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#2A2DDC

#2a2ddc ≈ Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2a2ddc 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 86.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 80.91% cyan, 79.55% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 238.99°, with 71.77% saturation and 51.37% 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 8.38:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Blue (#0000ff), ΔE 4.79.

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Web safe#3333cc
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Relative luminance0.0754

Complementary

  1. #2a2ddc
  2. #dcd92a

Split complementary

  1. #2a2ddc
  2. #dc802a
  3. #86dc2a

Analogous

  1. #2a86dc
  2. #2a2ddc
  3. #802adc

Triadic

  1. #2a2ddc
  2. #dc2a2d
  3. #2ddc2a

Tetradic

  1. #2a2ddc
  2. #d92adc
  3. #dcd92a
  4. #2ddc2a

Square

  1. #2a2ddc
  2. #dc2a86
  3. #dcd92a
  4. #2adc80

Monochromatic

  1. #0f115e
  2. #1a1c9f
  3. #2a2ddc
  4. #6c6ee7
  5. #adaff2

Shades

#2a2ddc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2a2ddc
  2. #2629c6
  3. #2224b0
  4. #1d209a
  5. #191b84
  6. #15176e
  7. #111258
  8. #0d0e42
  9. #08092c
  10. #040516
  11. #000000

Tints

#2a2ddc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2a2ddc
  2. #3f42e0
  3. #5557e3
  4. #6a6ce7
  5. #7f81ea
  6. #9596ee
  7. #aaabf1
  8. #bfc0f5
  9. #d4d5f8
  10. #eaeafc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2a2ddc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2a2ddc
  2. #3335d3
  3. #3b3eca
  4. #4446c0
  5. #4c4eb7
  6. #5557ae
  7. #5e5fa5
  8. #66679c
  9. #6f6f92
  10. #777889
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.38:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.51:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4e4e4e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #42439c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0057e1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0044d9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006485 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0049df ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #003cda ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0053af ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2a2ddc {
  color: #2a2ddc;
}
Background
.bg-2a2ddc {
  background-color: #2a2ddc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2a2ddc {
  border: 2px solid #2a2ddc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2a2ddc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 42 45 220;
  --color-primary-hsl: 239 72% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2a2ddc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2a2ddc, #802adc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2a2ddc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(42 45 220 / 0.35);
}

#0000ff Blue ΔE 4.79 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 5.24 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 5.33 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 5.42 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 6.69 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.02 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 7.92 #d5d223 Inverted #4e4e4e Grayscale 

Blue
#2a2ddc  rgb(42, 45, 220)  hsl(239, 72%, 51%)  Blue
#dcd92a  rgb(220, 217, 42)  hsl(59, 72%, 51%)  Dandelion
#dc2a2d  rgb(220, 42, 45)  hsl(359, 72%, 51%)  Cadmium Red
#2ddc2a  rgb(45, 220, 42)  hsl(119, 72%, 51%)  Lime Green