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#2A2BC5

#2a2bc5 ≈ Persian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2a2bc5 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 16.47% red, 16.86% green and 77.25% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 78.68% cyan, 78.17% magenta, 0% yellow and 22.75% black. Its hue angle is 239.61°, with 64.85% saturation and 46.86% 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 brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 9.33:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Persian Blue (#1c39bb), ΔE 4.07.

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Relative luminance0.0625

Complementary

  1. #2a2bc5
  2. #c5c42a

Split complementary

  1. #2a2bc5
  2. #c5762a
  3. #79c52a

Analogous

  1. #2a79c5
  2. #2a2bc5
  3. #762ac5

Triadic

  1. #2a2bc5
  2. #c52a2b
  3. #2bc52a

Tetradic

  1. #2a2bc5
  2. #c42ac5
  3. #c5c42a
  4. #2bc52a

Square

  1. #2a2bc5
  2. #c52a79
  3. #c5c42a
  4. #2ac576

Monochromatic

  1. #0f0f47
  2. #1d1d86
  3. #2a2bc5
  4. #5f5fdd
  5. #9e9eea

Shades

#2a2bc5 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2a2bc5
  2. #2627b1
  3. #22229e
  4. #1d1e8a
  5. #191a76
  6. #151663
  7. #11114f
  8. #0d0d3b
  9. #080927
  10. #040414
  11. #000000

Tints

#2a2bc5 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2a2bc5
  2. #3f40cb
  3. #5555d1
  4. #6a6bd6
  5. #7f80dc
  6. #9595e2
  7. #aaaae8
  8. #bfbfee
  9. #d4d5f3
  10. #eaeaf9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2a2bc5 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2a2bc5
  2. #3334be
  3. #3b3cb7
  4. #4445b0
  5. #4c4da9
  6. #5556a3
  7. #5e5e9c
  8. #666795
  9. #6f6f8e
  10. #777887
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.33:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.25:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #474747 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3d3d8c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004ec9 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003fc2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005a78 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0043c8 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0038c3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004c9d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2a2bc5 {
  color: #2a2bc5;
}
Background
.bg-2a2bc5 {
  background-color: #2a2bc5;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2a2bc5 {
  border: 2px solid #2a2bc5;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2a2bc5;
  --color-primary-rgb: 42 43 197;
  --color-primary-hsl: 240 65% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2a2bc5 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2a2bc5, #762ac5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2a2bc5 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(42 43 197 / 0.35);
}

#1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 4.07 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 5.43 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 5.67 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 6.53 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 6.67 #0000ff Blue ΔE 6.69 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 7.47 #d5d43a Inverted #474747 Grayscale 

Persian Blue
#2a2bc5  rgb(42, 43, 197)  hsl(240, 65%, 47%)  Persian Blue
#c5c42a  rgb(197, 196, 42)  hsl(60, 65%, 47%)  Citrine
#c52a2b  rgb(197, 42, 43)  hsl(360, 65%, 47%)  Fire Engine Red
#2bc52a  rgb(43, 197, 42)  hsl(120, 65%, 47%)  Lime Green