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#2A05EF

#2a05ef ≈ Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#2a05ef is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 16.47% red, 1.96% green and 93.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 82.43% cyan, 97.91% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 249.49°, with 95.9% saturation and 47.84% 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 8.87:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Blue (#0000ff), ΔE 1.62.

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Web safe#3300ff
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Relative luminance0.0683

Complementary

  1. #2a05ef
  2. #caef05

Split complementary

  1. #2a05ef
  2. #ef9f05
  3. #55ef05

Analogous

  1. #0555ef
  2. #2a05ef
  3. #9f05ef

Triadic

  1. #2a05ef
  2. #ef2a05
  3. #05ef2a

Tetradic

  1. #2a05ef
  2. #ef05ca
  3. #caef05
  4. #05ef2a

Square

  1. #2a05ef
  2. #ef0555
  3. #caef05
  4. #05ef9f

Monochromatic

  1. #100259
  2. #1d03a4
  3. #2a05ef
  4. #6245fb
  5. #a190fd

Shades

#2a05ef mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2a05ef
  2. #2605d7
  3. #2204bf
  4. #1d04a7
  5. #19038f
  6. #150378
  7. #110260
  8. #0d0248
  9. #080130
  10. #040118
  11. #000000

Tints

#2a05ef mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2a05ef
  2. #3f1ef1
  3. #5537f2
  4. #6a50f4
  5. #7f69f5
  6. #9582f7
  7. #aa9bf9
  8. #bfb4fa
  9. #d4cdfc
  10. #eae6fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2a05ef mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2a05ef
  2. #3311e4
  3. #3b1ed9
  4. #442ace
  5. #4c36c3
  6. #5543b8
  7. #5e4fac
  8. #665ba1
  9. #6f6796
  10. #77748b
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.87:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.37:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4a4a4a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3f39a7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0054f4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003eec ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00648c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0042f2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0030ed ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004ebc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2a05ef {
  color: #2a05ef;
}
Background
.bg-2a05ef {
  background-color: #2a05ef;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2a05ef {
  border: 2px solid #2a05ef;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2a05ef;
  --color-primary-rgb: 42 5 239;
  --color-primary-hsl: 249 96% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2a05ef {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2a05ef, #9f05ef);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2a05ef {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(42 5 239 / 0.35);
}

#0000ff Blue ΔE 1.62 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 2.72 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 4.37 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 5.20 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 7.05 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 9.14 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 9.37 #d5fa10 Inverted #4a4a4a Grayscale 

Blue
#2a05ef  rgb(42, 5, 239)  hsl(249, 96%, 48%)  Blue
#caef05  rgb(202, 239, 5)  hsl(69, 96%, 48%)  Electric Lime
#ef2a05  rgb(239, 42, 5)  hsl(9, 96%, 48%)  Candy Apple Red
#05ef2a  rgb(5, 239, 42)  hsl(129, 96%, 48%)  Lime