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#2861BA

#2861ba ≈ Denim

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2861ba is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 15.69% red, 38.04% green and 72.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 78.49% cyan, 47.85% magenta, 0% yellow and 27.06% black. Its hue angle is 216.58°, with 64.6% saturation and 44.31% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with openness, freedom and calm. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.98:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Denim (#1560bd), ΔE 1.16.

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Relative luminance0.1255

Complementary

  1. #2861ba
  2. #ba8128

Split complementary

  1. #2861ba
  2. #ba3828
  3. #aaba28

Analogous

  1. #28aaba
  2. #2861ba
  3. #3828ba

Triadic

  1. #2861ba
  2. #ba2861
  3. #61ba28

Tetradic

  1. #2861ba
  2. #8128ba
  3. #ba8128
  4. #61ba28

Square

  1. #2861ba
  2. #ba28aa
  3. #ba8128
  4. #28ba38

Monochromatic

  1. #0d1f3c
  2. #1a407b
  3. #2861ba
  4. #5489da
  5. #93b4e8

Shades

#2861ba mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2861ba
  2. #2457a7
  3. #204e95
  4. #1c4482
  5. #183a70
  6. #14315d
  7. #10274a
  8. #0c1d38
  9. #081325
  10. #040a13
  11. #000000

Tints

#2861ba mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2861ba
  2. #3e71c1
  3. #5381c8
  4. #6990cf
  5. #7ea0d6
  6. #94b0dd
  7. #a9c0e3
  8. #bfd0ea
  9. #d4dff1
  10. #eaeff8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2861ba mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2861ba
  2. #3164b4
  3. #3a67ae
  4. #426aa9
  5. #4b6da3
  6. #54719d
  7. #5d7497
  8. #667791
  9. #6e7a8c
  10. #777d86
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.98:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.51:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #636363 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #52628e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2f6abd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #005db8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007684 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #2c67bc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #155fb9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #006e9d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2861ba {
  color: #2861ba;
}
Background
.bg-2861ba {
  background-color: #2861ba;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2861ba {
  border: 2px solid #2861ba;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2861ba;
  --color-primary-rgb: 40 97 186;
  --color-primary-hsl: 217 65% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2861ba {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2861ba, #3828ba);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2861ba {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(40 97 186 / 0.35);
}

#1560bd Denim ΔE 1.16 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 4.10 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 5.00 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 5.36 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 6.35 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 6.78 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 7.40 #d79e45 Inverted #636363 Grayscale 

Denim
#2861ba  rgb(40, 97, 186)  hsl(217, 65%, 44%)  Denim
#ba8128  rgb(186, 129, 40)  hsl(37, 65%, 44%)  Dark Goldenrod
#ba2861  rgb(186, 40, 97)  hsl(337, 65%, 44%)  Dogwood Rose
#61ba28  rgb(97, 186, 40)  hsl(97, 65%, 44%)  Kelly Green