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#2242DA

#2242da ≈ Persian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2242da is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 13.33% red, 25.88% green and 85.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 84.4% cyan, 69.72% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.51% black. Its hue angle is 229.57°, 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 7.34:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Persian Blue (#1c39bb), ΔE 4.8.

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Web safe#3333cc
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Relative luminance0.093

Complementary

  1. #2242da
  2. #daba22

Split complementary

  1. #2242da
  2. #da5e22
  3. #9eda22

Analogous

  1. #229eda
  2. #2242da
  3. #5e22da

Triadic

  1. #2242da
  2. #da2242
  3. #42da22

Tetradic

  1. #2242da
  2. #ba22da
  3. #daba22
  4. #42da22

Square

  1. #2242da
  2. #da229e
  3. #daba22
  4. #22da5e

Monochromatic

  1. #0d1a56
  2. #182e98
  3. #2242da
  4. #6279e7
  5. #a4b1f1

Shades

#2242da mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2242da
  2. #1f3bc4
  3. #1b35ae
  4. #182e99
  5. #142883
  6. #11216d
  7. #0e1a57
  8. #0a1441
  9. #070d2c
  10. #030716
  11. #000000

Tints

#2242da mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2242da
  2. #3855de
  3. #4e68e1
  4. #647be5
  5. #7a8ee9
  6. #91a1ed
  7. #a7b3f0
  8. #bdc6f4
  9. #d3d9f8
  10. #e9ecfb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2242da mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2242da
  2. #2b48d1
  3. #354ec8
  4. #3e55bf
  5. #485bb6
  6. #5161ad
  7. #5a67a4
  8. #646d9b
  9. #6d7492
  10. #777a89
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.34:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.86:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #565656 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #474f9d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005fdf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #004dd7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006d89 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0055dd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0049d8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #005faf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2242da {
  color: #2242da;
}
Background
.bg-2242da {
  background-color: #2242da;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2242da {
  border: 2px solid #2242da;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2242da;
  --color-primary-rgb: 34 66 218;
  --color-primary-hsl: 230 73% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2242da {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2242da, #5e22da);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2242da {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(34 66 218 / 0.35);
}

#1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 4.80 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 6.03 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 6.18 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 7.14 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 7.68 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 7.73 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 8.02 #ddbd25 Inverted #565656 Grayscale 

Persian Blue
#2242da  rgb(34, 66, 218)  hsl(230, 73%, 49%)  Persian Blue
#daba22  rgb(218, 186, 34)  hsl(50, 73%, 49%)  Old Gold
#da2242  rgb(218, 34, 66)  hsl(350, 73%, 49%)  Crimson
#42da22  rgb(66, 218, 34)  hsl(110, 73%, 49%)  Lime Green