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#2F4BC5

#2f4bc5 ≈ Sapphire

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2f4bc5 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 18.43% red, 29.41% green and 77.25% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 76.14% cyan, 61.93% magenta, 0% yellow and 22.75% black. Its hue angle is 228.8°, with 61.48% saturation and 47.84% 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 7.16:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sapphire (#0f52ba), ΔE 4.69.

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Relative luminance0.0967

Complementary

  1. #2f4bc5
  2. #c5a92f

Split complementary

  1. #2f4bc5
  2. #c55e2f
  3. #96c52f

Analogous

  1. #2f96c5
  2. #2f4bc5
  3. #5e2fc5

Triadic

  1. #2f4bc5
  2. #c52f4b
  3. #4bc52f

Tetradic

  1. #2f4bc5
  2. #a92fc5
  3. #c5a92f
  4. #4bc52f

Square

  1. #2f4bc5
  2. #c52f96
  3. #c5a92f
  4. #2fc55e

Monochromatic

  1. #121c49
  2. #203387
  3. #2f4bc5
  4. #667cda
  5. #a4b1e9

Shades

#2f4bc5 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2f4bc5
  2. #2a44b1
  3. #263c9e
  4. #21358a
  5. #1c2d76
  6. #182663
  7. #131e4f
  8. #0e173b
  9. #090f27
  10. #050814
  11. #000000

Tints

#2f4bc5 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2f4bc5
  2. #445dcb
  3. #596fd1
  4. #6d81d6
  5. #8293dc
  6. #97a5e2
  7. #acb7e8
  8. #c1c9ee
  9. #d5dbf3
  10. #eaedf9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2f4bc5 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2f4bc5
  2. #3750be
  3. #3f56b7
  4. #475bb0
  5. #4f60a9
  6. #5866a3
  7. #606b9c
  8. #687095
  9. #70758e
  10. #787b87
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.16:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.93:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #585858 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4a5391 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005fc9 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0051c3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006b81 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0058c7 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #004fc4 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #005fa1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2f4bc5 {
  color: #2f4bc5;
}
Background
.bg-2f4bc5 {
  background-color: #2f4bc5;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2f4bc5 {
  border: 2px solid #2f4bc5;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2f4bc5;
  --color-primary-rgb: 47 75 197;
  --color-primary-hsl: 229 61% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2f4bc5 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2f4bc5, #5e2fc5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2f4bc5 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(47 75 197 / 0.35);
}

#0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 4.69 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 5.30 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 5.36 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 5.65 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 5.86 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 7.43 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 7.82 #d0b43a Inverted #585858 Grayscale 

Sapphire
#2f4bc5  rgb(47, 75, 197)  hsl(229, 61%, 48%)  Sapphire
#c5a92f  rgb(197, 169, 47)  hsl(49, 61%, 48%)  Old Gold
#c52f4b  rgb(197, 47, 75)  hsl(349, 61%, 48%)  Brick Red
#4bc52f  rgb(75, 197, 47)  hsl(109, 61%, 48%)  Lime Green