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#2A61BA

#2a61ba ≈ Denim

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2a61ba is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 16.47% red, 38.04% green and 72.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 77.42% cyan, 47.85% magenta, 0% yellow and 27.06% black. Its hue angle is 217.08°, with 63.16% saturation and 44.71% 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 5.97:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Denim (#1560bd), ΔE 1.35.

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Web safe#3366cc
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Relative luminance0.1259

Complementary

  1. #2a61ba
  2. #ba832a

Split complementary

  1. #2a61ba
  2. #ba3b2a
  3. #a9ba2a

Analogous

  1. #2aa9ba
  2. #2a61ba
  3. #3b2aba

Triadic

  1. #2a61ba
  2. #ba2a61
  3. #61ba2a

Tetradic

  1. #2a61ba
  2. #832aba
  3. #ba832a
  4. #61ba2a

Square

  1. #2a61ba
  2. #ba2aa9
  3. #ba832a
  4. #2aba3b

Monochromatic

  1. #0e203d
  2. #1c407c
  3. #2a61ba
  4. #5789d9
  5. #96b5e7

Shades

#2a61ba mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2a61ba
  2. #2657a7
  3. #224e95
  4. #1d4482
  5. #193a70
  6. #15315d
  7. #11274a
  8. #0d1d38
  9. #081325
  10. #040a13
  11. #000000

Tints

#2a61ba mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2a61ba
  2. #3f71c1
  3. #5581c8
  4. #6a90cf
  5. #7fa0d6
  6. #95b0dd
  7. #aac0e3
  8. #bfd0ea
  9. #d4dff1
  10. #eaeff8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2a61ba mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2a61ba
  2. #3364b4
  3. #3b67ae
  4. #446aa9
  5. #4c6da3
  6. #55719d
  7. #5e7497
  8. #667791
  9. #6f7a8c
  10. #777d86
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.97:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.52:1 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 #2d67bc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #185fb9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #006e9d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2a61ba {
  color: #2a61ba;
}
Background
.bg-2a61ba {
  background-color: #2a61ba;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2a61ba {
  border: 2px solid #2a61ba;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2a61ba;
  --color-primary-rgb: 42 97 186;
  --color-primary-hsl: 217 63% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2a61ba {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2a61ba, #3b2aba);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2a61ba {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(42 97 186 / 0.35);
}

#1560bd Denim ΔE 1.35 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 4.23 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 4.98 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 5.36 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 6.52 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 6.67 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 7.49 #d59e45 Inverted #636363 Grayscale 

Denim
#2a61ba  rgb(42, 97, 186)  hsl(217, 63%, 45%)  Denim
#ba832a  rgb(186, 131, 42)  hsl(37, 63%, 45%)  Dark Goldenrod
#ba2a61  rgb(186, 42, 97)  hsl(337, 63%, 45%)  Dogwood Rose
#61ba2a  rgb(97, 186, 42)  hsl(97, 63%, 45%)  Kelly Green