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#2F4FA9

#2f4fa9 ≈ Sapphire

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#2f4fa9 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 18.43% red, 30.98% green and 66.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 72.19% cyan, 53.25% magenta, 0% yellow and 33.73% black. Its hue angle is 224.26°, with 56.48% saturation and 42.35% 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 7.47:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sapphire (#0f52ba), ΔE 3.11.

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Web safe#336699
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Relative luminance0.0906

Complementary

  1. #2f4fa9
  2. #a9892f

Split complementary

  1. #2f4fa9
  2. #a94c2f
  3. #8ca92f

Analogous

  1. #2f8ca9
  2. #2f4fa9
  3. #4c2fa9

Triadic

  1. #2f4fa9
  2. #a92f4f
  3. #4fa92f

Tetradic

  1. #2f4fa9
  2. #892fa9
  3. #a9892f
  4. #4fa92f

Square

  1. #2f4fa9
  2. #a92f8c
  3. #a9892f
  4. #2fa94c

Monochromatic

  1. #0e1731
  2. #1e336d
  3. #2f4fa9
  4. #5575d0
  5. #91a6e0

Shades

#2f4fa9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2f4fa9
  2. #2a4798
  3. #263f87
  4. #213776
  5. #1c2f65
  6. #182855
  7. #132044
  8. #0e1833
  9. #091022
  10. #050811
  11. #000000

Tints

#2f4fa9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2f4fa9
  2. #4461b2
  3. #5972ba
  4. #6d84c3
  5. #8295cb
  6. #97a7d4
  7. #acb9dd
  8. #c1cae5
  9. #d5dcee
  10. #eaedf6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2f4fa9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2f4fa9
  2. #3754a5
  3. #3f59a1
  4. #475e9d
  5. #4f6399
  6. #586895
  7. #606c90
  8. #68718c
  9. #707688
  10. #787b84
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.47:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.81:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #555555 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #49537f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #105bac ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0050a7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006574 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #2056ab ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0c4fa8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #005d8c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2f4fa9 {
  color: #2f4fa9;
}
Background
.bg-2f4fa9 {
  background-color: #2f4fa9;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2f4fa9 {
  border: 2px solid #2f4fa9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2f4fa9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 47 79 169;
  --color-primary-hsl: 224 56% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2f4fa9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2f4fa9, #4c2fa9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2f4fa9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(47 79 169 / 0.35);
}

#0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 3.11 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 3.33 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 5.23 #1560bd Denim ΔE 7.08 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 7.45 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.89 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 7.98 #d0b056 Inverted #555555 Grayscale 

Sapphire
#2f4fa9  rgb(47, 79, 169)  hsl(224, 56%, 42%)  Sapphire
#a9892f  rgb(169, 137, 47)  hsl(44, 56%, 42%)  Dark Goldenrod
#a92f4f  rgb(169, 47, 79)  hsl(344, 56%, 42%)  Vivid Burgundy
#4fa92f  rgb(79, 169, 47)  hsl(104, 56%, 42%)  Kelly Green