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#2248EA

#2248ea ≈ Iris

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#2248ea is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 13.33% red, 28.24% green and 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 85.47% cyan, 69.23% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 228.6°, 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 6.6:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Iris (#5a4fcf), ΔE 5.69.

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Relative luminance0.1092

Complementary

  1. #2248ea
  2. #eac422

Split complementary

  1. #2248ea
  2. #ea6022
  3. #acea22

Analogous

  1. #22acea
  2. #2248ea
  3. #6022ea

Triadic

  1. #2248ea
  2. #ea2248
  3. #48ea22

Tetradic

  1. #2248ea
  2. #c422ea
  3. #eac422
  4. #48ea22

Square

  1. #2248ea
  2. #ea22ac
  3. #eac422
  4. #22ea60

Monochromatic

  1. #0a1c69
  2. #112faf
  3. #2248ea
  4. #6882f1
  5. #aebcf7

Shades

#2248ea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2248ea
  2. #1f41d3
  3. #1b3abb
  4. #1832a4
  5. #142b8c
  6. #112475
  7. #0e1d5e
  8. #0a1646
  9. #070e2f
  10. #030717
  11. #000000

Tints

#2248ea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2248ea
  2. #385aec
  3. #4e6dee
  4. #647ff0
  5. #7a91f2
  6. #91a4f5
  7. #a7b6f7
  8. #bdc8f9
  9. #d3dafb
  10. #e9edfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2248ea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2248ea
  2. #2b4edf
  3. #3553d5
  4. #3e59ca
  5. #485ec0
  6. #5164b5
  7. #5a6aaa
  8. #646fa0
  9. #6d7595
  10. #777a8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.6:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.18:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5d5d5d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4c55a9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0067ef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0053e7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007694 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #005ced ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #004fe8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0066bd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2248ea {
  color: #2248ea;
}
Background
.bg-2248ea {
  background-color: #2248ea;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2248ea {
  border: 2px solid #2248ea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2248ea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 34 72 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 229 83% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2248ea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2248ea, #6022ea);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2248ea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(34 72 234 / 0.35);
}

#5a4fcf Iris ΔE 5.69 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 5.99 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 7.44 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.67 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 8.02 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 8.85 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 9.01 #ddb715 Inverted #5d5d5d Grayscale 

Iris
#2248ea  rgb(34, 72, 234)  hsl(229, 83%, 53%)  Iris
#eac422  rgb(234, 196, 34)  hsl(49, 83%, 53%)  Jonquil
#ea2248  rgb(234, 34, 72)  hsl(349, 83%, 53%)  Amaranth
#48ea22  rgb(72, 234, 34)  hsl(109, 83%, 53%)  Neon Green