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#002EBA

#002eba ≈ Persian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#002eba is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 0% red, 18.04% green and 72.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 100% cyan, 75.27% magenta, 0% yellow and 27.06% black. Its hue angle is 225.16°, with 100% saturation and 36.47% 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 call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 10:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Persian Blue (#1c39bb), ΔE 2.9.

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Relative luminance0.055

Complementary

  1. #002eba
  2. #ba8c00

Split complementary

  1. #002eba
  2. #ba2f00
  3. #8bba00

Analogous

  1. #008bba
  2. #002eba
  3. #2f00ba

Triadic

  1. #002eba
  2. #ba002e
  3. #2eba00

Tetradic

  1. #002eba
  2. #8c00ba
  3. #ba8c00
  4. #2eba00

Square

  1. #002eba
  2. #ba008b
  3. #ba8c00
  4. #00ba2f

Monochromatic

  1. #000821
  2. #001b6d
  3. #002eba
  4. #0745ff
  5. #547eff

Shades

#002eba mixed progressively with black.

  1. #002eba
  2. #0029a7
  3. #002595
  4. #002082
  5. #001c70
  6. #00175d
  7. #00124a
  8. #000e38
  9. #000925
  10. #000513
  11. #000000

Tints

#002eba mixed progressively with white.

  1. #002eba
  2. #1a43c1
  3. #3358c8
  4. #4d6dcf
  5. #6682d6
  6. #8097dd
  7. #99abe3
  8. #b3c0ea
  9. #ccd5f1
  10. #e6eaf8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#002eba mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #002eba
  2. #0d36b4
  3. #1a3eae
  4. #2647a9
  5. #334fa3
  6. #40579d
  7. #4d5f97
  8. #5a6791
  9. #66708c
  10. #737886
  11. #808080

Readable text 10:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.1:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #424242 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #333b84 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004bbe ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003ab8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005872 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0041bc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0035b9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004b94 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-002eba {
  color: #002eba;
}
Background
.bg-002eba {
  background-color: #002eba;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-002eba {
  border: 2px solid #002eba;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #002eba;
  --color-primary-rgb: 0 46 186;
  --color-primary-hsl: 225 100% 36%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-002eba {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #002eba, #2f00ba);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-002eba {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(0 46 186 / 0.35);
}

#1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 2.90 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 3.24 #003399 Smalt ΔE 5.18 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 5.61 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 5.96 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 6.53 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.54 #ffd145 Inverted #424242 Grayscale 

Persian Blue
#002eba  rgb(0, 46, 186)  hsl(225, 100%, 36%)  Persian Blue
#ba8c00  rgb(186, 140, 0)  hsl(45, 100%, 36%)  Dark Goldenrod
#ba002e  rgb(186, 0, 46)  hsl(345, 100%, 36%)  Cardinal
#2eba00  rgb(46, 186, 0)  hsl(105, 100%, 36%)  Kelly Green