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#2831DC

#2831dc ≈ Persian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2831dc is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 15.69% red, 19.22% green and 86.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 81.82% cyan, 77.73% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 237°, with 72% saturation and 50.98% 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 8.19:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Persian Blue (#1c39bb), ΔE 4.93.

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Relative luminance0.0782

Complementary

  1. #2831dc
  2. #dcd328

Split complementary

  1. #2831dc
  2. #dc7928
  3. #8bdc28

Analogous

  1. #288bdc
  2. #2831dc
  3. #7928dc

Triadic

  1. #2831dc
  2. #dc2831
  3. #31dc28

Tetradic

  1. #2831dc
  2. #d328dc
  3. #dcd328
  4. #31dc28

Square

  1. #2831dc
  2. #dc288b
  3. #dcd328
  4. #28dc79

Monochromatic

  1. #0f135c
  2. #1a209e
  3. #2831dc
  4. #6a70e7
  5. #acaff1

Shades

#2831dc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2831dc
  2. #242cc6
  3. #2027b0
  4. #1c229a
  5. #181d84
  6. #14196e
  7. #101458
  8. #0c0f42
  9. #080a2c
  10. #040516
  11. #000000

Tints

#2831dc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2831dc
  2. #3e46e0
  3. #535ae3
  4. #696fe7
  5. #7e83ea
  6. #9498ee
  7. #a9adf1
  8. #bfc1f5
  9. #d4d6f8
  10. #eaeafc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2831dc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2831dc
  2. #3139d3
  3. #3a41ca
  4. #4249c0
  5. #4b51b7
  6. #5459ae
  7. #5d60a5
  8. #66689c
  9. #6e7092
  10. #777889
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.19:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.56:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4f4f4f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #43459c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0058e1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0046d9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006686 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #004bdf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #003eda ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0055af ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2831dc {
  color: #2831dc;
}
Background
.bg-2831dc {
  background-color: #2831dc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2831dc {
  border: 2px solid #2831dc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2831dc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 40 49 220;
  --color-primary-hsl: 237 72% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2831dc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2831dc, #7928dc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2831dc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(40 49 220 / 0.35);
}

#1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 4.93 #0000ff Blue ΔE 5.36 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 5.74 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 5.74 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 6.65 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 7.40 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 7.74 #d7ce23 Inverted #4f4f4f Grayscale 

Persian Blue
#2831dc  rgb(40, 49, 220)  hsl(237, 72%, 51%)  Persian Blue
#dcd328  rgb(220, 211, 40)  hsl(57, 72%, 51%)  Citrine
#dc2831  rgb(220, 40, 49)  hsl(357, 72%, 51%)  Cadmium Red
#31dc28  rgb(49, 220, 40)  hsl(117, 72%, 51%)  Lime Green