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#2F5EE3

#2f5ee3 ≈ Royal Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2f5ee3 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 18.43% red, 36.86% green and 89.02% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 79.3% cyan, 58.59% magenta, 0% yellow and 10.98% black. Its hue angle is 224.33°, with 76.27% saturation and 53.73% 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 5.48:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Royal Blue (#4169e1), ΔE 3.68.

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Web safe#3366cc
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Relative luminance0.1416

Complementary

  1. #2f5ee3
  2. #e3b42f

Split complementary

  1. #2f5ee3
  2. #e35a2f
  3. #b8e32f

Analogous

  1. #2fb8e3
  2. #2f5ee3
  3. #5a2fe3

Triadic

  1. #2f5ee3
  2. #e32f5e
  3. #5ee32f

Tetradic

  1. #2f5ee3
  2. #b42fe3
  3. #e3b42f
  4. #5ee32f

Square

  1. #2f5ee3
  2. #e32fb8
  3. #e3b42f
  4. #2fe35a

Monochromatic

  1. #0e266b
  2. #173fae
  3. #2f5ee3
  4. #7292ec
  5. #b6c6f5

Shades

#2f5ee3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2f5ee3
  2. #2a55cc
  3. #264bb6
  4. #21429f
  5. #1c3888
  6. #182f72
  7. #13265b
  8. #0e1c44
  9. #09132d
  10. #050917
  11. #000000

Tints

#2f5ee3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2f5ee3
  2. #446ee6
  3. #597ee9
  4. #6d8eeb
  5. #829eee
  6. #97aff1
  7. #acbff4
  8. #c1cff7
  9. #d5dff9
  10. #eaeffc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2f5ee3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2f5ee3
  2. #3761d9
  3. #3f65cf
  4. #4768c5
  5. #4f6cbb
  6. #586fb2
  7. #6072a8
  8. #68769e
  9. #707994
  10. #787d8a
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.48:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.83:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #696969 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5765a8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0072e7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0061e0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008097 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #006ae6 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0060e1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0074ba ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2f5ee3 {
  color: #2f5ee3;
}
Background
.bg-2f5ee3 {
  background-color: #2f5ee3;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2f5ee3 {
  border: 2px solid #2f5ee3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2f5ee3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 47 94 227;
  --color-primary-hsl: 224 76% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2f5ee3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2f5ee3, #5a2fe3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2f5ee3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(47 94 227 / 0.35);
}

#4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 3.68 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 4.07 #1560bd Denim ΔE 6.52 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 7.12 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 7.22 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 7.72 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 7.79 #d0a11c Inverted #696969 Grayscale 

Royal Blue
#2f5ee3  rgb(47, 94, 227)  hsl(224, 76%, 54%)  Royal Blue
#e3b42f  rgb(227, 180, 47)  hsl(44, 76%, 54%)  Meat Brown
#e32f5e  rgb(227, 47, 94)  hsl(344, 76%, 54%)  Cerise
#5ee32f  rgb(94, 227, 47)  hsl(104, 76%, 54%)  Neon Green