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#2A33BF

#2a33bf ≈ Persian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2a33bf 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 74.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 78.01% cyan, 73.3% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 236.38°, with 63.95% saturation and 45.69% 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 9.03:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Persian Blue (#1c39bb), ΔE 2.23.

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Web safe#3333cc
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Relative luminance0.0662

Complementary

  1. #2a33bf
  2. #bfb62a

Split complementary

  1. #2a33bf
  2. #bf6c2a
  3. #7ebf2a

Analogous

  1. #2a7ebf
  2. #2a33bf
  3. #6c2abf

Triadic

  1. #2a33bf
  2. #bf2a33
  3. #33bf2a

Tetradic

  1. #2a33bf
  2. #b62abf
  3. #bfb62a
  4. #33bf2a

Square

  1. #2a33bf
  2. #bf2a7e
  3. #bfb62a
  4. #2abf6c

Monochromatic

  1. #0e1242
  2. #1c2280
  3. #2a33bf
  4. #5b62db
  5. #999ee9

Shades

#2a33bf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2a33bf
  2. #262eac
  3. #222999
  4. #1d2486
  5. #191f73
  6. #151a60
  7. #11144c
  8. #0d0f39
  9. #080a26
  10. #040513
  11. #000000

Tints

#2a33bf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2a33bf
  2. #3f47c5
  3. #555ccc
  4. #6a70d2
  5. #7f85d9
  6. #9599df
  7. #aaade5
  8. #bfc2ec
  9. #d4d6f2
  10. #eaebf9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2a33bf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2a33bf
  2. #333bb9
  3. #3b42b2
  4. #444aac
  5. #4c52a6
  6. #555aa0
  7. #5e6199
  8. #666993
  9. #6f718d
  10. #777886
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.03:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.32:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #494949 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3f4188 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0050c3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0041bd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005c76 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0046c1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #003cbe ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004e99 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2a33bf {
  color: #2a33bf;
}
Background
.bg-2a33bf {
  background-color: #2a33bf;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2a33bf {
  border: 2px solid #2a33bf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2a33bf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 42 51 191;
  --color-primary-hsl: 236 64% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2a33bf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2a33bf, #6c2abf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2a33bf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(42 51 191 / 0.35);
}

#1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 2.23 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 4.36 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 5.42 #003399 Smalt ΔE 6.53 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 7.24 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 7.42 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 7.52 #d5cc40 Inverted #494949 Grayscale 

Persian Blue
#2a33bf  rgb(42, 51, 191)  hsl(236, 64%, 46%)  Persian Blue
#bfb62a  rgb(191, 182, 42)  hsl(56, 64%, 46%)  Old Gold
#bf2a33  rgb(191, 42, 51)  hsl(356, 64%, 46%)  Cardinal
#33bf2a  rgb(51, 191, 42)  hsl(116, 64%, 46%)  Kelly Green