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#2E5E8A

#2e5e8a ≈ Lapis Lazuli

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#2e5e8a is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 18.04% red, 36.86% green and 54.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 66.67% cyan, 31.88% magenta, 0% yellow and 45.88% black. Its hue angle is 208.7°, with 50% saturation and 36.08% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with openness, freedom and calm. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.81:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Lapis Lazuli (#26619c), ΔE 2.45.

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Relative luminance0.1042

Complementary

  1. #2e5e8a
  2. #8a5a2e

Split complementary

  1. #2e5e8a
  2. #8a2e30
  3. #8a882e

Analogous

  1. #2e8a88
  2. #2e5e8a
  3. #2e308a

Triadic

  1. #2e5e8a
  2. #8a2e5e
  3. #5e8a2e

Tetradic

  1. #2e5e8a
  2. #5a2e8a
  3. #8a5a2e
  4. #5e8a2e

Square

  1. #2e5e8a
  2. #882e8a
  3. #8a5a2e
  4. #308a2e

Monochromatic

  1. #081017
  2. #1b3751
  3. #2e5e8a
  4. #4485c1
  5. #7daad4

Shades

#2e5e8a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2e5e8a
  2. #29557c
  3. #254b6e
  4. #204261
  5. #1c3853
  6. #172f45
  7. #122637
  8. #0e1c29
  9. #09131c
  10. #05090e
  11. #000000

Tints

#2e5e8a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2e5e8a
  2. #436e96
  3. #587ea1
  4. #6d8ead
  5. #829eb9
  6. #97afc5
  7. #abbfd0
  8. #c0cfdc
  9. #d5dfe8
  10. #eaeff3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2e5e8a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2e5e8a
  2. #366189
  3. #3e6588
  4. #476887
  5. #4f6c86
  6. #576f85
  7. #5f7284
  8. #677683
  9. #707982
  10. #787d81
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.81:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.08:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5b5b5b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4d5c71 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4b608c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3e5789 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00686e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #415f8b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #385a89 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00647a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2e5e8a {
  color: #2e5e8a;
}
Background
.bg-2e5e8a {
  background-color: #2e5e8a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2e5e8a {
  border: 2px solid #2e5e8a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2e5e8a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 46 94 138;
  --color-primary-hsl: 209 50% 36%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2e5e8a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2e5e8a, #2e308a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2e5e8a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(46 94 138 / 0.35);
}

#26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 2.45 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 4.83 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 5.00 #1560bd Denim ΔE 5.58 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 6.06 #006994 Sea Blue ΔE 6.47 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 6.85 #d1a175 Inverted #5b5b5b Grayscale 

Lapis Lazuli
#2e5e8a  rgb(46, 94, 138)  hsl(209, 50%, 36%)  Lapis Lazuli
#8a5a2e  rgb(138, 90, 46)  hsl(29, 50%, 36%)  Russet
#8a2e5e  rgb(138, 46, 94)  hsl(329, 50%, 36%)  Boysenberry
#5e8a2e  rgb(94, 138, 46)  hsl(89, 50%, 36%)  Olive Drab