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#2A33DD

#2a33dd ≈ Persian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2a33dd 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 86.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 81% cyan, 76.92% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 236.98°, 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 8.03:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Persian Blue (#1c39bb), ΔE 4.97.

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Web safe#3333cc
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Relative luminance0.0808

Complementary

  1. #2a33dd
  2. #ddd42a

Split complementary

  1. #2a33dd
  2. #dd7a2a
  3. #8ddd2a

Analogous

  1. #2a8ddd
  2. #2a33dd
  3. #7a2add

Triadic

  1. #2a33dd
  2. #dd2a33
  3. #33dd2a

Tetradic

  1. #2a33dd
  2. #d42add
  3. #ddd42a
  4. #33dd2a

Square

  1. #2a33dd
  2. #dd2a8d
  3. #ddd42a
  4. #2add7a

Monochromatic

  1. #0f135f
  2. #1a20a1
  3. #2a33dd
  4. #6c72e8
  5. #aeb1f2

Shades

#2a33dd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2a33dd
  2. #262ec7
  3. #2229b1
  4. #1d249b
  5. #191f85
  6. #151a6f
  7. #111458
  8. #0d0f42
  9. #080a2c
  10. #040516
  11. #000000

Tints

#2a33dd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2a33dd
  2. #3f47e0
  3. #555ce4
  4. #6a70e7
  5. #7f85eb
  6. #9599ee
  7. #aaadf1
  8. #bfc2f5
  9. #d4d6f8
  10. #eaebfc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2a33dd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2a33dd
  2. #333bd4
  3. #3b42ca
  4. #444ac1
  5. #4c52b8
  6. #555aaf
  7. #5e61a5
  8. #66699c
  9. #6f7193
  10. #777889
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.03:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.62:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #505050 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #44469d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0059e2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0047da ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006787 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #004de0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0040db ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0057b0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2a33dd {
  color: #2a33dd;
}
Background
.bg-2a33dd {
  background-color: #2a33dd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2a33dd {
  border: 2px solid #2a33dd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2a33dd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 42 51 221;
  --color-primary-hsl: 237 72% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2a33dd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2a33dd, #7a2add);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2a33dd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(42 51 221 / 0.35);
}

#1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 4.97 #0000ff Blue ΔE 5.62 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 5.72 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 5.87 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 6.48 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 7.88 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 7.90 #d5cc22 Inverted #505050 Grayscale 

Persian Blue
#2a33dd  rgb(42, 51, 221)  hsl(237, 72%, 52%)  Persian Blue
#ddd42a  rgb(221, 212, 42)  hsl(57, 72%, 52%)  Citrine
#dd2a33  rgb(221, 42, 51)  hsl(357, 72%, 52%)  Cadmium Red
#33dd2a  rgb(51, 221, 42)  hsl(117, 72%, 52%)  Lime Green