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#2F59DC

#2f59dc ≈ Royal Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2f59dc is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 18.43% red, 34.9% green and 86.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 78.64% cyan, 59.55% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 225.43°, with 71.19% saturation and 52.35% 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 5.86:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Royal Blue (#4169e1), ΔE 5.36.

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Web safe#3366cc
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Relative luminance0.1292

Complementary

  1. #2f59dc
  2. #dcb22f

Split complementary

  1. #2f59dc
  2. #dc5b2f
  3. #b0dc2f

Analogous

  1. #2fb0dc
  2. #2f59dc
  3. #5b2fdc

Triadic

  1. #2f59dc
  2. #dc2f59
  3. #59dc2f

Tetradic

  1. #2f59dc
  2. #b22fdc
  3. #dcb22f
  4. #59dc2f

Square

  1. #2f59dc
  2. #dc2fb0
  3. #dcb22f
  4. #2fdc5b

Monochromatic

  1. #102462
  2. #1b3ca3
  3. #2f59dc
  4. #708de7
  5. #b2c2f2

Shades

#2f59dc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2f59dc
  2. #2a50c6
  3. #2647b0
  4. #213e9a
  5. #1c3584
  6. #182d6e
  7. #132458
  8. #0e1b42
  9. #09122c
  10. #050916
  11. #000000

Tints

#2f59dc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2f59dc
  2. #446ae0
  3. #597ae3
  4. #6d8be7
  5. #829bea
  6. #97acee
  7. #acbdf1
  8. #c1cdf5
  9. #d5def8
  10. #eaeefc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2f59dc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2f59dc
  2. #375dd3
  3. #3f61ca
  4. #4765c0
  5. #4f69b7
  6. #586dae
  7. #6070a5
  8. #68749c
  9. #707892
  10. #787c89
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.86:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.58:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #656565 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5460a3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006de0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #005dd9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007b92 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0066df ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #005bda ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #006fb4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2f59dc {
  color: #2f59dc;
}
Background
.bg-2f59dc {
  background-color: #2f59dc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2f59dc {
  border: 2px solid #2f59dc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2f59dc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 47 89 220;
  --color-primary-hsl: 225 71% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2f59dc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2f59dc, #5b2fdc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2f59dc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(47 89 220 / 0.35);
}

#4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 5.36 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 5.72 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 5.85 #1560bd Denim ΔE 6.54 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 6.57 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 7.01 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 8.01 #d0a623 Inverted #656565 Grayscale 

Royal Blue
#2f59dc  rgb(47, 89, 220)  hsl(225, 71%, 52%)  Royal Blue
#dcb22f  rgb(220, 178, 47)  hsl(45, 71%, 52%)  Metallic Gold
#dc2f59  rgb(220, 47, 89)  hsl(345, 71%, 52%)  Cerise
#59dc2f  rgb(89, 220, 47)  hsl(105, 71%, 52%)  Lime Green