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#2E6BEE

#2e6bee ≈ Royal Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#2e6bee is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 18.04% red, 41.96% green and 93.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 80.67% cyan, 55.04% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.67% black. Its hue angle is 220.94°, 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 4.72:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Royal Blue (#4169e1), ΔE 2.06.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#3366ff
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Relative luminance0.1727

Complementary

  1. #2e6bee
  2. #eeb12e

Split complementary

  1. #2e6bee
  2. #ee512e
  3. #cbee2e

Analogous

  1. #2ecbee
  2. #2e6bee
  3. #512eee

Triadic

  1. #2e6bee
  2. #ee2e6b
  3. #6bee2e

Tetradic

  1. #2e6bee
  2. #b12eee
  3. #eeb12e
  4. #6bee2e

Square

  1. #2e6bee
  2. #ee2ecb
  3. #eeb12e
  4. #2eee51

Monochromatic

  1. #0a2d79
  2. #1048c0
  3. #2e6bee
  4. #759df4
  5. #bccffa

Shades

#2e6bee mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2e6bee
  2. #2960d6
  3. #2556be
  4. #204ba7
  5. #1c408f
  6. #173677
  7. #122b5f
  8. #0e2047
  9. #091530
  10. #050b18
  11. #000000

Tints

#2e6bee mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2e6bee
  2. #437af0
  3. #5889f1
  4. #6d97f3
  5. #82a6f5
  6. #97b5f7
  7. #abc4f8
  8. #c0d3fa
  9. #d5e1fc
  10. #eaf0fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2e6bee mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2e6bee
  2. #366de3
  3. #3e6fd8
  4. #4771cd
  5. #4f73c2
  6. #5776b7
  7. #5f78ac
  8. #677aa1
  9. #707c96
  10. #787e8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.72:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.45:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #737373 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5f70b2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #007df3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #006beb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008ca2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0476f1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #006bec ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0080c5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2e6bee {
  color: #2e6bee;
}
Background
.bg-2e6bee {
  background-color: #2e6bee;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2e6bee {
  border: 2px solid #2e6bee;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2e6bee;
  --color-primary-rgb: 46 107 238;
  --color-primary-hsl: 221 85% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2e6bee {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2e6bee, #512eee);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2e6bee {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(46 107 238 / 0.35);
}

#4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 2.06 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 2.77 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 3.12 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 7.16 #1560bd Denim ΔE 7.84 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 7.87 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 9.07 #d19411 Inverted #737373 Grayscale 

Royal Blue
#2e6bee  rgb(46, 107, 238)  hsl(221, 85%, 56%)  Royal Blue
#eeb12e  rgb(238, 177, 46)  hsl(41, 85%, 56%)  Meat Brown
#ee2e6b  rgb(238, 46, 107)  hsl(341, 85%, 56%)  Cerise
#6bee2e  rgb(107, 238, 46)  hsl(101, 85%, 56%)  Lawn Green