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#2A33BC

#2a33bc ≈ Persian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2a33bc is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 16.47% red, 20% green and 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 77.66% cyan, 72.87% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 236.3°, with 63.48% saturation and 45.1% 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 9.14:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Persian Blue (#1c39bb), ΔE 2.12.

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Web safe#3333cc
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Relative luminance0.0649

Complementary

  1. #2a33bc
  2. #bcb32a

Split complementary

  1. #2a33bc
  2. #bc6a2a
  3. #7cbc2a

Analogous

  1. #2a7cbc
  2. #2a33bc
  3. #6a2abc

Triadic

  1. #2a33bc
  2. #bc2a33
  3. #33bc2a

Tetradic

  1. #2a33bc
  2. #b32abc
  3. #bcb32a
  4. #33bc2a

Square

  1. #2a33bc
  2. #bc2a7c
  3. #bcb32a
  4. #2abc6a

Monochromatic

  1. #0e113f
  2. #1c227d
  3. #2a33bc
  4. #5961da
  5. #979ce8

Shades

#2a33bc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2a33bc
  2. #262ea9
  3. #222996
  4. #1d2484
  5. #191f71
  6. #151a5e
  7. #11144b
  8. #0d0f38
  9. #080a26
  10. #040513
  11. #000000

Tints

#2a33bc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2a33bc
  2. #3f47c3
  3. #555cc9
  4. #6a70d0
  5. #7f85d7
  6. #9599de
  7. #aaade4
  8. #bfc2eb
  9. #d4d6f2
  10. #eaebf8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2a33bc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2a33bc
  2. #333bb6
  3. #3b42b0
  4. #444aaa
  5. #4c52a4
  6. #555a9e
  7. #5e6198
  8. #666992
  9. #6f718c
  10. #777886
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.14:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.3:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #484848 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3e4186 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004fc0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0041ba ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005a74 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0046be ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #003cbb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004d96 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2a33bc {
  color: #2a33bc;
}
Background
.bg-2a33bc {
  background-color: #2a33bc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2a33bc {
  border: 2px solid #2a33bc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2a33bc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 42 51 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 236 63% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2a33bc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2a33bc, #6a2abc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2a33bc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(42 51 188 / 0.35);
}

#1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 2.12 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 4.01 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 5.42 #003399 Smalt ΔE 6.19 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 7.09 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 7.31 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 7.35 #d5cc43 Inverted #484848 Grayscale 

Persian Blue
#2a33bc  rgb(42, 51, 188)  hsl(236, 63%, 45%)  Persian Blue
#bcb32a  rgb(188, 179, 42)  hsl(56, 63%, 45%)  Old Gold
#bc2a33  rgb(188, 42, 51)  hsl(356, 63%, 45%)  Cardinal
#33bc2a  rgb(51, 188, 42)  hsl(116, 63%, 45%)  Kelly Green