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#2F4ABE

#2f4abe ≈ Sapphire

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2f4abe is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 18.43% red, 29.02% green and 74.51% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 75.26% cyan, 61.05% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.49% black. Its hue angle is 228.67°, with 60.34% saturation and 46.47% 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 7.38:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sapphire (#0f52ba), ΔE 4.5.

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Relative luminance0.0922

Complementary

  1. #2f4abe
  2. #bea32f

Split complementary

  1. #2f4abe
  2. #be5b2f
  3. #92be2f

Analogous

  1. #2f92be
  2. #2f4abe
  3. #5b2fbe

Triadic

  1. #2f4abe
  2. #be2f4a
  3. #4abe2f

Tetradic

  1. #2f4abe
  2. #a32fbe
  3. #bea32f
  4. #4abe2f

Square

  1. #2f4abe
  2. #be2f92
  3. #bea32f
  4. #2fbe5b

Monochromatic

  1. #111a43
  2. #203281
  3. #2f4abe
  4. #6178d8
  5. #9face7

Shades

#2f4abe mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2f4abe
  2. #2a43ab
  3. #263b98
  4. #213485
  5. #1c2c72
  6. #18255f
  7. #131e4c
  8. #0e1639
  9. #090f26
  10. #050713
  11. #000000

Tints

#2f4abe mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2f4abe
  2. #445cc5
  3. #596ecb
  4. #6d80d2
  5. #8292d8
  6. #97a5df
  7. #acb7e5
  8. #c1c9ec
  9. #d5dbf2
  10. #eaedf9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2f4abe mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2f4abe
  2. #374fb8
  3. #3f55b2
  4. #475aab
  5. #4f60a5
  6. #58659f
  7. #606a99
  8. #687093
  9. #70758c
  10. #787b86
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.38:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.84:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #565656 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #49518c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005cc2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #004fbc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00687d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0056c0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #004dbd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #005d9b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2f4abe {
  color: #2f4abe;
}
Background
.bg-2f4abe {
  background-color: #2f4abe;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2f4abe {
  border: 2px solid #2f4abe;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2f4abe;
  --color-primary-rgb: 47 74 190;
  --color-primary-hsl: 229 60% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2f4abe {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2f4abe, #5b2fbe);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2f4abe {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(47 74 190 / 0.35);
}

#0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 4.50 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 4.57 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 4.95 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 5.46 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 6.42 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 7.13 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 8.12 #d0b541 Inverted #565656 Grayscale 

Sapphire
#2f4abe  rgb(47, 74, 190)  hsl(229, 60%, 46%)  Sapphire
#bea32f  rgb(190, 163, 47)  hsl(49, 60%, 46%)  Brass
#be2f4a  rgb(190, 47, 74)  hsl(349, 60%, 46%)  Cardinal
#4abe2f  rgb(74, 190, 47)  hsl(109, 60%, 46%)  Kelly Green