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#2A23EB

#2a23eb ≈ Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#2a23eb is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 16.47% red, 13.73% green and 92.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 82.13% cyan, 85.11% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.84% black. Its hue angle is 242.1°, with 83.33% saturation and 52.94% 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 8.27:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Blue (#0000ff), ΔE 2.84.

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Web safe#3333ff
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Relative luminance0.0769

Complementary

  1. #2a23eb
  2. #e4eb23

Split complementary

  1. #2a23eb
  2. #eb8e23
  3. #80eb23

Analogous

  1. #2380eb
  2. #2a23eb
  3. #8e23eb

Triadic

  1. #2a23eb
  2. #eb2a23
  3. #23eb2a

Tetradic

  1. #2a23eb
  2. #eb23e4
  3. #e4eb23
  4. #23eb2a

Square

  1. #2a23eb
  2. #eb2380
  3. #e4eb23
  4. #23eb8e

Monochromatic

  1. #0d0a6b
  2. #1610b1
  3. #2a23eb
  4. #6e69f1
  5. #b2aff8

Shades

#2a23eb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2a23eb
  2. #2620d4
  3. #221cbc
  4. #1d19a5
  5. #19158d
  6. #151276
  7. #110e5e
  8. #0d0b47
  9. #08072f
  10. #040418
  11. #000000

Tints

#2a23eb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2a23eb
  2. #3f39ed
  3. #554fef
  4. #6a65f1
  5. #7f7bf3
  6. #9591f5
  7. #aaa7f7
  8. #bfbdf9
  9. #d4d3fb
  10. #eae9fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2a23eb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2a23eb
  2. #332ce0
  3. #3b36d6
  4. #443fcb
  5. #4c48c0
  6. #5552b6
  7. #5e5bab
  8. #6664a0
  9. #6f6d95
  10. #77778b
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.27:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.54:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4e4e4e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4341a5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0058f0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0044e8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00678c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0048ee ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0039e9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0054ba ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2a23eb {
  color: #2a23eb;
}
Background
.bg-2a23eb {
  background-color: #2a23eb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2a23eb {
  border: 2px solid #2a23eb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2a23eb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 42 35 235;
  --color-primary-hsl: 242 83% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2a23eb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2a23eb, #8e23eb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2a23eb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(42 35 235 / 0.35);
}

#0000ff Blue ΔE 2.84 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 3.22 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 3.84 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 6.54 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 6.92 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 7.37 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 8.66 #d5dc14 Inverted #4e4e4e Grayscale 

Blue
#2a23eb  rgb(42, 35, 235)  hsl(242, 83%, 53%)  Blue
#e4eb23  rgb(228, 235, 35)  hsl(62, 83%, 53%)  Titanium Yellow
#eb2a23  rgb(235, 42, 35)  hsl(2, 83%, 53%)  Lust
#23eb2a  rgb(35, 235, 42)  hsl(122, 83%, 53%)  Lime