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#2A36CD

#2a36cd ≈ Persian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2a36cd is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 16.47% red, 21.18% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 79.51% cyan, 73.66% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 235.58°, with 65.99% saturation and 48.43% 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 8.37:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Persian Blue (#1c39bb), ΔE 3.

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Web safe#3333cc
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Relative luminance0.0754

Complementary

  1. #2a36cd
  2. #cdc12a

Split complementary

  1. #2a36cd
  2. #cd6f2a
  3. #88cd2a

Analogous

  1. #2a88cd
  2. #2a36cd
  3. #6f2acd

Triadic

  1. #2a36cd
  2. #cd2a36
  3. #36cd2a

Tetradic

  1. #2a36cd
  2. #c12acd
  3. #cdc12a
  4. #36cd2a

Square

  1. #2a36cd
  2. #cd2a88
  3. #cdc12a
  4. #2acd6f

Monochromatic

  1. #10154e
  2. #1d258e
  3. #2a36cd
  4. #646ddf
  5. #a4a9ec

Shades

#2a36cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2a36cd
  2. #2631b9
  3. #222ba4
  4. #1d2690
  5. #19207b
  6. #151b67
  7. #111652
  8. #0d103e
  9. #080b29
  10. #040515
  11. #000000

Tints

#2a36cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2a36cd
  2. #3f4ad2
  3. #555ed7
  4. #6a72dc
  5. #7f86e1
  6. #959be6
  7. #aaafeb
  8. #bfc3f0
  9. #d4d7f5
  10. #eaebfa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2a36cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2a36cd
  2. #333dc5
  3. #3b45be
  4. #444cb6
  5. #4c54ae
  6. #555ba7
  7. #5e629f
  8. #666a97
  9. #6f718f
  10. #777988
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.37:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.51:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4e4e4e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #424592 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0056d1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0045ca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00627f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #004bd0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0040cb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0054a4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2a36cd {
  color: #2a36cd;
}
Background
.bg-2a36cd {
  background-color: #2a36cd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2a36cd {
  border: 2px solid #2a36cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2a36cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 42 54 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 236 66% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2a36cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2a36cd, #6f2acd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2a36cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(42 54 205 / 0.35);
}

#1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 3.00 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 5.36 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 5.96 #0000ff Blue ΔE 7.22 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 7.55 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 7.66 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 7.94 #d5c932 Inverted #4e4e4e Grayscale 

Persian Blue
#2a36cd  rgb(42, 54, 205)  hsl(236, 66%, 48%)  Persian Blue
#cdc12a  rgb(205, 193, 42)  hsl(56, 66%, 48%)  Old Gold
#cd2a36  rgb(205, 42, 54)  hsl(356, 66%, 48%)  Persian Red
#36cd2a  rgb(54, 205, 42)  hsl(116, 66%, 48%)  Lime Green