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#2E59DE

#2e59de ≈ Royal Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2e59de is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 18.04% red, 34.9% green and 87.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 79.28% cyan, 59.91% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 225.34°, with 72.73% saturation and 52.55% 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 5.83:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Royal Blue (#4169e1), ΔE 5.32.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#3366cc
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Relative luminance0.13

Complementary

  1. #2e59de
  2. #deb32e

Split complementary

  1. #2e59de
  2. #de5b2e
  3. #b1de2e

Analogous

  1. #2eb1de
  2. #2e59de
  3. #5b2ede

Triadic

  1. #2e59de
  2. #de2e59
  3. #59de2e

Tetradic

  1. #2e59de
  2. #b32ede
  3. #deb32e
  4. #59de2e

Square

  1. #2e59de
  2. #de2eb1
  3. #deb32e
  4. #2ede5b

Monochromatic

  1. #102463
  2. #1a3ca5
  3. #2e59de
  4. #708de8
  5. #b2c2f3

Shades

#2e59de mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2e59de
  2. #2950c8
  3. #2547b2
  4. #203e9b
  5. #1c3585
  6. #172d6f
  7. #122459
  8. #0e1b43
  9. #09122c
  10. #050916
  11. #000000

Tints

#2e59de mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2e59de
  2. #436ae1
  3. #587ae5
  4. #6d8be8
  5. #829beb
  6. #97acef
  7. #abbdf2
  8. #c0cdf5
  9. #d5def8
  10. #eaeefc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2e59de mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2e59de
  2. #365dd5
  3. #3e61cb
  4. #4765c2
  5. #4f69b8
  6. #576daf
  7. #5f70a6
  8. #67749c
  9. #707893
  10. #787c89
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.83:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.6:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #656565 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5460a4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006de2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #005ddb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007b93 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0066e1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #005bdc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #006fb6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2e59de {
  color: #2e59de;
}
Background
.bg-2e59de {
  background-color: #2e59de;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2e59de {
  border: 2px solid #2e59de;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2e59de;
  --color-primary-rgb: 46 89 222;
  --color-primary-hsl: 225 73% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2e59de {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2e59de, #5b2ede);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2e59de {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(46 89 222 / 0.35);
}

#4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 5.32 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 5.57 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 6.04 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 6.61 #1560bd Denim ΔE 6.68 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 6.98 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 8.03 #d1a621 Inverted #656565 Grayscale 

Royal Blue
#2e59de  rgb(46, 89, 222)  hsl(225, 73%, 53%)  Royal Blue
#deb32e  rgb(222, 179, 46)  hsl(45, 73%, 53%)  Meat Brown
#de2e59  rgb(222, 46, 89)  hsl(345, 73%, 53%)  Cerise
#59de2e  rgb(89, 222, 46)  hsl(105, 73%, 53%)  Lime Green