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#2028CD

#2028cd ≈ Persian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2028cd is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 12.55% red, 15.69% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 84.39% cyan, 80.49% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 237.23°, with 73% saturation and 46.47% 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 brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 9.35:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Persian Blue (#1c39bb), ΔE 4.7.

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Web safe#3333cc
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Relative luminance0.0623

Complementary

  1. #2028cd
  2. #cdc520

Split complementary

  1. #2028cd
  2. #cd6f20
  3. #7ecd20

Analogous

  1. #207ecd
  2. #2028cd
  3. #6f20cd

Triadic

  1. #2028cd
  2. #cd2028
  3. #28cd20

Tetradic

  1. #2028cd
  2. #c520cd
  3. #cdc520
  4. #28cd20

Square

  1. #2028cd
  2. #cd207e
  3. #cdc520
  4. #20cd6f

Monochromatic

  1. #0b0e49
  2. #161b8b
  3. #2028cd
  4. #555ce4
  5. #979bef

Shades

#2028cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2028cd
  2. #1d24b9
  3. #1a20a4
  4. #161c90
  5. #13187b
  6. #101467
  7. #0d1052
  8. #0a0c3e
  9. #060829
  10. #030415
  11. #000000

Tints

#2028cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2028cd
  2. #363ed2
  3. #4d53d7
  4. #6369dc
  5. #797ee1
  6. #9094e6
  7. #a6a9eb
  8. #bcbff0
  9. #d2d4f5
  10. #e9eafa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2028cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2028cd
  2. #2a31c5
  3. #333abe
  4. #3d42b6
  5. #464bae
  6. #5054a7
  7. #5a5d9f
  8. #636697
  9. #6d6e8f
  10. #767788
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.35:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.25:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #474747 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3b3c91 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004fd2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003dca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005d7c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0043d0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0036cb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004da3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2028cd {
  color: #2028cd;
}
Background
.bg-2028cd {
  background-color: #2028cd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2028cd {
  border: 2px solid #2028cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2028cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 32 40 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 237 73% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2028cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2028cd, #6f20cd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2028cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(32 40 205 / 0.35);
}

#1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 4.70 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 4.88 #0000ff Blue ΔE 5.76 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 6.39 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 6.67 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 6.74 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 7.33 #dfd732 Inverted #474747 Grayscale 

Persian Blue
#2028cd  rgb(32, 40, 205)  hsl(237, 73%, 46%)  Persian Blue
#cdc520  rgb(205, 197, 32)  hsl(57, 73%, 46%)  Citrine
#cd2028  rgb(205, 32, 40)  hsl(357, 73%, 46%)  Fire Engine Red
#28cd20  rgb(40, 205, 32)  hsl(117, 73%, 46%)  Lime Green