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#2E5EE2

#2e5ee2 ≈ Royal Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2e5ee2 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 18.04% red, 36.86% green and 88.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 79.65% cyan, 58.41% magenta, 0% yellow and 11.37% black. Its hue angle is 224°, with 75.63% saturation and 53.33% 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 5.5:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Royal Blue (#4169e1), ΔE 3.72.

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Relative luminance0.1408

Complementary

  1. #2e5ee2
  2. #e2b22e

Split complementary

  1. #2e5ee2
  2. #e2582e
  3. #b8e22e

Analogous

  1. #2eb8e2
  2. #2e5ee2
  3. #582ee2

Triadic

  1. #2e5ee2
  2. #e22e5e
  3. #5ee22e

Tetradic

  1. #2e5ee2
  2. #b22ee2
  3. #e2b22e
  4. #5ee22e

Square

  1. #2e5ee2
  2. #e22eb8
  3. #e2b22e
  4. #2ee258

Monochromatic

  1. #0e2668
  2. #183fac
  3. #2e5ee2
  4. #7192eb
  5. #b4c5f5

Shades

#2e5ee2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2e5ee2
  2. #2955cb
  3. #254bb5
  4. #20429e
  5. #1c3888
  6. #172f71
  7. #12265a
  8. #0e1c44
  9. #09132d
  10. #050917
  11. #000000

Tints

#2e5ee2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2e5ee2
  2. #436ee5
  3. #587ee8
  4. #6d8eeb
  5. #829eee
  6. #97aff1
  7. #abbff3
  8. #c0cff6
  9. #d5dff9
  10. #eaeffc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2e5ee2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2e5ee2
  2. #3661d8
  3. #3e65ce
  4. #4768c5
  5. #4f6cbb
  6. #576fb1
  7. #5f72a7
  8. #67769d
  9. #707994
  10. #787d8a
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.5:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.82:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #696969 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5765a7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0071e6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0061df ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008097 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #006ae5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0060e0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0074ba ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2e5ee2 {
  color: #2e5ee2;
}
Background
.bg-2e5ee2 {
  background-color: #2e5ee2;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2e5ee2 {
  border: 2px solid #2e5ee2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2e5ee2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 46 94 226;
  --color-primary-hsl: 224 76% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2e5ee2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2e5ee2, #582ee2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2e5ee2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(46 94 226 / 0.35);
}

#4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 3.72 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 4.21 #1560bd Denim ΔE 6.34 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 6.97 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 7.25 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 7.79 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 7.90 #d1a11d Inverted #696969 Grayscale 

Royal Blue
#2e5ee2  rgb(46, 94, 226)  hsl(224, 76%, 53%)  Royal Blue
#e2b22e  rgb(226, 178, 46)  hsl(44, 76%, 53%)  Meat Brown
#e22e5e  rgb(226, 46, 94)  hsl(344, 76%, 53%)  Cerise
#5ee22e  rgb(94, 226, 46)  hsl(104, 76%, 53%)  Lime Green