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#2F53AE

#2f53ae ≈ Sapphire

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#2f53ae is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 18.43% red, 32.55% green and 68.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 72.99% cyan, 52.3% magenta, 0% yellow and 31.76% black. Its hue angle is 222.99°, 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 7.07:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sapphire (#0f52ba), ΔE 2.32.

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Relative luminance0.0985

Complementary

  1. #2f53ae
  2. #ae8a2f

Split complementary

  1. #2f53ae
  2. #ae4a2f
  3. #92ae2f

Analogous

  1. #2f92ae
  2. #2f53ae
  3. #4a2fae

Triadic

  1. #2f53ae
  2. #ae2f53
  3. #53ae2f

Tetradic

  1. #2f53ae
  2. #8a2fae
  3. #ae8a2f
  4. #53ae2f

Square

  1. #2f53ae
  2. #ae2f92
  3. #ae8a2f
  4. #2fae4a

Monochromatic

  1. #0e1a36
  2. #1f3672
  3. #2f53ae
  4. #587ad2
  5. #94aae2

Shades

#2f53ae mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2f53ae
  2. #2a4b9d
  3. #26428b
  4. #213a7a
  5. #1c3268
  6. #182a57
  7. #132146
  8. #0e1934
  9. #091123
  10. #050811
  11. #000000

Tints

#2f53ae mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2f53ae
  2. #4464b6
  3. #5975be
  4. #6d87c6
  5. #8298ce
  6. #97a9d7
  7. #acbadf
  8. #c1cbe7
  9. #d5ddef
  10. #eaeef7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2f53ae mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2f53ae
  2. #3758a9
  3. #3f5ca5
  4. #4761a0
  5. #4f659c
  6. #586a97
  7. #606e92
  8. #68738e
  9. #707789
  10. #787c85
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.07:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.97:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #585858 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4b5683 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #175fb1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0053ac ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006978 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #235ab0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0e53ad ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #006191 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2f53ae {
  color: #2f53ae;
}
Background
.bg-2f53ae {
  background-color: #2f53ae;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2f53ae {
  border: 2px solid #2f53ae;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2f53ae;
  --color-primary-rgb: 47 83 174;
  --color-primary-hsl: 223 57% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2f53ae {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2f53ae, #4a2fae);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2f53ae {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(47 83 174 / 0.35);
}

#0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 2.32 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 4.20 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 5.50 #1560bd Denim ΔE 5.71 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 6.94 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 8.46 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 8.66 #d0ac51 Inverted #585858 Grayscale 

Sapphire
#2f53ae  rgb(47, 83, 174)  hsl(223, 57%, 43%)  Sapphire
#ae8a2f  rgb(174, 138, 47)  hsl(43, 57%, 43%)  Dark Goldenrod
#ae2f53  rgb(174, 47, 83)  hsl(343, 57%, 43%)  Vivid Burgundy
#53ae2f  rgb(83, 174, 47)  hsl(103, 57%, 43%)  Kelly Green