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#2A40FA

#2a40fa ≈ Majorelle Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#2a40fa is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 16.47% red, 25.1% green and 98.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 83.2% cyan, 74.4% magenta, 0% yellow and 1.96% black. Its hue angle is 233.65°, with 95.41% saturation and 57.25% 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 call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.54:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Majorelle Blue (#6050dc), ΔE 6.22.

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Relative luminance0.1106

Complementary

  1. #2a40fa
  2. #fae42a

Split complementary

  1. #2a40fa
  2. #fa7c2a
  3. #a8fa2a

Analogous

  1. #2aa8fa
  2. #2a40fa
  3. #7c2afa

Triadic

  1. #2a40fa
  2. #fa2a40
  3. #40fa2a

Tetradic

  1. #2a40fa
  2. #e42afa
  3. #fae42a
  4. #40fa2a

Square

  1. #2a40fa
  2. #fa2aa8
  3. #fae42a
  4. #2afa7c

Monochromatic

  1. #031188
  2. #051bd3
  3. #2a40fa
  4. #7583fc
  5. #bfc6fe

Shades

#2a40fa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2a40fa
  2. #263ae1
  3. #2233c8
  4. #1d2daf
  5. #192696
  6. #15207d
  7. #111a64
  8. #0d134b
  9. #080d32
  10. #040619
  11. #000000

Tints

#2a40fa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2a40fa
  2. #3f53fb
  3. #5566fb
  4. #6a79fc
  5. #7f8cfc
  6. #95a0fd
  7. #aab3fd
  8. #bfc6fe
  9. #d4d9fe
  10. #eaecff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2a40fa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2a40fa
  2. #3346ee
  3. #3b4de2
  4. #4453d5
  5. #4c5ac9
  6. #5560bd
  7. #5e66b1
  8. #666da5
  9. #6f7398
  10. #777a8c
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.54:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.21:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5d5d5d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4e53b3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0068ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0053f7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00789b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #005afd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #004cf8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0066c8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2a40fa {
  color: #2a40fa;
}
Background
.bg-2a40fa {
  background-color: #2a40fa;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2a40fa {
  border: 2px solid #2a40fa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2a40fa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 42 64 250;
  --color-primary-hsl: 234 95% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2a40fa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2a40fa, #7c2afa);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2a40fa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(42 64 250 / 0.35);
}

#6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 6.22 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 6.48 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 6.53 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 7.48 #0000ff Blue ΔE 8.07 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 8.39 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 8.57 #d5bf05 Inverted #5d5d5d Grayscale 

Majorelle Blue
#2a40fa  rgb(42, 64, 250)  hsl(234, 95%, 57%)  Majorelle Blue
#fae42a  rgb(250, 228, 42)  hsl(54, 95%, 57%)  Dandelion
#fa2a40  rgb(250, 42, 64)  hsl(354, 95%, 57%)  Tractor Red
#40fa2a  rgb(64, 250, 42)  hsl(114, 95%, 57%)  Neon Green