da;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2e57da;
  --color-primary-rgb: 46 87 218;
  --color-primary-hsl: 226 70% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2e57da {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2e57da, #5b2eda);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2e57da {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(46 87 218 / 0.35);
}

#0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 5.48 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 6.03 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 6.26 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 6.35 #1560bd Denim ΔE 6.70 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 6.84 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 8.01 #d1a825 Inverted #636363 Grayscale 

Sapphire
#2e57da  rgb(46, 87, 218)  hsl(226, 70%, 52%)  Sapphire
#dab12e  rgb(218, 177, 46)  hsl(46, 70%, 52%)  Metallic Gold
#da2e57  rgb(218, 46, 87)  hsl(346, 70%, 52%)  Cerise
#57da2e  rgb(87, 218, 46)  hsl(106, 70%, 52%)  Lime Green