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#2A41BC

#2a41bc ≈ Persian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2a41bc is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 16.47% red, 25.49% green and 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 77.66% cyan, 65.43% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 230.55°, with 63.48% saturation and 45.1% 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 8.14:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Persian Blue (#1c39bb), ΔE 2.3.

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Web safe#3333cc
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Relative luminance0.079

Complementary

  1. #2a41bc
  2. #bca52a

Split complementary

  1. #2a41bc
  2. #bc5c2a
  3. #8abc2a

Analogous

  1. #2a8abc
  2. #2a41bc
  3. #5c2abc

Triadic

  1. #2a41bc
  2. #bc2a41
  3. #41bc2a

Tetradic

  1. #2a41bc
  2. #a52abc
  3. #bca52a
  4. #41bc2a

Square

  1. #2a41bc
  2. #bc2a8a
  3. #bca52a
  4. #2abc5c

Monochromatic

  1. #0e163f
  2. #1c2b7d
  3. #2a41bc
  4. #596dda
  5. #97a4e8

Shades

#2a41bc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2a41bc
  2. #263ba9
  3. #223496
  4. #1d2e84
  5. #192771
  6. #15215e
  7. #111a4b
  8. #0d1438
  9. #080d26
  10. #040713
  11. #000000

Tints

#2a41bc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2a41bc
  2. #3f54c3
  3. #5567c9
  4. #6a7ad0
  5. #7f8dd7
  6. #95a0de
  7. #aab3e4
  8. #bfc6eb
  9. #d4d9f2
  10. #eaecf8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2a41bc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2a41bc
  2. #3347b6
  3. #3b4eb0
  4. #4454aa
  5. #4c5aa4
  6. #55619e
  7. #5e6798
  8. #666d92
  9. #6f738c
  10. #777a86
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.14:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.58:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4f4f4f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #434a89 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0056c0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0049ba ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006278 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #004fbe ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0046bb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #005698 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2a41bc {
  color: #2a41bc;
}
Background
.bg-2a41bc {
  background-color: #2a41bc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2a41bc {
  border: 2px solid #2a41bc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2a41bc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 42 65 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 231 63% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2a41bc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2a41bc, #5c2abc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2a41bc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(42 65 188 / 0.35);
}

#1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 2.30 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 4.63 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 4.86 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 5.17 #003399 Smalt ΔE 6.57 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 6.67 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 7.39 #d5be43 Inverted #4f4f4f Grayscale 

Persian Blue
#2a41bc  rgb(42, 65, 188)  hsl(231, 63%, 45%)  Persian Blue
#bca52a  rgb(188, 165, 42)  hsl(51, 63%, 45%)  Brass
#bc2a41  rgb(188, 42, 65)  hsl(351, 63%, 45%)  Cardinal
#41bc2a  rgb(65, 188, 42)  hsl(111, 63%, 45%)  Kelly Green