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#2E4EBE

#2e4ebe ≈ Sapphire

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2e4ebe 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 74.51% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 75.79% cyan, 58.95% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.49% black. Its hue angle is 226.67°, with 61.02% saturation and 46.27% 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 7.12:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sapphire (#0f52ba), ΔE 3.39.

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Relative luminance0.0975

Complementary

  1. #2e4ebe
  2. #be9e2e

Split complementary

  1. #2e4ebe
  2. #be562e
  3. #96be2e

Analogous

  1. #2e96be
  2. #2e4ebe
  3. #562ebe

Triadic

  1. #2e4ebe
  2. #be2e4e
  3. #4ebe2e

Tetradic

  1. #2e4ebe
  2. #9e2ebe
  3. #be9e2e
  4. #4ebe2e

Square

  1. #2e4ebe
  2. #be2e96
  3. #be9e2e
  4. #2ebe56

Monochromatic

  1. #101b43
  2. #1f3580
  3. #2e4ebe
  4. #607bd9
  5. #9eaee7

Shades

#2e4ebe mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2e4ebe
  2. #2946ab
  3. #253e98
  4. #203785
  5. #1c2f72
  6. #17275f
  7. #121f4c
  8. #0e1739
  9. #091026
  10. #050813
  11. #000000

Tints

#2e4ebe mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2e4ebe
  2. #4360c5
  3. #5871cb
  4. #6d83d2
  5. #8295d8
  6. #97a7df
  7. #abb8e5
  8. #c0caec
  9. #d5dcf2
  10. #eaedf9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2e4ebe mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2e4ebe
  2. #3653b8
  3. #3e58b2
  4. #475dab
  5. #4f62a5
  6. #57679f
  7. #5f6c99
  8. #677193
  9. #70768c
  10. #787b86
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.12:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.95:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #585858 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4a548d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005fc2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0051bc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006a7e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0059c0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0050bd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00609c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2e4ebe {
  color: #2e4ebe;
}
Background
.bg-2e4ebe {
  background-color: #2e4ebe;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2e4ebe {
  border: 2px solid #2e4ebe;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2e4ebe;
  --color-primary-rgb: 46 78 190;
  --color-primary-hsl: 227 61% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2e4ebe {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2e4ebe, #562ebe);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2e4ebe {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(46 78 190 / 0.35);
}

#0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 3.39 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 4.48 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 6.22 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 6.52 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 6.71 #1560bd Denim ΔE 7.54 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 7.68 #d1b141 Inverted #585858 Grayscale 

Sapphire
#2e4ebe  rgb(46, 78, 190)  hsl(227, 61%, 46%)  Sapphire
#be9e2e  rgb(190, 158, 46)  hsl(47, 61%, 46%)  Metallic Gold
#be2e4e  rgb(190, 46, 78)  hsl(347, 61%, 46%)  Brick Red
#4ebe2e  rgb(78, 190, 46)  hsl(107, 61%, 46%)  Kelly Green