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#2227DA

#2227da ≈ Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2227da is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 13.33% red, 15.29% green and 85.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 84.4% cyan, 82.11% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.51% black. Its hue angle is 238.37°, with 73.02% saturation and 49.41% 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 8.86:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Blue (#0000ff), ΔE 4.37.

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Web safe#3333cc
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Relative luminance0.0685

Complementary

  1. #2227da
  2. #dad522

Split complementary

  1. #2227da
  2. #da7922
  3. #83da22

Analogous

  1. #2283da
  2. #2227da
  3. #7922da

Triadic

  1. #2227da
  2. #da2227
  3. #27da22

Tetradic

  1. #2227da
  2. #d522da
  3. #dad522
  4. #27da22

Square

  1. #2227da
  2. #da2283
  3. #dad522
  4. #22da79

Monochromatic

  1. #0d0f56
  2. #181b98
  3. #2227da
  4. #6266e7
  5. #a4a6f1

Shades

#2227da mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2227da
  2. #1f23c4
  3. #1b1fae
  4. #181b99
  5. #141783
  6. #11146d
  7. #0e1057
  8. #0a0c41
  9. #07082c
  10. #030416
  11. #000000

Tints

#2227da mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2227da
  2. #383dde
  3. #4e52e1
  4. #6468e5
  5. #7a7de9
  6. #9193ed
  7. #a7a9f0
  8. #bdbef4
  9. #d3d4f8
  10. #e9e9fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2227da mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2227da
  2. #2b30d1
  3. #3539c8
  4. #3e42bf
  5. #484bb6
  6. #5154ad
  7. #5a5ca4
  8. #64659b
  9. #6d6e92
  10. #777789
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.86:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.37:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4a4a4a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3e3f9a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0053df ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0040d7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006283 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0046dd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0038d8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0050ad ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2227da {
  color: #2227da;
}
Background
.bg-2227da {
  background-color: #2227da;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2227da {
  border: 2px solid #2227da;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2227da;
  --color-primary-rgb: 34 39 218;
  --color-primary-hsl: 238 73% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2227da {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2227da, #7922da);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2227da {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(34 39 218 / 0.35);
}

#0000ff Blue ΔE 4.37 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 5.23 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 5.40 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 5.62 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 5.84 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 7.78 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.80 #ddd825 Inverted #4a4a4a Grayscale 

Blue
#2227da  rgb(34, 39, 218)  hsl(238, 73%, 49%)  Blue
#dad522  rgb(218, 213, 34)  hsl(58, 73%, 49%)  Citrine
#da2227  rgb(218, 34, 39)  hsl(358, 73%, 49%)  Cadmium Red
#27da22  rgb(39, 218, 34)  hsl(118, 73%, 49%)  Lime Green