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#2A2FDD

#2a2fdd ≈ Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2a2fdd is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 16.47% red, 18.43% green and 86.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 81% cyan, 78.73% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 238.32°, with 72.47% saturation and 51.57% 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 8.24:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Blue (#0000ff), ΔE 5.

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Web safe#3333cc
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Relative luminance0.0775

Complementary

  1. #2a2fdd
  2. #ddd82a

Split complementary

  1. #2a2fdd
  2. #dd7e2a
  3. #89dd2a

Analogous

  1. #2a89dd
  2. #2a2fdd
  3. #7e2add

Triadic

  1. #2a2fdd
  2. #dd2a2f
  3. #2fdd2a

Tetradic

  1. #2a2fdd
  2. #d82add
  3. #ddd82a
  4. #2fdd2a

Square

  1. #2a2fdd
  2. #dd2a89
  3. #ddd82a
  4. #2add7e

Monochromatic

  1. #0f115f
  2. #1a1da1
  3. #2a2fdd
  4. #6c6fe8
  5. #aeb0f2

Shades

#2a2fdd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2a2fdd
  2. #262ac7
  3. #2226b1
  4. #1d219b
  5. #191c85
  6. #15186f
  7. #111358
  8. #0d0e42
  9. #08092c
  10. #040516
  11. #000000

Tints

#2a2fdd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2a2fdd
  2. #3f44e0
  3. #5559e4
  4. #6a6de7
  5. #7f82eb
  6. #9597ee
  7. #aaacf1
  8. #bfc1f5
  9. #d4d5f8
  10. #eaeafc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2a2fdd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2a2fdd
  2. #3337d4
  3. #3b3fca
  4. #4447c1
  5. #4c4fb8
  6. #5558af
  7. #5e60a5
  8. #66689c
  9. #6f7093
  10. #777889
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.24:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.55:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4f4f4f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #43449d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0058e2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0045da ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006586 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #004ae0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #003ddb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0055b0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2a2fdd {
  color: #2a2fdd;
}
Background
.bg-2a2fdd {
  background-color: #2a2fdd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2a2fdd {
  border: 2px solid #2a2fdd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2a2fdd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 42 47 221;
  --color-primary-hsl: 238 72% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2a2fdd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2a2fdd, #7e2add);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2a2fdd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(42 47 221 / 0.35);
}

#0000ff Blue ΔE 5.00 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 5.25 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 5.36 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 5.42 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 6.86 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 7.11 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 7.97 #d5d022 Inverted #4f4f4f Grayscale 

Blue
#2a2fdd  rgb(42, 47, 221)  hsl(238, 72%, 52%)  Blue
#ddd82a  rgb(221, 216, 42)  hsl(58, 72%, 52%)  Dandelion
#dd2a2f  rgb(221, 42, 47)  hsl(358, 72%, 52%)  Cadmium Red
#2fdd2a  rgb(47, 221, 42)  hsl(118, 72%, 52%)  Lime Green