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#2E5DCE

#2e5dce ≈ Denim

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2e5dce 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 80.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 77.67% cyan, 54.85% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.22% black. Its hue angle is 222.38°, with 63.49% saturation and 49.41% 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 5.88:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Denim (#1560bd), ΔE 4.22.

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Web safe#3366cc
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Relative luminance0.1287

Complementary

  1. #2e5dce
  2. #ce9f2e

Split complementary

  1. #2e5dce
  2. #ce4f2e
  3. #adce2e

Analogous

  1. #2eadce
  2. #2e5dce
  3. #4f2ece

Triadic

  1. #2e5dce
  2. #ce2e5d
  3. #5dce2e

Tetradic

  1. #2e5dce
  2. #9f2ece
  3. #ce9f2e
  4. #5dce2e

Square

  1. #2e5dce
  2. #ce2ead
  3. #ce9f2e
  4. #2ece4f

Monochromatic

  1. #122551
  2. #20418f
  3. #2e5dce
  4. #6b8cde
  5. #a9bdec

Shades

#2e5dce mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2e5dce
  2. #2954b9
  3. #254aa5
  4. #204190
  5. #1c387c
  6. #172f67
  7. #122552
  8. #0e1c3e
  9. #091329
  10. #050915
  11. #000000

Tints

#2e5dce mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2e5dce
  2. #436dd3
  3. #587dd8
  4. #6d8edd
  5. #829ee2
  6. #97aee7
  7. #abbeeb
  8. #c0cef0
  9. #d5dff5
  10. #eaeffa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2e5dce mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2e5dce
  2. #3661c6
  3. #3e64be
  4. #4768b7
  5. #4f6baf
  6. #576fa7
  7. #5f729f
  8. #677697
  9. #707990
  10. #787d88
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.88:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.57:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #646464 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #54629a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006cd2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #005dcc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00798c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #1366d0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #005dcd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #006fab ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2e5dce {
  color: #2e5dce;
}
Background
.bg-2e5dce {
  background-color: #2e5dce;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2e5dce {
  border: 2px solid #2e5dce;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2e5dce;
  --color-primary-rgb: 46 93 206;
  --color-primary-hsl: 222 63% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2e5dce {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2e5dce, #4f2ece);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2e5dce {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(46 93 206 / 0.35);
}

#1560bd Denim ΔE 4.22 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 4.75 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 5.03 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 6.53 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 7.30 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 7.48 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 8.26 #d1a231 Inverted #646464 Grayscale 

Denim
#2e5dce  rgb(46, 93, 206)  hsl(222, 63%, 49%)  Denim
#ce9f2e  rgb(206, 159, 46)  hsl(42, 63%, 49%)  Goldenrod
#ce2e5d  rgb(206, 46, 93)  hsl(342, 63%, 49%)  Ruby
#5dce2e  rgb(93, 206, 46)  hsl(102, 63%, 49%)  Lime Green