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#2E5DCA

#2e5dca ≈ Denim

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2e5dca is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 18.04% red, 36.47% green and 79.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 77.23% cyan, 53.96% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 221.92°, with 62.9% saturation and 48.63% 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 5.94:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Denim (#1560bd), ΔE 3.82.

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Web safe#3366cc
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Relative luminance0.1267

Complementary

  1. #2e5dca
  2. #ca9b2e

Split complementary

  1. #2e5dca
  2. #ca4d2e
  3. #abca2e

Analogous

  1. #2eabca
  2. #2e5dca
  3. #4d2eca

Triadic

  1. #2e5dca
  2. #ca2e5d
  3. #5dca2e

Tetradic

  1. #2e5dca
  2. #9b2eca
  3. #ca9b2e
  4. #5dca2e

Square

  1. #2e5dca
  2. #ca2eab
  3. #ca9b2e
  4. #2eca4d

Monochromatic

  1. #12244d
  2. #20408c
  3. #2e5dca
  4. #688bdd
  5. #a6bbeb

Shades

#2e5dca mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2e5dca
  2. #2954b6
  3. #254aa2
  4. #20418d
  5. #1c3879
  6. #172f65
  7. #122551
  8. #0e1c3d
  9. #091328
  10. #050914
  11. #000000

Tints

#2e5dca mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2e5dca
  2. #436dcf
  3. #587dd5
  4. #6d8eda
  5. #829edf
  6. #97aee5
  7. #abbeea
  8. #c0ceef
  9. #d5dff4
  10. #eaeffa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2e5dca mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2e5dca
  2. #3661c3
  3. #3e64bb
  4. #4768b4
  5. #4f6bac
  6. #576fa5
  7. #5f729e
  8. #677696
  9. #70798f
  10. #787d87
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.94:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.53:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #646464 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #536198 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006bce ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #005dc8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00788a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #1966cc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #005dc9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #006ea8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2e5dca {
  color: #2e5dca;
}
Background
.bg-2e5dca {
  background-color: #2e5dca;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2e5dca {
  border: 2px solid #2e5dca;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2e5dca;
  --color-primary-rgb: 46 93 202;
  --color-primary-hsl: 222 63% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2e5dca {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2e5dca, #4d2eca);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2e5dca {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(46 93 202 / 0.35);
}

#1560bd Denim ΔE 3.82 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 4.42 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 5.36 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 6.87 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 7.00 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 7.22 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 8.10 #d1a235 Inverted #646464 Grayscale 

Denim
#2e5dca  rgb(46, 93, 202)  hsl(222, 63%, 49%)  Denim
#ca9b2e  rgb(202, 155, 46)  hsl(42, 63%, 49%)  Goldenrod
#ca2e5d  rgb(202, 46, 93)  hsl(342, 63%, 49%)  Dogwood Rose
#5dca2e  rgb(93, 202, 46)  hsl(102, 63%, 49%)  Lime Green