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#022CBA

#022cba ≈ Persian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#022cba is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 0.78% red, 17.25% green and 72.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 98.92% cyan, 76.34% magenta, 0% yellow and 27.06% black. Its hue angle is 226.3°, 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 10.14:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Persian Blue (#1c39bb), ΔE 3.36.

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Web safe#0033cc
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Relative luminance0.0536

Complementary

  1. #022cba
  2. #ba9002

Split complementary

  1. #022cba
  2. #ba3402
  3. #88ba02

Analogous

  1. #0288ba
  2. #022cba
  3. #3402ba

Triadic

  1. #022cba
  2. #ba022c
  3. #2cba02

Tetradic

  1. #022cba
  2. #9002ba
  3. #ba9002
  4. #2cba02

Square

  1. #022cba
  2. #ba0288
  3. #ba9002
  4. #02ba34

Monochromatic

  1. #000823
  2. #011a6e
  3. #022cba
  4. #0c43fc
  5. #587efd

Shades

#022cba mixed progressively with black.

  1. #022cba
  2. #0228a7
  3. #022395
  4. #011f82
  5. #011a70
  6. #01165d
  7. #01124a
  8. #010d38
  9. #000925
  10. #000413
  11. #000000

Tints

#022cba mixed progressively with white.

  1. #022cba
  2. #1b41c1
  3. #3556c8
  4. #4e6bcf
  5. #6780d6
  6. #8196dd
  7. #9aabe3
  8. #b3c0ea
  9. #ccd5f1
  10. #e6eaf8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#022cba mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #022cba
  2. #0f34b4
  3. #1b3dae
  4. #2845a9
  5. #344ea3
  6. #41569d
  7. #4e5e97
  8. #5a6791
  9. #676f8c
  10. #737886
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.14:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.07:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #414141 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #323a83 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004abe ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0039b8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005771 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0040bc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0034b9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004a94 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-022cba {
  color: #022cba;
}
Background
.bg-022cba {
  background-color: #022cba;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-022cba {
  border: 2px solid #022cba;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #022cba;
  --color-primary-rgb: 2 44 186;
  --color-primary-hsl: 226 98% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-022cba {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #022cba, #3402ba);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-022cba {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(2 44 186 / 0.35);
}

#1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 3.36 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 3.57 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 5.43 #003399 Smalt ΔE 5.44 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 5.50 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 6.05 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.76 #fdd345 Inverted #414141 Grayscale 

Persian Blue
#022cba  rgb(2, 44, 186)  hsl(226, 98%, 37%)  Persian Blue
#ba9002  rgb(186, 144, 2)  hsl(46, 98%, 37%)  Dark Goldenrod
#ba022c  rgb(186, 2, 44)  hsl(346, 98%, 37%)  Cardinal
#2cba02  rgb(44, 186, 2)  hsl(106, 98%, 37%)  Kelly Green