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#2E4EAE

#2e4eae ≈ Sapphire

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2e4eae is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 18.04% red, 30.59% green and 68.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 73.56% cyan, 55.17% magenta, 0% yellow and 31.76% black. Its hue angle is 225°, with 58.18% saturation and 43.14% 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 7.45:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sapphire (#0f52ba), ΔE 3.02.

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Web safe#336699
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Relative luminance0.0909

Complementary

  1. #2e4eae
  2. #ae8e2e

Split complementary

  1. #2e4eae
  2. #ae4e2e
  3. #8eae2e

Analogous

  1. #2e8eae
  2. #2e4eae
  3. #4e2eae

Triadic

  1. #2e4eae
  2. #ae2e4e
  3. #4eae2e

Tetradic

  1. #2e4eae
  2. #8e2eae
  3. #ae8e2e
  4. #4eae2e

Square

  1. #2e4eae
  2. #ae2e8e
  3. #ae8e2e
  4. #2eae4e

Monochromatic

  1. #0e1835
  2. #1e3372
  3. #2e4eae
  4. #5675d2
  5. #93a7e2

Shades

#2e4eae mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2e4eae
  2. #29469d
  3. #253e8b
  4. #20377a
  5. #1c2f68
  6. #172757
  7. #121f46
  8. #0e1734
  9. #091023
  10. #050811
  11. #000000

Tints

#2e4eae mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2e4eae
  2. #4360b6
  3. #5871be
  4. #6d83c6
  5. #8295ce
  6. #97a7d7
  7. #abb8df
  8. #c0cae7
  9. #d5dcef
  10. #eaedf7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2e4eae mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2e4eae
  2. #3653a9
  3. #3e58a5
  4. #475da0
  5. #4f629c
  6. #576797
  7. #5f6c92
  8. #67718e
  9. #707689
  10. #787b85
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.45:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.82:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #555555 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #485282 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005bb1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #004fac ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006576 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #1956b0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #004fad ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #005d90 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2e4eae {
  color: #2e4eae;
}
Background
.bg-2e4eae {
  background-color: #2e4eae;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2e4eae {
  border: 2px solid #2e4eae;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2e4eae;
  --color-primary-rgb: 46 78 174;
  --color-primary-hsl: 225 58% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2e4eae {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2e4eae, #4e2eae);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2e4eae {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(46 78 174 / 0.35);
}

#0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 3.02 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 3.23 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 5.81 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 6.81 #1560bd Denim ΔE 7.31 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.32 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 7.91 #d1b151 Inverted #555555 Grayscale 

Sapphire
#2e4eae  rgb(46, 78, 174)  hsl(225, 58%, 43%)  Sapphire
#ae8e2e  rgb(174, 142, 46)  hsl(45, 58%, 43%)  Dark Goldenrod
#ae2e4e  rgb(174, 46, 78)  hsl(345, 58%, 43%)  Vivid Burgundy
#4eae2e  rgb(78, 174, 46)  hsl(105, 58%, 43%)  Kelly Green