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#2802EA

#2802ea ≈ Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#2802ea is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 15.69% red, 0.78% green and 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 82.91% cyan, 99.15% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 249.83°, with 98.31% saturation and 46.27% 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 9.18:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Blue (#0000ff), ΔE 2.23.

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Relative luminance0.0644

Complementary

  1. #2802ea
  2. #c4ea02

Split complementary

  1. #2802ea
  2. #ea9c02
  3. #50ea02

Analogous

  1. #0250ea
  2. #2802ea
  3. #9c02ea

Triadic

  1. #2802ea
  2. #ea2802
  3. #02ea28

Tetradic

  1. #2802ea
  2. #ea02c4
  3. #c4ea02
  4. #02ea28

Square

  1. #2802ea
  2. #ea0250
  3. #c4ea02
  4. #02ea9c

Monochromatic

  1. #0e0152
  2. #1b019e
  3. #2802ea
  4. #5b3bfd
  5. #9a87fe

Shades

#2802ea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2802ea
  2. #2402d3
  3. #2002bb
  4. #1c01a4
  5. #18018c
  6. #140175
  7. #10015e
  8. #0c0146
  9. #08002f
  10. #040017
  11. #000000

Tints

#2802ea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2802ea
  2. #3e1bec
  3. #5335ee
  4. #694ef0
  5. #7e67f2
  6. #9481f5
  7. #a99af7
  8. #bfb3f9
  9. #d4ccfb
  10. #eae6fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2802ea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2802ea
  2. #310fdf
  3. #3a1bd5
  4. #4228ca
  5. #4b34c0
  6. #5441b5
  7. #5d4eaa
  8. #665aa0
  9. #6e6795
  10. #77738b
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.18:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.29:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #484848 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3d37a3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0052ef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003ce7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006189 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0040ed ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #002ee8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004cb8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2802ea {
  color: #2802ea;
}
Background
.bg-2802ea {
  background-color: #2802ea;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2802ea {
  border: 2px solid #2802ea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2802ea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 40 2 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 250 98% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2802ea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2802ea, #9c02ea);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2802ea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(40 2 234 / 0.35);
}

#0000ff Blue ΔE 2.23 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 3.45 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 4.45 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 5.06 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 7.66 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 8.68 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 9.06 #d7fd15 Inverted #484848 Grayscale 

Blue
#2802ea  rgb(40, 2, 234)  hsl(250, 98%, 46%)  Blue
#c4ea02  rgb(196, 234, 2)  hsl(70, 98%, 46%)  Pear
#ea2802  rgb(234, 40, 2)  hsl(10, 98%, 46%)  Red
#02ea28  rgb(2, 234, 40)  hsl(130, 98%, 46%)  Lime