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#2A43EA

#2a43ea ≈ Iris

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#2a43ea is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 16.47% red, 26.27% green and 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 82.05% cyan, 71.37% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 232.19°, with 82.05% saturation and 54.12% 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 6.8:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Iris (#5a4fcf), ΔE 5.71.

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Relative luminance0.1045

Complementary

  1. #2a43ea
  2. #ead12a

Split complementary

  1. #2a43ea
  2. #ea712a
  3. #a3ea2a

Analogous

  1. #2aa3ea
  2. #2a43ea
  3. #712aea

Triadic

  1. #2a43ea
  2. #ea2a43
  3. #43ea2a

Tetradic

  1. #2a43ea
  2. #d12aea
  3. #ead12a
  4. #43ea2a

Square

  1. #2a43ea
  2. #ea2aa3
  3. #ead12a
  4. #2aea71

Monochromatic

  1. #0b1870
  2. #1227b6
  3. #2a43ea
  4. #7080f1
  5. #b5bef8

Shades

#2a43ea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2a43ea
  2. #263cd3
  3. #2236bb
  4. #1d2fa4
  5. #19288c
  6. #152275
  7. #111b5e
  8. #0d1446
  9. #080d2f
  10. #040717
  11. #000000

Tints

#2a43ea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2a43ea
  2. #3f56ec
  3. #5569ee
  4. #6a7bf0
  5. #7f8ef2
  6. #95a1f5
  7. #aab4f7
  8. #bfc7f9
  9. #d4d9fb
  10. #eaecfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2a43ea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2a43ea
  2. #3349df
  3. #3b4fd5
  4. #4455ca
  5. #4c5bc0
  6. #5562b5
  7. #5e68aa
  8. #666ea0
  9. #6f7495
  10. #777a8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.8:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.09:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5b5b5b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4c52a8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0064ef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0051e7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007392 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0059ed ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #004ce8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0063bc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2a43ea {
  color: #2a43ea;
}
Background
.bg-2a43ea {
  background-color: #2a43ea;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2a43ea {
  border: 2px solid #2a43ea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2a43ea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 42 67 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 232 82% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2a43ea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2a43ea, #712aea);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2a43ea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(42 67 234 / 0.35);
}

#5a4fcf Iris ΔE 5.71 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 6.00 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 6.96 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.15 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 7.46 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 8.33 #0000ff Blue ΔE 8.63 #d5bc15 Inverted #5b5b5b Grayscale 

Iris
#2a43ea  rgb(42, 67, 234)  hsl(232, 82%, 54%)  Iris
#ead12a  rgb(234, 209, 42)  hsl(52, 82%, 54%)  Citrine
#ea2a43  rgb(234, 42, 67)  hsl(352, 82%, 54%)  Amaranth
#43ea2a  rgb(67, 234, 42)  hsl(112, 82%, 54%)  Neon Green