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#2F4DCF

#2f4dcf ≈ Sapphire

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2f4dcf is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 18.43% red, 30.2% green and 81.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 77.29% cyan, 62.8% magenta, 0% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 228.75°, with 62.99% saturation and 49.8% 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 6.81:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Sapphire (#0f52ba), ΔE 5.13.

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Web safe#3366cc
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Relative luminance0.1042

Complementary

  1. #2f4dcf
  2. #cfb12f

Split complementary

  1. #2f4dcf
  2. #cf612f
  3. #9dcf2f

Analogous

  1. #2f9dcf
  2. #2f4dcf
  3. #612fcf

Triadic

  1. #2f4dcf
  2. #cf2f4d
  3. #4dcf2f

Tetradic

  1. #2f4dcf
  2. #b12fcf
  3. #cfb12f
  4. #4dcf2f

Square

  1. #2f4dcf
  2. #cf2f9d
  3. #cfb12f
  4. #2fcf61

Monochromatic

  1. #131f52
  2. #213691
  3. #2f4dcf
  4. #6d82de
  5. #abb7ec

Shades

#2f4dcf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2f4dcf
  2. #2a45ba
  3. #263ea6
  4. #213691
  5. #1c2e7c
  6. #182768
  7. #131f53
  8. #0e173e
  9. #090f29
  10. #050815
  11. #000000

Tints

#2f4dcf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2f4dcf
  2. #445fd4
  3. #5971d9
  4. #6d82dd
  5. #8294e2
  6. #97a6e7
  7. #acb8ec
  8. #c1caf1
  9. #d5dbf5
  10. #eaedfa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2f4dcf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2f4dcf
  2. #3752c7
  3. #3f57bf
  4. #475cb7
  5. #4f61af
  6. #5867a8
  7. #606ca0
  8. #687198
  9. #707690
  10. #787b88
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.81:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.08:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5b5b5b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4d5698 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0063d3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0053cd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006f87 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #005bd2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0051ce ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0063a9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2f4dcf {
  color: #2f4dcf;
}
Background
.bg-2f4dcf {
  background-color: #2f4dcf;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2f4dcf {
  border: 2px solid #2f4dcf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2f4dcf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 47 77 207;
  --color-primary-hsl: 229 63% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2f4dcf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2f4dcf, #612fcf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2f4dcf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(47 77 207 / 0.35);
}

#0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 5.13 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 5.29 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 6.31 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 6.34 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 6.45 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 6.57 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 8.42 #d0b230 Inverted #5b5b5b Grayscale 

Sapphire
#2f4dcf  rgb(47, 77, 207)  hsl(229, 63%, 50%)  Sapphire
#cfb12f  rgb(207, 177, 47)  hsl(49, 63%, 50%)  Old Gold
#cf2f4d  rgb(207, 47, 77)  hsl(349, 63%, 50%)  Brick Red
#4dcf2f  rgb(77, 207, 47)  hsl(109, 63%, 50%)  Lime Green