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#002EBC

#002ebc ≈ Persian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#002ebc 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 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 100% cyan, 75.53% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 225.32°, with 100% saturation and 36.86% 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 9.92:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Persian Blue (#1c39bb), ΔE 2.87.

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Web safe#0033cc
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Relative luminance0.0558

Complementary

  1. #002ebc
  2. #bc8e00

Split complementary

  1. #002ebc
  2. #bc3000
  3. #8cbc00

Analogous

  1. #008cbc
  2. #002ebc
  3. #3000bc

Triadic

  1. #002ebc
  2. #bc002e
  3. #2ebc00

Tetradic

  1. #002ebc
  2. #8e00bc
  3. #bc8e00
  4. #2ebc00

Square

  1. #002ebc
  2. #bc008c
  3. #bc8e00
  4. #00bc30

Monochromatic

  1. #000923
  2. #001b6f
  3. #002ebc
  4. #0946ff
  5. #567fff

Shades

#002ebc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #002ebc
  2. #0029a9
  3. #002596
  4. #002084
  5. #001c71
  6. #00175e
  7. #00124b
  8. #000e38
  9. #000926
  10. #000513
  11. #000000

Tints

#002ebc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #002ebc
  2. #1a43c3
  3. #3358c9
  4. #4d6dd0
  5. #6682d7
  6. #8097de
  7. #99abe4
  8. #b3c0eb
  9. #ccd5f2
  10. #e6eaf8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#002ebc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #002ebc
  2. #0d36b6
  3. #1a3eb0
  4. #2647aa
  5. #334fa4
  6. #40579e
  7. #4d5f98
  8. #5a6792
  9. #66708c
  10. #737886
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.92:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.12:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #434343 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #333b85 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004cc0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003aba ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005973 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0042be ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0036bb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004b96 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-002ebc {
  color: #002ebc;
}
Background
.bg-002ebc {
  background-color: #002ebc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-002ebc {
  border: 2px solid #002ebc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #002ebc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 0 46 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 225 100% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-002ebc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #002ebc, #3000bc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-002ebc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(0 46 188 / 0.35);
}

#1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 2.87 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 3.46 #003399 Smalt ΔE 5.42 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 5.85 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 6.06 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 6.43 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.48 #ffd143 Inverted #434343 Grayscale 

Persian Blue
#002ebc  rgb(0, 46, 188)  hsl(225, 100%, 37%)  Persian Blue
#bc8e00  rgb(188, 142, 0)  hsl(45, 100%, 37%)  Dark Goldenrod
#bc002e  rgb(188, 0, 46)  hsl(345, 100%, 37%)  Cardinal
#2ebc00  rgb(46, 188, 0)  hsl(105, 100%, 37%)  Kelly Green