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#2A01E2

#2a01e2 ≈ Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#2a01e2 is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 16.47% red, 0.39% green and 88.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 81.42% cyan, 99.56% magenta, 0% yellow and 11.37% black. Its hue angle is 250.93°, with 99.12% saturation and 44.51% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with imagination, spirituality and luxury. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 9.54:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Blue (#0000ff), ΔE 3.19.

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Relative luminance0.06

Complementary

  1. #2a01e2
  2. #b9e201

Split complementary

  1. #2a01e2
  2. #e29a01
  3. #49e201

Analogous

  1. #0149e2
  2. #2a01e2
  3. #9a01e2

Triadic

  1. #2a01e2
  2. #e22a01
  3. #01e22a

Tetradic

  1. #2a01e2
  2. #e201b9
  3. #b9e201
  4. #01e22a

Square

  1. #2a01e2
  2. #e20149
  3. #b9e201
  4. #01e29a

Monochromatic

  1. #0e004a
  2. #1c0196
  3. #2a01e2
  4. #5731fe
  5. #957efe

Shades

#2a01e2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2a01e2
  2. #2601cb
  3. #2201b5
  4. #1d019e
  5. #190188
  6. #150171
  7. #11005a
  8. #0d0044
  9. #08002d
  10. #040017
  11. #000000

Tints

#2a01e2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2a01e2
  2. #3f1ae5
  3. #5534e8
  4. #6a4deb
  5. #7f67ee
  6. #9580f1
  7. #aa99f3
  8. #bfb3f6
  9. #d4ccf9
  10. #eae6fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2a01e2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2a01e2
  2. #330ed8
  3. #3b1ace
  4. #4427c5
  5. #4c34bb
  6. #5541b1
  7. #5e4da7
  8. #665a9d
  9. #6f6794
  10. #77738a
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.54:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.2:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #454545 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3c359e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004fe7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003adf ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005e84 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #003de5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #002de0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0049b2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2a01e2 {
  color: #2a01e2;
}
Background
.bg-2a01e2 {
  background-color: #2a01e2;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2a01e2 {
  border: 2px solid #2a01e2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2a01e2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 42 1 226;
  --color-primary-hsl: 251 99% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2a01e2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2a01e2, #9a01e2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2a01e2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(42 1 226 / 0.35);
}

#0000ff Blue ΔE 3.19 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 3.54 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 4.37 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 5.85 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 7.79 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 8.34 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 8.93 #d5fe1d Inverted #454545 Grayscale 

Blue
#2a01e2  rgb(42, 1, 226)  hsl(251, 99%, 45%)  Blue
#b9e201  rgb(185, 226, 1)  hsl(71, 99%, 45%)  Pear
#e22a01  rgb(226, 42, 1)  hsl(11, 99%, 45%)  Sinopia
#01e22a  rgb(1, 226, 42)  hsl(131, 99%, 45%)  Malachite