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#2A43CA

#2a43ca ≈ Persian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2a43ca is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 16.47% red, 26.27% green and 79.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 79.21% cyan, 66.83% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 230.63°, with 65.57% saturation and 47.84% 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 7.62:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Persian Blue (#1c39bb), ΔE 3.51.

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Web safe#3333cc
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Relative luminance0.0877

Complementary

  1. #2a43ca
  2. #cab12a

Split complementary

  1. #2a43ca
  2. #ca612a
  3. #93ca2a

Analogous

  1. #2a93ca
  2. #2a43ca
  3. #612aca

Triadic

  1. #2a43ca
  2. #ca2a43
  3. #43ca2a

Tetradic

  1. #2a43ca
  2. #b12aca
  3. #cab12a
  4. #43ca2a

Square

  1. #2a43ca
  2. #ca2a93
  3. #cab12a
  4. #2aca61

Monochromatic

  1. #10194b
  2. #1d2e8b
  3. #2a43ca
  4. #6276de
  5. #a1adec

Shades

#2a43ca mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2a43ca
  2. #263cb6
  3. #2236a2
  4. #1d2f8d
  5. #192879
  6. #152265
  7. #111b51
  8. #0d143d
  9. #080d28
  10. #040714
  11. #000000

Tints

#2a43ca mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2a43ca
  2. #3f56cf
  3. #5569d5
  4. #6a7bda
  5. #7f8edf
  6. #95a1e5
  7. #aab4ea
  8. #bfc7ef
  9. #d4d9f4
  10. #eaecfa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2a43ca mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2a43ca
  2. #3349c3
  3. #3b4fbb
  4. #4455b4
  5. #4c5bac
  6. #5562a5
  7. #5e689e
  8. #666e96
  9. #6f748f
  10. #777a87
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.62:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.75:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #545454 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #464d92 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005bce ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #004cc8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006881 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0053cd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0049c9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #005ba3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2a43ca {
  color: #2a43ca;
}
Background
.bg-2a43ca {
  background-color: #2a43ca;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2a43ca {
  border: 2px solid #2a43ca;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2a43ca;
  --color-primary-rgb: 42 67 202;
  --color-primary-hsl: 231 66% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2a43ca {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2a43ca, #612aca);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2a43ca {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(42 67 202 / 0.35);
}

#1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 3.51 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 4.92 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 6.23 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 6.26 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 6.56 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 6.72 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 7.69 #d5bc35 Inverted #545454 Grayscale 

Persian Blue
#2a43ca  rgb(42, 67, 202)  hsl(231, 66%, 48%)  Persian Blue
#cab12a  rgb(202, 177, 42)  hsl(51, 66%, 48%)  Old Gold
#ca2a43  rgb(202, 42, 67)  hsl(351, 66%, 48%)  Cardinal
#43ca2a  rgb(67, 202, 42)  hsl(111, 66%, 48%)  Lime Green