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#2A42FF

#2a42ff ≈ Majorelle Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#2a42ff is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 16.47% red, 25.88% green and 100% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 83.53% cyan, 74.12% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 233.24°, with 100% saturation and 58.24% 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 call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.32:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Majorelle Blue (#6050dc), ΔE 6.09.

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Relative luminance0.1161

Complementary

  1. #2a42ff
  2. #ffe72a

Split complementary

  1. #2a42ff
  2. #ff7d2a
  3. #adff2a

Analogous

  1. #2aadff
  2. #2a42ff
  3. #7d2aff

Triadic

  1. #2a42ff
  2. #ff2a42
  3. #42ff2a

Tetradic

  1. #2a42ff
  2. #e72aff
  3. #ffe72a
  4. #42ff2a

Square

  1. #2a42ff
  2. #ff2aad
  3. #ffe72a
  4. #2aff7d

Monochromatic

  1. #001090
  2. #0019dd
  3. #2a42ff
  4. #7786ff
  5. #c3caff

Shades

#2a42ff mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2a42ff
  2. #263be6
  3. #2235cc
  4. #1d2eb3
  5. #192899
  6. #152180
  7. #111a66
  8. #0d144d
  9. #080d33
  10. #04071a
  11. #000000

Tints

#2a42ff mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2a42ff
  2. #3f55ff
  3. #5568ff
  4. #6a7bff
  5. #7f8eff
  6. #95a1ff
  7. #aab3ff
  8. #bfc6ff
  9. #d4d9ff
  10. #eaecff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2a42ff mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2a42ff
  2. #3348f2
  3. #3b4ee6
  4. #4455d9
  5. #4c5bcc
  6. #5561c0
  7. #5e67b3
  8. #666da6
  9. #6f7499
  10. #777a8d
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.32:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.32:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #606060 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4f55b6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006aff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0055fc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007b9e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #005dff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #004efd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0068cc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2a42ff {
  color: #2a42ff;
}
Background
.bg-2a42ff {
  background-color: #2a42ff;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2a42ff {
  border: 2px solid #2a42ff;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2a42ff;
  --color-primary-rgb: 42 66 255;
  --color-primary-hsl: 233 100% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2a42ff {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2a42ff, #7d2aff);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2a42ff {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(42 66 255 / 0.35);
}

#6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 6.09 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 6.63 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 6.94 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 8.02 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 8.62 #0000ff Blue ΔE 8.69 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 9.14 #d5bd00 Inverted #606060 Grayscale 

Majorelle Blue
#2a42ff  rgb(42, 66, 255)  hsl(233, 100%, 58%)  Majorelle Blue
#ffe72a  rgb(255, 231, 42)  hsl(53, 100%, 58%)  Banana Yellow
#ff2a42  rgb(255, 42, 66)  hsl(353, 100%, 58%)  Tractor Red
#42ff2a  rgb(66, 255, 42)  hsl(113, 100%, 58%)  Neon Green