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#2A35DB

#2a35db ≈ Persian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2a35db is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 16.47% red, 20.78% green and 85.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 80.82% cyan, 75.8% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 236.27°, with 71.08% saturation and 51.18% 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 7.98:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Persian Blue (#1c39bb), ΔE 4.65.

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Web safe#3333cc
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Relative luminance0.0815

Complementary

  1. #2a35db
  2. #dbd02a

Split complementary

  1. #2a35db
  2. #db782a
  3. #8edb2a

Analogous

  1. #2a8edb
  2. #2a35db
  3. #782adb

Triadic

  1. #2a35db
  2. #db2a35
  3. #35db2a

Tetradic

  1. #2a35db
  2. #d02adb
  3. #dbd02a
  4. #35db2a

Square

  1. #2a35db
  2. #db2a8e
  3. #dbd02a
  4. #2adb78

Monochromatic

  1. #10145c
  2. #1b239e
  3. #2a35db
  4. #6b73e6
  5. #adb1f1

Shades

#2a35db mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2a35db
  2. #2630c5
  3. #222aaf
  4. #1d2599
  5. #192083
  6. #151b6e
  7. #111558
  8. #0d1042
  9. #080b2c
  10. #040516
  11. #000000

Tints

#2a35db mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2a35db
  2. #3f49df
  3. #555de2
  4. #6a72e6
  5. #7f86e9
  6. #959aed
  7. #aaaef1
  8. #bfc2f4
  9. #d4d7f8
  10. #eaebfb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2a35db mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2a35db
  2. #333dd2
  3. #3b44c9
  4. #444cc0
  5. #4c53b7
  6. #555bae
  7. #5e62a4
  8. #666a9b
  9. #6f7192
  10. #777989
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.98:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.63:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #515151 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #44479c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0059e0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0048d8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006786 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #004dde ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0041d9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0057af ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2a35db {
  color: #2a35db;
}
Background
.bg-2a35db {
  background-color: #2a35db;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2a35db {
  border: 2px solid #2a35db;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2a35db;
  --color-primary-rgb: 42 53 219;
  --color-primary-hsl: 236 71% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2a35db {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2a35db, #782adb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2a35db {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(42 53 219 / 0.35);
}

#1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 4.65 #0000ff Blue ΔE 6.07 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 6.09 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 6.18 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 6.31 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 7.66 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 7.74 #d5ca24 Inverted #515151 Grayscale 

Persian Blue
#2a35db  rgb(42, 53, 219)  hsl(236, 71%, 51%)  Persian Blue
#dbd02a  rgb(219, 208, 42)  hsl(56, 71%, 51%)  Citrine
#db2a35  rgb(219, 42, 53)  hsl(356, 71%, 51%)  Persian Red
#35db2a  rgb(53, 219, 42)  hsl(116, 71%, 51%)  Lime Green