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#2A2FDE

#2a2fde ≈ Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2a2fde 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 87.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 81.08% cyan, 78.83% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 238.33°, with 73.17% saturation and 51.76% 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 8.2:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Blue (#0000ff), ΔE 4.94.

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Web safe#3333cc
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Relative luminance0.078

Complementary

  1. #2a2fde
  2. #ded92a

Split complementary

  1. #2a2fde
  2. #de7f2a
  3. #89de2a

Analogous

  1. #2a89de
  2. #2a2fde
  3. #7f2ade

Triadic

  1. #2a2fde
  2. #de2a2f
  3. #2fde2a

Tetradic

  1. #2a2fde
  2. #d92ade
  3. #ded92a
  4. #2fde2a

Square

  1. #2a2fde
  2. #de2a89
  3. #ded92a
  4. #2ade7f

Monochromatic

  1. #0f1160
  2. #191da2
  3. #2a2fde
  4. #6c70e8
  5. #aeb0f3

Shades

#2a2fde mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2a2fde
  2. #262ac8
  3. #2226b2
  4. #1d219b
  5. #191c85
  6. #15186f
  7. #111359
  8. #0d0e43
  9. #08092c
  10. #040516
  11. #000000

Tints

#2a2fde mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2a2fde
  2. #3f44e1
  3. #5559e5
  4. #6a6de8
  5. #7f82eb
  6. #9597ef
  7. #aaacf2
  8. #bfc1f5
  9. #d4d5f8
  10. #eaeafc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2a2fde mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2a2fde
  2. #3337d5
  3. #3b3fcb
  4. #4447c2
  5. #4c4fb8
  6. #5558af
  7. #5e60a6
  8. #66689c
  9. #6f7093
  10. #777889
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.2:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.56:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4f4f4f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #43449d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0058e3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0045db ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006687 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #004be1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #003edc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0055b1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2a2fde {
  color: #2a2fde;
}
Background
.bg-2a2fde {
  background-color: #2a2fde;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2a2fde {
  border: 2px solid #2a2fde;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2a2fde;
  --color-primary-rgb: 42 47 222;
  --color-primary-hsl: 238 73% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2a2fde {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2a2fde, #7f2ade);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2a2fde {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(42 47 222 / 0.35);
}

#0000ff Blue ΔE 4.94 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 5.28 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 5.33 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 5.35 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 6.91 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 7.18 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 8.08 #d5d021 Inverted #4f4f4f Grayscale 

Blue
#2a2fde  rgb(42, 47, 222)  hsl(238, 73%, 52%)  Blue
#ded92a  rgb(222, 217, 42)  hsl(58, 73%, 52%)  Dandelion
#de2a2f  rgb(222, 42, 47)  hsl(358, 73%, 52%)  Cadmium Red
#2fde2a  rgb(47, 222, 42)  hsl(118, 73%, 52%)  Malachite