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#2F4EAB

#2f4eab ≈ Sapphire

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#2f4eab is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 18.43% red, 30.59% green and 67.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 72.51% cyan, 54.39% magenta, 0% yellow and 32.94% black. Its hue angle is 225°, with 56.88% saturation and 42.75% 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 7.5:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sapphire (#0f52ba), ΔE 3.21.

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Web safe#336699
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Relative luminance0.0899

Complementary

  1. #2f4eab
  2. #ab8c2f

Split complementary

  1. #2f4eab
  2. #ab4e2f
  3. #8cab2f

Analogous

  1. #2f8cab
  2. #2f4eab
  3. #4e2fab

Triadic

  1. #2f4eab
  2. #ab2f4e
  3. #4eab2f

Tetradic

  1. #2f4eab
  2. #8c2fab
  3. #ab8c2f
  4. #4eab2f

Square

  1. #2f4eab
  2. #ab2f8c
  3. #ab8c2f
  4. #2fab4e

Monochromatic

  1. #0e1733
  2. #1f336f
  3. #2f4eab
  4. #5675d1
  5. #92a6e1

Shades

#2f4eab mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2f4eab
  2. #2a469a
  3. #263e89
  4. #213778
  5. #1c2f67
  6. #182756
  7. #131f44
  8. #0e1733
  9. #091022
  10. #050811
  11. #000000

Tints

#2f4eab mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2f4eab
  2. #4460b3
  3. #5971bc
  4. #6d83c4
  5. #8295cd
  6. #97a7d5
  7. #acb8dd
  8. #c1cae6
  9. #d5dcee
  10. #eaedf7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2f4eab mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2f4eab
  2. #3753a7
  3. #3f58a2
  4. #475d9e
  5. #4f629a
  6. #586796
  7. #606c91
  8. #68718d
  9. #707689
  10. #787b84
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.5:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.8:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #555555 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #485280 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #045bae ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #004fa9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006575 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #1d56ad ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #044faa ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #005c8e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2f4eab {
  color: #2f4eab;
}
Background
.bg-2f4eab {
  background-color: #2f4eab;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2f4eab {
  border: 2px solid #2f4eab;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2f4eab;
  --color-primary-rgb: 47 78 171;
  --color-primary-hsl: 225 57% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2f4eab {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2f4eab, #4e2fab);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2f4eab {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(47 78 171 / 0.35);
}

#0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 3.21 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 3.22 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 5.58 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 6.98 #1560bd Denim ΔE 7.39 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.45 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 7.93 #d0b154 Inverted #555555 Grayscale 

Sapphire
#2f4eab  rgb(47, 78, 171)  hsl(225, 57%, 43%)  Sapphire
#ab8c2f  rgb(171, 140, 47)  hsl(45, 57%, 43%)  Dark Goldenrod
#ab2f4e  rgb(171, 47, 78)  hsl(345, 57%, 43%)  Vivid Burgundy
#4eab2f  rgb(78, 171, 47)  hsl(105, 57%, 43%)  Kelly Green