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#2E69EE

#2e69ee ≈ Royal Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#2e69ee is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 18.04% red, 41.18% green and 93.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 80.67% cyan, 55.88% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.67% black. Its hue angle is 221.56°, with 84.96% saturation and 55.69% 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 call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.8:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Royal Blue (#4169e1), ΔE 1.78.

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Web safe#3366ff
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Relative luminance0.1686

Complementary

  1. #2e69ee
  2. #eeb32e

Split complementary

  1. #2e69ee
  2. #ee532e
  3. #c9ee2e

Analogous

  1. #2ec9ee
  2. #2e69ee
  3. #532eee

Triadic

  1. #2e69ee
  2. #ee2e69
  3. #69ee2e

Tetradic

  1. #2e69ee
  2. #b32eee
  3. #eeb32e
  4. #69ee2e

Square

  1. #2e69ee
  2. #ee2ec9
  3. #eeb32e
  4. #2eee53

Monochromatic

  1. #0a2c79
  2. #1046c0
  3. #2e69ee
  4. #759cf4
  5. #bccffa

Shades

#2e69ee mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2e69ee
  2. #295fd6
  3. #2554be
  4. #204aa7
  5. #1c3f8f
  6. #173577
  7. #122a5f
  8. #0e2047
  9. #091530
  10. #050b18
  11. #000000

Tints

#2e69ee mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2e69ee
  2. #4378f0
  3. #5887f1
  4. #6d96f3
  5. #82a5f5
  6. #97b4f7
  7. #abc3f8
  8. #c0d2fa
  9. #d5e1fc
  10. #eaf0fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2e69ee mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2e69ee
  2. #366be3
  3. #3e6ed8
  4. #4770cd
  5. #4f72c2
  6. #5775b7
  7. #5f77ac
  8. #6779a1
  9. #707b96
  10. #787e8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.8:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.37:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #727272 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5e6fb2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #007bf3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #006aeb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008aa1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0074f1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0069ec ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #007ec5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2e69ee {
  color: #2e69ee;
}
Background
.bg-2e69ee {
  background-color: #2e69ee;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2e69ee {
  border: 2px solid #2e69ee;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2e69ee;
  --color-primary-rgb: 46 105 238;
  --color-primary-hsl: 222 85% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2e69ee {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2e69ee, #532eee);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2e69ee {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(46 105 238 / 0.35);
}

#4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 1.78 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 2.67 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 3.35 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 7.61 #1560bd Denim ΔE 7.65 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 8.45 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 9.05 #d19611 Inverted #727272 Grayscale 

Royal Blue
#2e69ee  rgb(46, 105, 238)  hsl(222, 85%, 56%)  Royal Blue
#eeb32e  rgb(238, 179, 46)  hsl(42, 85%, 56%)  Meat Brown
#ee2e69  rgb(238, 46, 105)  hsl(342, 85%, 56%)  Cerise
#69ee2e  rgb(105, 238, 46)  hsl(102, 85%, 56%)  Lawn Green