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#2742E2

#2742e2 ≈ Persian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2742e2 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 15.29% red, 25.88% green and 88.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 82.74% cyan, 70.8% magenta, 0% yellow and 11.37% black. Its hue angle is 231.34°, with 76.33% saturation and 51.96% 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 7.09:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Persian Blue (#1c39bb), ΔE 5.83.

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Relative luminance0.0982

Complementary

  1. #2742e2
  2. #e2c727

Split complementary

  1. #2742e2
  2. #e26a27
  3. #9fe227

Analogous

  1. #279fe2
  2. #2742e2
  3. #6a27e2

Triadic

  1. #2742e2
  2. #e22742
  3. #42e227

Tetradic

  1. #2742e2
  2. #c727e2
  3. #e2c727
  4. #42e227

Square

  1. #2742e2
  2. #e2279f
  3. #e2c727
  4. #27e26a

Monochromatic

  1. #0d1a63
  2. #162ba6
  3. #2742e2
  4. #6a7deb
  5. #aeb8f4

Shades

#2742e2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2742e2
  2. #233bcb
  3. #1f35b5
  4. #1b2e9e
  5. #172888
  6. #142171
  7. #101a5a
  8. #0c1444
  9. #080d2d
  10. #040717
  11. #000000

Tints

#2742e2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2742e2
  2. #3d55e5
  3. #5268e8
  4. #687beb
  5. #7d8eee
  6. #93a1f1
  7. #a9b3f3
  8. #bec6f6
  9. #d4d9f9
  10. #e9ecfc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2742e2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2742e2
  2. #3048d8
  3. #394ece
  4. #4255c5
  5. #4b5bbb
  6. #5461b1
  7. #5c67a7
  8. #656d9d
  9. #6e7494
  10. #777a8a
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.09:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.96:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #585858 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4950a2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0061e7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #004fdf ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00708e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0056e5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #004ae0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0061b6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2742e2 {
  color: #2742e2;
}
Background
.bg-2742e2 {
  background-color: #2742e2;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2742e2 {
  border: 2px solid #2742e2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2742e2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 39 66 226;
  --color-primary-hsl: 231 76% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2742e2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2742e2, #6a27e2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2742e2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(39 66 226 / 0.35);
}

#1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 5.83 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 5.86 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 6.47 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 6.51 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 7.75 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 8.46 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 8.47 #d8bd1d Inverted #585858 Grayscale 

Persian Blue
#2742e2  rgb(39, 66, 226)  hsl(231, 76%, 52%)  Persian Blue
#e2c727  rgb(226, 199, 39)  hsl(51, 76%, 52%)  Citrine
#e22742  rgb(226, 39, 66)  hsl(351, 76%, 52%)  Crimson
#42e227  rgb(66, 226, 39)  hsl(111, 76%, 52%)  Malachite