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#2229EA

#2229ea ≈ Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#2229ea is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 13.33% red, 16.08% green and 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 85.47% cyan, 82.48% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 237.9°, with 82.64% saturation and 52.55% 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 8.16:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Blue (#0000ff), ΔE 3.57.

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Web safe#3333ff
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Relative luminance0.0787

Complementary

  1. #2229ea
  2. #eae322

Split complementary

  1. #2229ea
  2. #ea7f22
  3. #8dea22

Analogous

  1. #228dea
  2. #2229ea
  3. #7f22ea

Triadic

  1. #2229ea
  2. #ea2229
  3. #29ea22

Tetradic

  1. #2229ea
  2. #e322ea
  3. #eae322
  4. #29ea22

Square

  1. #2229ea
  2. #ea228d
  3. #eae322
  4. #22ea7f

Monochromatic

  1. #0a0d69
  2. #1116af
  3. #2229ea
  4. #686df1
  5. #aeb0f7

Shades

#2229ea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2229ea
  2. #1f25d3
  3. #1b21bb
  4. #181da4
  5. #14198c
  6. #111575
  7. #0e105e
  8. #0a0c46
  9. #07082f
  10. #030417
  11. #000000

Tints

#2229ea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2229ea
  2. #383eec
  3. #4e54ee
  4. #6469f0
  5. #7a7ff2
  6. #9194f5
  7. #a7a9f7
  8. #bdbff9
  9. #d3d4fb
  10. #e9eafd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2229ea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2229ea
  2. #2b32df
  3. #353ad5
  4. #3e43ca
  5. #484cc0
  6. #5155b5
  7. #5a5daa
  8. #6466a0
  9. #6d6f95
  10. #77778b
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.16:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.57:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4f4f4f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4143a5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0059ef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0044e7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00698d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #004aed ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #003be8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0056ba ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2229ea {
  color: #2229ea;
}
Background
.bg-2229ea {
  background-color: #2229ea;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2229ea {
  border: 2px solid #2229ea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2229ea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 34 41 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 238 83% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2229ea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2229ea, #7f22ea);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2229ea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(34 41 234 / 0.35);
}

#0000ff Blue ΔE 3.57 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 3.99 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 4.36 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 6.71 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 7.03 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 7.43 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 8.22 #ddd615 Inverted #4f4f4f Grayscale 

Blue
#2229ea  rgb(34, 41, 234)  hsl(238, 83%, 53%)  Blue
#eae322  rgb(234, 227, 34)  hsl(58, 83%, 53%)  Titanium Yellow
#ea2229  rgb(234, 34, 41)  hsl(358, 83%, 53%)  Lust
#29ea22  rgb(41, 234, 34)  hsl(118, 83%, 53%)  Lime