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#2F50AE

#2f50ae ≈ Sapphire

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#2f50ae is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 18.43% red, 31.37% green and 68.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 72.99% cyan, 54.02% magenta, 0% yellow and 31.76% black. Its hue angle is 224.41°, with 57.47% saturation and 43.33% 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 7.29:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sapphire (#0f52ba), ΔE 2.69.

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Web safe#336699
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Relative luminance0.094

Complementary

  1. #2f50ae
  2. #ae8d2f

Split complementary

  1. #2f50ae
  2. #ae4d2f
  3. #8fae2f

Analogous

  1. #2f8fae
  2. #2f50ae
  3. #4d2fae

Triadic

  1. #2f50ae
  2. #ae2f50
  3. #50ae2f

Tetradic

  1. #2f50ae
  2. #8d2fae
  3. #ae8d2f
  4. #50ae2f

Square

  1. #2f50ae
  2. #ae2f8f
  3. #ae8d2f
  4. #2fae4d

Monochromatic

  1. #0e1936
  2. #1f3472
  3. #2f50ae
  4. #5877d2
  5. #94a8e2

Shades

#2f50ae mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2f50ae
  2. #2a489d
  3. #26408b
  4. #21387a
  5. #1c3068
  6. #182857
  7. #132046
  8. #0e1834
  9. #091023
  10. #050811
  11. #000000

Tints

#2f50ae mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2f50ae
  2. #4462b6
  3. #5973be
  4. #6d85c6
  5. #8296ce
  6. #97a8d7
  7. #acb9df
  8. #c1cbe7
  9. #d5dcef
  10. #eaeef7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2f50ae mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2f50ae
  2. #3755a9
  3. #3f5aa5
  4. #475ea0
  5. #4f639c
  6. #586897
  7. #606d92
  8. #68728e
  9. #707689
  10. #787b85
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.29:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.88:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #565656 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4a5483 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #075db1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0051ac ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006777 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #1d58b0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0451ad ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #005e90 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2f50ae {
  color: #2f50ae;
}
Background
.bg-2f50ae {
  background-color: #2f50ae;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2f50ae {
  border: 2px solid #2f50ae;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2f50ae;
  --color-primary-rgb: 47 80 174;
  --color-primary-hsl: 224 57% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2f50ae {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2f50ae, #4d2fae);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2f50ae {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(47 80 174 / 0.35);
}

#0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 2.69 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 3.59 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 5.68 #1560bd Denim ΔE 6.71 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 7.45 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.79 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 7.89 #d0af51 Inverted #565656 Grayscale 

Sapphire
#2f50ae  rgb(47, 80, 174)  hsl(224, 57%, 43%)  Sapphire
#ae8d2f  rgb(174, 141, 47)  hsl(44, 57%, 43%)  Dark Goldenrod
#ae2f50  rgb(174, 47, 80)  hsl(344, 57%, 43%)  Vivid Burgundy
#50ae2f  rgb(80, 174, 47)  hsl(104, 57%, 43%)  Kelly Green