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#2E68DD

#2e68dd ≈ Royal Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2e68dd is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 18.04% red, 40.78% green and 86.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 79.19% cyan, 52.94% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 220.11°, with 72.02% saturation and 52.35% 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 5.07:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Royal Blue (#4169e1), ΔE 2.18.

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Web safe#3366cc
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Relative luminance0.157

Complementary

  1. #2e68dd
  2. #dda32e

Split complementary

  1. #2e68dd
  2. #dd4b2e
  3. #c0dd2e

Analogous

  1. #2ec0dd
  2. #2e68dd
  3. #4b2edd

Triadic

  1. #2e68dd
  2. #dd2e68
  3. #68dd2e

Tetradic

  1. #2e68dd
  2. #a32edd
  3. #dda32e
  4. #68dd2e

Square

  1. #2e68dd
  2. #dd2ec0
  3. #dda32e
  4. #2edd4b

Monochromatic

  1. #102b62
  2. #1b48a4
  3. #2e68dd
  4. #7098e8
  5. #b2c7f2

Shades

#2e68dd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2e68dd
  2. #295ec7
  3. #2553b1
  4. #20499b
  5. #1c3e85
  6. #17346f
  7. #122a58
  8. #0e1f42
  9. #09152c
  10. #050a16
  11. #000000

Tints

#2e68dd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2e68dd
  2. #4377e0
  3. #5886e4
  4. #6d95e7
  5. #82a4eb
  6. #97b4ee
  7. #abc3f1
  8. #c0d2f5
  9. #d5e1f8
  10. #eaf0fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2e68dd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2e68dd
  2. #366ad4
  3. #3e6dca
  4. #476fc1
  5. #4f72b8
  6. #5774af
  7. #5f76a5
  8. #67799c
  9. #707b93
  10. #787e89
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.07:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.14:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6e6e6e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5b6ca6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0677e1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0067db ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008598 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #1d71df ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0067dc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #007ab8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2e68dd {
  color: #2e68dd;
}
Background
.bg-2e68dd {
  background-color: #2e68dd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2e68dd {
  border: 2px solid #2e68dd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2e68dd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 46 104 221;
  --color-primary-hsl: 220 72% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2e68dd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2e68dd, #4b2edd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2e68dd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(46 104 221 / 0.35);
}

#4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 2.18 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 4.46 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 4.74 #1560bd Denim ΔE 5.54 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 6.52 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 7.44 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 8.02 #d19722 Inverted #6e6e6e Grayscale 

Royal Blue
#2e68dd  rgb(46, 104, 221)  hsl(220, 72%, 52%)  Royal Blue
#dda32e  rgb(221, 163, 46)  hsl(40, 72%, 52%)  Goldenrod
#dd2e68  rgb(221, 46, 104)  hsl(340, 72%, 52%)  Razzmatazz
#68dd2e  rgb(104, 221, 46)  hsl(100, 72%, 52%)  Lime Green