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#2A45BE

#2a45be ≈ Persian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2a45be is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 16.47% red, 27.06% green and 74.51% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 77.89% cyan, 63.68% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.49% black. Its hue angle is 229.05°, with 63.79% saturation and 45.49% 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 7.8:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Persian Blue (#1c39bb), ΔE 3.45.

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Web safe#3333cc
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Relative luminance0.0847

Complementary

  1. #2a45be
  2. #bea32a

Split complementary

  1. #2a45be
  2. #be592a
  3. #8fbe2a

Analogous

  1. #2a8fbe
  2. #2a45be
  3. #592abe

Triadic

  1. #2a45be
  2. #be2a45
  3. #45be2a

Tetradic

  1. #2a45be
  2. #a32abe
  3. #bea32a
  4. #45be2a

Square

  1. #2a45be
  2. #be2a8f
  3. #bea32a
  4. #2abe59

Monochromatic

  1. #0e1741
  2. #1c2e7f
  3. #2a45be
  4. #5a71db
  5. #99a7e8

Shades

#2a45be mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2a45be
  2. #263eab
  3. #223798
  4. #1d3085
  5. #192972
  6. #15235f
  7. #111c4c
  8. #0d1539
  9. #080e26
  10. #040713
  11. #000000

Tints

#2a45be mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2a45be
  2. #3f58c5
  3. #556acb
  4. #6a7dd2
  5. #7f8fd8
  6. #95a2df
  7. #aab5e5
  8. #bfc7ec
  9. #d4daf2
  10. #eaecf9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2a45be mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2a45be
  2. #334bb8
  3. #3b51b2
  4. #4457ab
  5. #4c5da5
  6. #55639f
  7. #5e6899
  8. #666e93
  9. #6f748c
  10. #777a86
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.8:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.69:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #525252 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #454d8b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0059c2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #004bbc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00657b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0052c0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0049bd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #005a9a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2a45be {
  color: #2a45be;
}
Background
.bg-2a45be {
  background-color: #2a45be;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2a45be {
  border: 2px solid #2a45be;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2a45be;
  --color-primary-rgb: 42 69 190;
  --color-primary-hsl: 229 64% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2a45be {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2a45be, #592abe);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2a45be {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(42 69 190 / 0.35);
}

#1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 3.45 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 4.66 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 5.01 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 5.57 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 5.84 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 6.93 #003399 Smalt ΔE 7.35 #d5ba41 Inverted #525252 Grayscale 

Persian Blue
#2a45be  rgb(42, 69, 190)  hsl(229, 64%, 45%)  Persian Blue
#bea32a  rgb(190, 163, 42)  hsl(49, 64%, 45%)  Brass
#be2a45  rgb(190, 42, 69)  hsl(349, 64%, 45%)  Cardinal
#45be2a  rgb(69, 190, 42)  hsl(109, 64%, 45%)  Kelly Green