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#2F5CDC

#2f5cdc ≈ Royal Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2f5cdc is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 18.43% red, 36.08% green and 86.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 78.64% cyan, 58.18% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 224.39°, 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 5.7:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Royal Blue (#4169e1), ΔE 4.46.

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Web safe#3366cc
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Relative luminance0.1343

Complementary

  1. #2f5cdc
  2. #dcaf2f

Split complementary

  1. #2f5cdc
  2. #dc582f
  3. #b3dc2f

Analogous

  1. #2fb3dc
  2. #2f5cdc
  3. #582fdc

Triadic

  1. #2f5cdc
  2. #dc2f5c
  3. #5cdc2f

Tetradic

  1. #2f5cdc
  2. #af2fdc
  3. #dcaf2f
  4. #5cdc2f

Square

  1. #2f5cdc
  2. #dc2fb3
  3. #dcaf2f
  4. #2fdc58

Monochromatic

  1. #102662
  2. #1b3fa3
  3. #2f5cdc
  4. #708fe7
  5. #b2c3f2

Shades

#2f5cdc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2f5cdc
  2. #2a53c6
  3. #264ab0
  4. #21409a
  5. #1c3784
  6. #182e6e
  7. #132558
  8. #0e1c42
  9. #09122c
  10. #050916
  11. #000000

Tints

#2f5cdc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2f5cdc
  2. #446ce0
  3. #597de3
  4. #6d8de7
  5. #829dea
  6. #97aeee
  7. #acbef1
  8. #c1cef5
  9. #d5def8
  10. #eaeffc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2f5cdc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2f5cdc
  2. #3760d3
  3. #3f63ca
  4. #4767c0
  5. #4f6ab7
  6. #586eae
  7. #6072a5
  8. #68759c
  9. #707992
  10. #787c89
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.7:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.69:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #676767 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5562a3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006fe0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #005fda ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007c93 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0068df ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #005edb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0071b5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2f5cdc {
  color: #2f5cdc;
}
Background
.bg-2f5cdc {
  background-color: #2f5cdc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2f5cdc {
  border: 2px solid #2f5cdc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2f5cdc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 47 92 220;
  --color-primary-hsl: 224 71% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2f5cdc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2f5cdc, #582fdc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2f5cdc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(47 92 220 / 0.35);
}

#4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 4.46 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 5.12 #1560bd Denim ΔE 6.00 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 6.09 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 7.30 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 7.66 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 8.16 #d0a323 Inverted #676767 Grayscale 

Royal Blue
#2f5cdc  rgb(47, 92, 220)  hsl(224, 71%, 52%)  Royal Blue
#dcaf2f  rgb(220, 175, 47)  hsl(44, 71%, 52%)  Meat Brown
#dc2f5c  rgb(220, 47, 92)  hsl(344, 71%, 52%)  Cerise
#5cdc2f  rgb(92, 220, 47)  hsl(104, 71%, 52%)  Lime Green