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#2A42CC

#2a42cc ≈ Persian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2a42cc is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 16.47% red, 25.88% green and 80% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 79.41% cyan, 67.65% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 231.11°, with 65.85% saturation and 48.24% 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 7.64:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Persian Blue (#1c39bb), ΔE 3.49.

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Web safe#3333cc
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Relative luminance0.0875

Complementary

  1. #2a42cc
  2. #ccb42a

Split complementary

  1. #2a42cc
  2. #cc632a
  3. #93cc2a

Analogous

  1. #2a93cc
  2. #2a42cc
  3. #632acc

Triadic

  1. #2a42cc
  2. #cc2a42
  3. #42cc2a

Tetradic

  1. #2a42cc
  2. #b42acc
  3. #ccb42a
  4. #42cc2a

Square

  1. #2a42cc
  2. #cc2a93
  3. #ccb42a
  4. #2acc63

Monochromatic

  1. #10194d
  2. #1d2d8d
  3. #2a42cc
  4. #6476df
  5. #a3aeec

Shades

#2a42cc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2a42cc
  2. #263bb8
  3. #2235a3
  4. #1d2e8f
  5. #19287a
  6. #152166
  7. #111a52
  8. #0d143d
  9. #080d29
  10. #040714
  11. #000000

Tints

#2a42cc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2a42cc
  2. #3f55d1
  3. #5568d6
  4. #6a7bdb
  5. #7f8ee0
  6. #95a1e6
  7. #aab3eb
  8. #bfc6f0
  9. #d4d9f5
  10. #eaecfa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2a42cc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2a42cc
  2. #3348c4
  3. #3b4ebd
  4. #4455b5
  5. #4c5bae
  6. #5561a6
  7. #5e679e
  8. #666d97
  9. #6f748f
  10. #777a88
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.64:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.75:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #535353 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #464d94 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005bd0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #004cc9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006881 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0052cf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0048ca ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #005ba5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2a42cc {
  color: #2a42cc;
}
Background
.bg-2a42cc {
  background-color: #2a42cc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2a42cc {
  border: 2px solid #2a42cc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2a42cc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 42 66 204;
  --color-primary-hsl: 231 66% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2a42cc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2a42cc, #632acc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2a42cc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(42 66 204 / 0.35);
}

#1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 3.49 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 4.93 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 6.26 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 6.58 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 6.63 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 7.08 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 7.63 #d5bd33 Inverted #535353 Grayscale 

Persian Blue
#2a42cc  rgb(42, 66, 204)  hsl(231, 66%, 48%)  Persian Blue
#ccb42a  rgb(204, 180, 42)  hsl(51, 66%, 48%)  Old Gold
#cc2a42  rgb(204, 42, 66)  hsl(351, 66%, 48%)  Cardinal
#42cc2a  rgb(66, 204, 42)  hsl(111, 66%, 48%)  Lime Green