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#2A3EC8

#2a3ec8 ≈ Persian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2a3ec8 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 16.47% red, 24.31% green and 78.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 79% cyan, 69% magenta, 0% yellow and 21.57% black. Its hue angle is 232.41°, with 65.29% saturation and 47.45% 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 8.01:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Persian Blue (#1c39bb), ΔE 2.48.

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Relative luminance0.0811

Complementary

  1. #2a3ec8
  2. #c8b42a

Split complementary

  1. #2a3ec8
  2. #c8652a
  3. #8dc82a

Analogous

  1. #2a8dc8
  2. #2a3ec8
  3. #652ac8

Triadic

  1. #2a3ec8
  2. #c82a3e
  3. #3ec82a

Tetradic

  1. #2a3ec8
  2. #b42ac8
  3. #c8b42a
  4. #3ec82a

Square

  1. #2a3ec8
  2. #c82a8d
  3. #c8b42a
  4. #2ac865

Monochromatic

  1. #0f174a
  2. #1d2a89
  3. #2a3ec8
  4. #6171de
  5. #a0a9eb

Shades

#2a3ec8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2a3ec8
  2. #2638b4
  3. #2232a0
  4. #1d2b8c
  5. #192578
  6. #151f64
  7. #111950
  8. #0d133c
  9. #080c28
  10. #040614
  11. #000000

Tints

#2a3ec8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2a3ec8
  2. #3f51ce
  3. #5565d3
  4. #6a78d9
  5. #7f8bde
  6. #959fe4
  7. #aab2e9
  8. #bfc5ef
  9. #d4d8f4
  10. #eaecfa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2a3ec8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2a3ec8
  2. #3345c1
  3. #3b4bba
  4. #4452b2
  5. #4c58ab
  6. #555fa4
  7. #5e669d
  8. #666c96
  9. #6f738e
  10. #777987
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.01:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.62:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #505050 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #444a90 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0058cc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0049c5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00647e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #004fcb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0045c6 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0057a1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2a3ec8 {
  color: #2a3ec8;
}
Background
.bg-2a3ec8 {
  background-color: #2a3ec8;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2a3ec8 {
  border: 2px solid #2a3ec8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2a3ec8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 42 62 200;
  --color-primary-hsl: 232 65% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2a3ec8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2a3ec8, #652ac8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2a3ec8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(42 62 200 / 0.35);
}

#1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 2.48 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 4.67 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 5.71 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 6.81 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 6.96 #003399 Smalt ΔE 7.70 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 7.91 #d5c137 Inverted #505050 Grayscale 

Persian Blue
#2a3ec8  rgb(42, 62, 200)  hsl(232, 65%, 47%)  Persian Blue
#c8b42a  rgb(200, 180, 42)  hsl(52, 65%, 47%)  Old Gold
#c82a3e  rgb(200, 42, 62)  hsl(352, 65%, 47%)  Cardinal
#3ec82a  rgb(62, 200, 42)  hsl(112, 65%, 47%)  Lime Green