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#2840EA

#2840ea ≈ Iris

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#2840ea is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 15.69% red, 25.1% green and 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 82.91% cyan, 72.65% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 232.58°, with 82.2% saturation and 53.73% 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 6.97:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Iris (#5a4fcf), ΔE 6.11.

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Relative luminance0.1006

Complementary

  1. #2840ea
  2. #ead228

Split complementary

  1. #2840ea
  2. #ea7128
  3. #a1ea28

Analogous

  1. #28a1ea
  2. #2840ea
  3. #7128ea

Triadic

  1. #2840ea
  2. #ea2840
  3. #40ea28

Tetradic

  1. #2840ea
  2. #d228ea
  3. #ead228
  4. #40ea28

Square

  1. #2840ea
  2. #ea28a1
  3. #ead228
  4. #28ea71

Monochromatic

  1. #0b176e
  2. #1226b4
  3. #2840ea
  4. #6e7ef1
  5. #b3bcf8

Shades

#2840ea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2840ea
  2. #243ad3
  3. #2033bb
  4. #1c2da4
  5. #18268c
  6. #142075
  7. #101a5e
  8. #0c1346
  9. #080d2f
  10. #040617
  11. #000000

Tints

#2840ea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2840ea
  2. #3e53ec
  3. #5366ee
  4. #6979f0
  5. #7e8cf2
  6. #94a0f5
  7. #a9b3f7
  8. #bfc6f9
  9. #d4d9fb
  10. #eaecfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2840ea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2840ea
  2. #3146df
  3. #3a4dd5
  4. #4253ca
  5. #4b5ac0
  6. #5460b5
  7. #5d66aa
  8. #666da0
  9. #6e7395
  10. #777a8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.97:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.01:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #595959 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4a50a8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0063ef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0050e7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007292 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0057ed ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #004ae8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0062bc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2840ea {
  color: #2840ea;
}
Background
.bg-2840ea {
  background-color: #2840ea;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2840ea {
  border: 2px solid #2840ea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2840ea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 40 64 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 233 82% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2840ea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2840ea, #7128ea);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2840ea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(40 64 234 / 0.35);
}

#5a4fcf Iris ΔE 6.11 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 6.44 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 6.63 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 6.89 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.07 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 7.68 #0000ff Blue ΔE 7.92 #d7bf15 Inverted #595959 Grayscale 

Iris
#2840ea  rgb(40, 64, 234)  hsl(233, 82%, 54%)  Iris
#ead228  rgb(234, 210, 40)  hsl(53, 82%, 54%)  Citrine
#ea2840  rgb(234, 40, 64)  hsl(353, 82%, 54%)  Tractor Red
#40ea28  rgb(64, 234, 40)  hsl(113, 82%, 54%)  Neon Green