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#2229BB

#2229bb ≈ Persian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2229bb is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 13.33% red, 16.08% green and 73.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 81.82% cyan, 78.07% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 237.25°, with 69.23% saturation and 43.33% 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 9.99:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Persian Blue (#1c39bb), ΔE 4.14.

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Relative luminance0.0551

Complementary

  1. #2229bb
  2. #bbb422

Split complementary

  1. #2229bb
  2. #bb6722
  3. #76bb22

Analogous

  1. #2276bb
  2. #2229bb
  3. #6722bb

Triadic

  1. #2229bb
  2. #bb2229
  3. #29bb22

Tetradic

  1. #2229bb
  2. #b422bb
  3. #bbb422
  4. #29bb22

Square

  1. #2229bb
  2. #bb2276
  3. #bbb422
  4. #22bb67

Monochromatic

  1. #0a0d3a
  2. #161b7a
  3. #2229bb
  4. #4b52de
  5. #8c90ea

Shades

#2229bb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2229bb
  2. #1f25a8
  3. #1b2196
  4. #181d83
  5. #141970
  6. #11155e
  7. #0e104b
  8. #0a0c38
  9. #070825
  10. #030413
  11. #000000

Tints

#2229bb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2229bb
  2. #383ec2
  3. #4e54c9
  4. #6469cf
  5. #7a7fd6
  6. #9194dd
  7. #a7a9e4
  8. #bdbfeb
  9. #d3d4f1
  10. #e9eaf8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2229bb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2229bb
  2. #2b32b5
  3. #353aaf
  4. #3e43a9
  5. #484ca3
  6. #51559e
  7. #5a5d98
  8. #646692
  9. #6d6f8c
  10. #777786
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.99:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.1:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #424242 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #383a84 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004abf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003ab9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005671 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #003fbd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0034ba ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004895 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2229bb {
  color: #2229bb;
}
Background
.bg-2229bb {
  background-color: #2229bb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2229bb {
  border: 2px solid #2229bb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2229bb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 34 41 187;
  --color-primary-hsl: 237 69% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2229bb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2229bb, #6722bb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2229bb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(34 41 187 / 0.35);
}

#1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 4.14 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 4.71 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 5.16 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 5.16 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 5.90 #003399 Smalt ΔE 6.62 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.34 #ddd644 Inverted #424242 Grayscale 

Persian Blue
#2229bb  rgb(34, 41, 187)  hsl(237, 69%, 43%)  Persian Blue
#bbb422  rgb(187, 180, 34)  hsl(57, 69%, 43%)  Old Gold
#bb2229  rgb(187, 34, 41)  hsl(357, 69%, 43%)  Firebrick
#29bb22  rgb(41, 187, 34)  hsl(117, 69%, 43%)  Kelly Green