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#2E61BA

#2e61ba ≈ Denim

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2e61ba is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 18.04% red, 38.04% green and 72.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 75.27% cyan, 47.85% magenta, 0% yellow and 27.06% black. Its hue angle is 218.14°, with 60.34% saturation and 45.49% 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 5.94:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Denim (#1560bd), ΔE 1.77.

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Relative luminance0.1268

Complementary

  1. #2e61ba
  2. #ba872e

Split complementary

  1. #2e61ba
  2. #ba412e
  3. #a7ba2e

Analogous

  1. #2ea7ba
  2. #2e61ba
  3. #412eba

Triadic

  1. #2e61ba
  2. #ba2e61
  3. #61ba2e

Tetradic

  1. #2e61ba
  2. #872eba
  3. #ba872e
  4. #61ba2e

Square

  1. #2e61ba
  2. #ba2ea7
  3. #ba872e
  4. #2eba41

Monochromatic

  1. #10213f
  2. #1f417d
  3. #2e61ba
  4. #5d8ad7
  5. #9bb6e6

Shades

#2e61ba mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2e61ba
  2. #2957a7
  3. #254e95
  4. #204482
  5. #1c3a70
  6. #17315d
  7. #12274a
  8. #0e1d38
  9. #091325
  10. #050a13
  11. #000000

Tints

#2e61ba mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2e61ba
  2. #4371c1
  3. #5881c8
  4. #6d90cf
  5. #82a0d6
  6. #97b0dd
  7. #abc0e3
  8. #c0d0ea
  9. #d5dff1
  10. #eaeff8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2e61ba mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2e61ba
  2. #3664b4
  3. #3e67ae
  4. #476aa9
  5. #4f6da3
  6. #57719d
  7. #5f7497
  8. #677791
  9. #707a8c
  10. #787d86
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.94:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.54:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #646464 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #53638e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #306bbd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #035eb8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007684 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #2f67bc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #1c5fb9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #006e9d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2e61ba {
  color: #2e61ba;
}
Background
.bg-2e61ba {
  background-color: #2e61ba;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2e61ba {
  border: 2px solid #2e61ba;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2e61ba;
  --color-primary-rgb: 46 97 186;
  --color-primary-hsl: 218 60% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2e61ba {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2e61ba, #412eba);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2e61ba {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(46 97 186 / 0.35);
}

#1560bd Denim ΔE 1.77 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 4.52 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 4.97 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 5.39 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 6.44 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 6.88 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 7.70 #d19e45 Inverted #646464 Grayscale 

Denim
#2e61ba  rgb(46, 97, 186)  hsl(218, 60%, 45%)  Denim
#ba872e  rgb(186, 135, 46)  hsl(38, 60%, 45%)  Dark Goldenrod
#ba2e61  rgb(186, 46, 97)  hsl(338, 60%, 45%)  Dogwood Rose
#61ba2e  rgb(97, 186, 46)  hsl(98, 60%, 45%)  Kelly Green