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#2A2EDA

#2a2eda ≈ Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2a2eda is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 16.47% red, 18.04% green and 85.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 80.73% cyan, 78.9% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.51% black. Its hue angle is 238.64°, with 70.4% saturation and 50.98% 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 8.39:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Blue (#0000ff), ΔE 5.05.

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Relative luminance0.0751

Complementary

  1. #2a2eda
  2. #dad62a

Split complementary

  1. #2a2eda
  2. #da7e2a
  3. #86da2a

Analogous

  1. #2a86da
  2. #2a2eda
  3. #7e2ada

Triadic

  1. #2a2eda
  2. #da2a2e
  3. #2eda2a

Tetradic

  1. #2a2eda
  2. #d62ada
  3. #dad62a
  4. #2eda2a

Square

  1. #2a2eda
  2. #da2a86
  3. #dad62a
  4. #2ada7e

Monochromatic

  1. #10125b
  2. #1b1e9c
  3. #2a2eda
  4. #6b6ee5
  5. #acaef1

Shades

#2a2eda mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2a2eda
  2. #2629c4
  3. #2225ae
  4. #1d2099
  5. #191c83
  6. #15176d
  7. #111257
  8. #0d0e41
  9. #08092c
  10. #040516
  11. #000000

Tints

#2a2eda mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2a2eda
  2. #3f43de
  3. #5558e1
  4. #6a6de5
  5. #7f82e9
  6. #9597ed
  7. #aaabf0
  8. #bfc0f4
  9. #d4d5f8
  10. #eaeafb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2a2eda mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2a2eda
  2. #3336d1
  3. #3b3ec8
  4. #4447bf
  5. #4c4fb6
  6. #5557ad
  7. #5e5fa4
  8. #66679b
  9. #6f7092
  10. #777889
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.39:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.5:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4d4d4d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #42439b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0056df ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0044d7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006484 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0049dd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #003cd8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0053ad ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2a2eda {
  color: #2a2eda;
}
Background
.bg-2a2eda {
  background-color: #2a2eda;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2a2eda {
  border: 2px solid #2a2eda;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2a2eda;
  --color-primary-rgb: 42 46 218;
  --color-primary-hsl: 239 70% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2a2eda {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2a2eda, #7e2ada);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2a2eda {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(42 46 218 / 0.35);
}

#0000ff Blue ΔE 5.05 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 5.06 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 5.51 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 5.66 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 6.74 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 6.82 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 7.67 #d5d125 Inverted #4d4d4d Grayscale 

Blue
#2a2eda  rgb(42, 46, 218)  hsl(239, 70%, 51%)  Blue
#dad62a  rgb(218, 214, 42)  hsl(59, 70%, 51%)  Dandelion
#da2a2e  rgb(218, 42, 46)  hsl(359, 70%, 51%)  Cadmium Red
#2eda2a  rgb(46, 218, 42)  hsl(119, 70%, 51%)  Lime Green