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#2A2DBA

#2a2dba ≈ Persian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2a2dba is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 16.47% red, 17.65% green and 72.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 77.42% cyan, 75.81% magenta, 0% yellow and 27.06% black. Its hue angle is 238.75°, with 63.16% saturation and 44.71% 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 9.62:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Persian Blue (#1c39bb), ΔE 3.45.

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Relative luminance0.0591

Complementary

  1. #2a2dba
  2. #bab72a

Split complementary

  1. #2a2dba
  2. #ba6f2a
  3. #75ba2a

Analogous

  1. #2a75ba
  2. #2a2dba
  3. #6f2aba

Triadic

  1. #2a2dba
  2. #ba2a2d
  3. #2dba2a

Tetradic

  1. #2a2dba
  2. #b72aba
  3. #bab72a
  4. #2dba2a

Square

  1. #2a2dba
  2. #ba2a75
  3. #bab72a
  4. #2aba6f

Monochromatic

  1. #0e0f3d
  2. #1c1e7c
  3. #2a2dba
  4. #575ad9
  5. #9697e7

Shades

#2a2dba mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2a2dba
  2. #2629a7
  3. #222495
  4. #1d2082
  5. #191b70
  6. #15175d
  7. #11124a
  8. #0d0e38
  9. #080925
  10. #040513
  11. #000000

Tints

#2a2dba mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2a2dba
  2. #3f42c1
  3. #5557c8
  4. #6a6ccf
  5. #7f81d6
  6. #9596dd
  7. #aaabe3
  8. #bfc0ea
  9. #d4d5f1
  10. #eaeaf8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2a2dba mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2a2dba
  2. #3335b4
  3. #3b3eae
  4. #4446a9
  5. #4c4ea3
  6. #55579d
  7. #5e5f97
  8. #666791
  9. #6f6f8c
  10. #777886
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.62:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.18:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #454545 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3c3d84 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004cbe ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003db8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005772 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0042bc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0038b9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004994 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2a2dba {
  color: #2a2dba;
}
Background
.bg-2a2dba {
  background-color: #2a2dba;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2a2dba {
  border: 2px solid #2a2dba;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2a2dba;
  --color-primary-rgb: 42 45 186;
  --color-primary-hsl: 239 63% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2a2dba {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2a2dba, #6f2aba);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2a2dba {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(42 45 186 / 0.35);
}

#1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 3.45 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 4.41 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 6.00 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 6.02 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 6.30 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 6.37 #003399 Smalt ΔE 6.45 #d5d245 Inverted #454545 Grayscale 

Persian Blue
#2a2dba  rgb(42, 45, 186)  hsl(239, 63%, 45%)  Persian Blue
#bab72a  rgb(186, 183, 42)  hsl(59, 63%, 45%)  Old Gold
#ba2a2d  rgb(186, 42, 45)  hsl(359, 63%, 45%)  Firebrick
#2dba2a  rgb(45, 186, 42)  hsl(119, 63%, 45%)  Kelly Green