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#2F4BCD

#2f4bcd ≈ Sapphire

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2f4bcd 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 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 77.07% cyan, 63.41% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 229.37°, with 62.7% saturation and 49.41% 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 6.98:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Sapphire (#0f52ba), ΔE 5.34.

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Web safe#3333cc
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Relative luminance0.1004

Complementary

  1. #2f4bcd
  2. #cdb12f

Split complementary

  1. #2f4bcd
  2. #cd622f
  3. #9acd2f

Analogous

  1. #2f9acd
  2. #2f4bcd
  3. #622fcd

Triadic

  1. #2f4bcd
  2. #cd2f4b
  3. #4bcd2f

Tetradic

  1. #2f4bcd
  2. #b12fcd
  3. #cdb12f
  4. #4bcd2f

Square

  1. #2f4bcd
  2. #cd2f9a
  3. #cdb12f
  4. #2fcd62

Monochromatic

  1. #121d51
  2. #21348f
  3. #2f4bcd
  4. #6b80dd
  5. #aab5eb

Shades

#2f4bcd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2f4bcd
  2. #2a44b9
  3. #263ca4
  4. #213590
  5. #1c2d7b
  6. #182667
  7. #131e52
  8. #0e173e
  9. #090f29
  10. #050815
  11. #000000

Tints

#2f4bcd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2f4bcd
  2. #445dd2
  3. #596fd7
  4. #6d81dc
  5. #8293e1
  6. #97a5e6
  7. #acb7eb
  8. #c1c9f0
  9. #d5dbf5
  10. #eaedfa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2f4bcd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2f4bcd
  2. #3750c5
  3. #3f56be
  4. #475bb6
  5. #4f60ae
  6. #5866a7
  7. #606b9f
  8. #687097
  9. #70758f
  10. #787b88
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.98:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.01:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #595959 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4c5496 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0061d1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0052cb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006d85 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0059d0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #004fcc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0061a7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2f4bcd {
  color: #2f4bcd;
}
Background
.bg-2f4bcd {
  background-color: #2f4bcd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2f4bcd {
  border: 2px solid #2f4bcd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2f4bcd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 47 75 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 229 63% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2f4bcd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2f4bcd, #622fcd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2f4bcd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(47 75 205 / 0.35);
}

#0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 5.34 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 5.34 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 5.70 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 5.83 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 6.23 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 6.71 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 8.44 #d0b432 Inverted #595959 Grayscale 

Sapphire
#2f4bcd  rgb(47, 75, 205)  hsl(229, 63%, 49%)  Sapphire
#cdb12f  rgb(205, 177, 47)  hsl(49, 63%, 49%)  Old Gold
#cd2f4b  rgb(205, 47, 75)  hsl(349, 63%, 49%)  Brick Red
#4bcd2f  rgb(75, 205, 47)  hsl(109, 63%, 49%)  Lime Green