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#242BD2

#242bd2 ≈ Persian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#242bd2 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 14.12% red, 16.86% green and 82.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 82.86% cyan, 79.52% magenta, 0% yellow and 17.65% black. Its hue angle is 237.59°, with 70.73% saturation and 48.24% 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 8.93:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Persian Blue (#1c39bb), ΔE 4.61.

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Relative luminance0.0676

Complementary

  1. #242bd2
  2. #d2cb24

Split complementary

  1. #242bd2
  2. #d27424
  3. #82d224

Analogous

  1. #2482d2
  2. #242bd2
  3. #7424d2

Triadic

  1. #242bd2
  2. #d2242b
  3. #2bd224

Tetradic

  1. #242bd2
  2. #cb24d2
  3. #d2cb24
  4. #2bd224

Square

  1. #242bd2
  2. #d22482
  3. #d2cb24
  4. #24d274

Monochromatic

  1. #0e104f
  2. #191e91
  3. #242bd2
  4. #5f64e4
  5. #a0a3ef

Shades

#242bd2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #242bd2
  2. #2027bd
  3. #1d22a8
  4. #191e93
  5. #161a7e
  6. #121669
  7. #0e1154
  8. #0b0d3f
  9. #07092a
  10. #040415
  11. #000000

Tints

#242bd2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #242bd2
  2. #3a40d7
  3. #5055db
  4. #666be0
  5. #7c80e4
  6. #9295e9
  7. #a7aaed
  8. #bdbff2
  9. #d3d5f6
  10. #e9eafb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#242bd2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #242bd2
  2. #2d34ca
  3. #363cc2
  4. #4045b9
  5. #494db1
  6. #5256a9
  7. #5b5ea1
  8. #646799
  9. #6e6f90
  10. #777888
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.93:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.35:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4a4a4a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3e3f94 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0052d7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0040cf ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00607f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0046d5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0039d0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0050a7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-242bd2 {
  color: #242bd2;
}
Background
.bg-242bd2 {
  background-color: #242bd2;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-242bd2 {
  border: 2px solid #242bd2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #242bd2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 36 43 210;
  --color-primary-hsl: 238 71% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-242bd2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #242bd2, #7424d2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-242bd2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(36 43 210 / 0.35);
}

#1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 4.61 #0000ff Blue ΔE 5.43 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 5.67 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 6.23 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 6.65 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 6.76 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.06 #dbd42d Inverted #4a4a4a Grayscale 

Persian Blue
#242bd2  rgb(36, 43, 210)  hsl(238, 71%, 48%)  Persian Blue
#d2cb24  rgb(210, 203, 36)  hsl(58, 71%, 48%)  Citrine
#d2242b  rgb(210, 36, 43)  hsl(358, 71%, 48%)  Fire Engine Red
#2bd224  rgb(43, 210, 36)  hsl(118, 71%, 48%)  Lime Green