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#2A34BB

#2a34bb ≈ Persian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2a34bb is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 16.47% red, 20.39% green and 73.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 77.54% cyan, 72.19% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 235.86°, with 63.32% saturation and 44.9% 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 9.1:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Persian Blue (#1c39bb), ΔE 1.88.

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Web safe#3333cc
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Relative luminance0.0654

Complementary

  1. #2a34bb
  2. #bbb12a

Split complementary

  1. #2a34bb
  2. #bb682a
  3. #7cbb2a

Analogous

  1. #2a7cbb
  2. #2a34bb
  3. #682abb

Triadic

  1. #2a34bb
  2. #bb2a34
  3. #34bb2a

Tetradic

  1. #2a34bb
  2. #b12abb
  3. #bbb12a
  4. #34bb2a

Square

  1. #2a34bb
  2. #bb2a7c
  3. #bbb12a
  4. #2abb68

Monochromatic

  1. #0e113e
  2. #1c237d
  3. #2a34bb
  4. #5861d9
  5. #969ce8

Shades

#2a34bb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2a34bb
  2. #262fa8
  3. #222a96
  4. #1d2483
  5. #191f70
  6. #151a5e
  7. #11154b
  8. #0d1038
  9. #080a25
  10. #040513
  11. #000000

Tints

#2a34bb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2a34bb
  2. #3f48c2
  3. #555dc9
  4. #6a71cf
  5. #7f85d6
  6. #959add
  7. #aaaee4
  8. #bfc2eb
  9. #d4d6f1
  10. #eaebf8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2a34bb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2a34bb
  2. #333cb5
  3. #3b43af
  4. #444ba9
  5. #4c52a3
  6. #555a9e
  7. #5e6298
  8. #666992
  9. #6f718c
  10. #777886
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.1:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.31:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #484848 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3e4186 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004fbf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0041b9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005b74 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0046bd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #003cba ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004e96 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2a34bb {
  color: #2a34bb;
}
Background
.bg-2a34bb {
  background-color: #2a34bb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2a34bb {
  border: 2px solid #2a34bb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2a34bb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 42 52 187;
  --color-primary-hsl: 236 63% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2a34bb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2a34bb, #682abb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2a34bb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(42 52 187 / 0.35);
}

#1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 1.88 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 3.84 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 5.29 #003399 Smalt ΔE 6.02 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 7.11 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 7.52 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 7.58 #d5cb44 Inverted #484848 Grayscale 

Persian Blue
#2a34bb  rgb(42, 52, 187)  hsl(236, 63%, 45%)  Persian Blue
#bbb12a  rgb(187, 177, 42)  hsl(56, 63%, 45%)  Brass
#bb2a34  rgb(187, 42, 52)  hsl(356, 63%, 45%)  Cardinal
#34bb2a  rgb(52, 187, 42)  hsl(116, 63%, 45%)  Kelly Green