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#022ABA

#022aba ≈ Persian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#022aba is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 0.78% red, 16.47% green and 72.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 98.92% cyan, 77.42% magenta, 0% yellow and 27.06% black. Its hue angle is 226.96°, with 97.87% 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 10.28:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Persian Blue (#1c39bb), ΔE 3.82.

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Relative luminance0.0521

Complementary

  1. #022aba
  2. #ba9202

Split complementary

  1. #022aba
  2. #ba3602
  3. #86ba02

Analogous

  1. #0286ba
  2. #022aba
  3. #3602ba

Triadic

  1. #022aba
  2. #ba022a
  3. #2aba02

Tetradic

  1. #022aba
  2. #9202ba
  3. #ba9202
  4. #2aba02

Square

  1. #022aba
  2. #ba0286
  3. #ba9202
  4. #02ba36

Monochromatic

  1. #000823
  2. #01196e
  3. #022aba
  4. #0c40fc
  5. #587cfd

Shades

#022aba mixed progressively with black.

  1. #022aba
  2. #0226a7
  3. #022295
  4. #011d82
  5. #011970
  6. #01155d
  7. #01114a
  8. #010d38
  9. #000825
  10. #000413
  11. #000000

Tints

#022aba mixed progressively with white.

  1. #022aba
  2. #1b3fc1
  3. #3555c8
  4. #4e6acf
  5. #677fd6
  6. #8195dd
  7. #9aaae3
  8. #b3bfea
  9. #ccd4f1
  10. #e6eaf8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#022aba mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #022aba
  2. #0f33b4
  3. #1b3bae
  4. #2844a9
  5. #344ca3
  6. #41559d
  7. #4e5e97
  8. #5a6691
  9. #676f8c
  10. #737786
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.28:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.04:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #414141 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #323983 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0049be ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0038b8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005671 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #003fbc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0033b9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004894 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-022aba {
  color: #022aba;
}
Background
.bg-022aba {
  background-color: #022aba;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-022aba {
  border: 2px solid #022aba;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #022aba;
  --color-primary-rgb: 2 42 186;
  --color-primary-hsl: 227 98% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-022aba {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #022aba, #3602ba);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-022aba {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(2 42 186 / 0.35);
}

#1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 3.82 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 3.91 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 5.07 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 5.28 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 5.61 #003399 Smalt ΔE 5.70 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 8.03 #fdd545 Inverted #414141 Grayscale 

Persian Blue
#022aba  rgb(2, 42, 186)  hsl(227, 98%, 37%)  Persian Blue
#ba9202  rgb(186, 146, 2)  hsl(47, 98%, 37%)  Dark Goldenrod
#ba022a  rgb(186, 2, 42)  hsl(347, 98%, 37%)  Cardinal
#2aba02  rgb(42, 186, 2)  hsl(107, 98%, 37%)  Kelly Green