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#2A03E2

#2a03e2 ≈ Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#2a03e2 is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 16.47% red, 1.18% green and 88.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 81.42% cyan, 98.67% magenta, 0% yellow and 11.37% black. Its hue angle is 250.49°, with 97.38% saturation and 44.9% 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 9.5:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Blue (#0000ff), ΔE 3.14.

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Web safe#3300cc
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Relative luminance0.0605

Complementary

  1. #2a03e2
  2. #bbe203

Split complementary

  1. #2a03e2
  2. #e29903
  3. #4ce203

Analogous

  1. #034ce2
  2. #2a03e2
  3. #9903e2

Triadic

  1. #2a03e2
  2. #e22a03
  3. #03e22a

Tetradic

  1. #2a03e2
  2. #e203bb
  3. #bbe203
  4. #03e22a

Square

  1. #2a03e2
  2. #e2034c
  3. #bbe203
  4. #03e299

Monochromatic

  1. #0e014b
  2. #1c0296
  3. #2a03e2
  4. #5835fc
  5. #9681fd

Shades

#2a03e2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2a03e2
  2. #2603cb
  3. #2202b5
  4. #1d029e
  5. #190288
  6. #150271
  7. #11015a
  8. #0d0144
  9. #08012d
  10. #040017
  11. #000000

Tints

#2a03e2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2a03e2
  2. #3f1ce5
  3. #5535e8
  4. #6a4feb
  5. #7f68ee
  6. #9581f1
  7. #aa9af3
  8. #bfb3f6
  9. #d4cdf9
  10. #eae6fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2a03e2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2a03e2
  2. #3310d8
  3. #3b1cce
  4. #4429c5
  5. #4c35bb
  6. #5542b1
  7. #5e4ea7
  8. #665b9d
  9. #6f6794
  10. #77748a
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.5:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.21:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #464646 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3c369e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004fe7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003bdf ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005e84 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #003ee5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #002de0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0049b2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2a03e2 {
  color: #2a03e2;
}
Background
.bg-2a03e2 {
  background-color: #2a03e2;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2a03e2 {
  border: 2px solid #2a03e2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2a03e2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 42 3 226;
  --color-primary-hsl: 250 97% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2a03e2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2a03e2, #9903e2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2a03e2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(42 3 226 / 0.35);
}

#0000ff Blue ΔE 3.14 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 3.59 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 4.31 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 5.78 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 7.81 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 8.29 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 8.84 #d5fc1d Inverted #464646 Grayscale 

Blue
#2a03e2  rgb(42, 3, 226)  hsl(250, 97%, 45%)  Blue
#bbe203  rgb(187, 226, 3)  hsl(70, 97%, 45%)  Pear
#e22a03  rgb(226, 42, 3)  hsl(10, 97%, 45%)  Sinopia
#03e22a  rgb(3, 226, 42)  hsl(130, 97%, 45%)  Malachite