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#2852EA

#2852ea ≈ Iris

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#2852ea is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 15.69% red, 32.16% green and 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 82.91% cyan, 64.96% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 227.01°, 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 6.03:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Iris (#5a4fcf), ΔE 5.8.

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Relative luminance0.1243

Complementary

  1. #2852ea
  2. #eac028

Split complementary

  1. #2852ea
  2. #ea5f28
  3. #b3ea28

Analogous

  1. #28b3ea
  2. #2852ea
  3. #5f28ea

Triadic

  1. #2852ea
  2. #ea2852
  3. #52ea28

Tetradic

  1. #2852ea
  2. #c028ea
  3. #eac028
  4. #52ea28

Square

  1. #2852ea
  2. #ea28b3
  3. #eac028
  4. #28ea5f

Monochromatic

  1. #0b206e
  2. #1235b4
  3. #2852ea
  4. #6e8af1
  5. #b3c2f8

Shades

#2852ea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2852ea
  2. #244ad3
  3. #2042bb
  4. #1c39a4
  5. #18318c
  6. #142975
  7. #10215e
  8. #0c1946
  9. #08102f
  10. #040817
  11. #000000

Tints

#2852ea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2852ea
  2. #3e63ec
  3. #5375ee
  4. #6986f0
  5. #7e97f2
  6. #94a9f5
  7. #a9baf7
  8. #bfcbf9
  9. #d4dcfb
  10. #eaeefd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2852ea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2852ea
  2. #3157df
  3. #3a5bd5
  4. #4260ca
  5. #4b64c0
  6. #5469b5
  7. #5d6eaa
  8. #6672a0
  9. #6e7795
  10. #777b8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.03:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.49:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #636363 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #515daa ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006cef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #005ae7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007b97 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0063ed ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0057e8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #006dbe ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2852ea {
  color: #2852ea;
}
Background
.bg-2852ea {
  background-color: #2852ea;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2852ea {
  border: 2px solid #2852ea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2852ea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 40 82 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 227 82% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2852ea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2852ea, #5f28ea);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2852ea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(40 82 234 / 0.35);
}

#5a4fcf Iris ΔE 5.80 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 5.88 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 6.64 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 7.27 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 7.30 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 8.10 #1560bd Denim ΔE 8.90 #d7ad15 Inverted #636363 Grayscale 

Iris
#2852ea  rgb(40, 82, 234)  hsl(227, 82%, 54%)  Iris
#eac028  rgb(234, 192, 40)  hsl(47, 82%, 54%)  Saffron
#ea2852  rgb(234, 40, 82)  hsl(347, 82%, 54%)  Amaranth
#52ea28  rgb(82, 234, 40)  hsl(107, 82%, 54%)  Neon Green