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#2A46DB

#2a46db ≈ Iris

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2a46db is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 16.47% red, 27.45% green and 85.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 80.82% cyan, 68.04% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 230.51°, with 71.08% saturation and 51.18% 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 7.01:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Iris (#5a4fcf), ΔE 5.39.

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Web safe#3333cc
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Relative luminance0.0999

Complementary

  1. #2a46db
  2. #dbbf2a

Split complementary

  1. #2a46db
  2. #db672a
  3. #9fdb2a

Analogous

  1. #2a9fdb
  2. #2a46db
  3. #672adb

Triadic

  1. #2a46db
  2. #db2a46
  3. #46db2a

Tetradic

  1. #2a46db
  2. #bf2adb
  3. #dbbf2a
  4. #46db2a

Square

  1. #2a46db
  2. #db2a9f
  3. #dbbf2a
  4. #2adb67

Monochromatic

  1. #101c5c
  2. #1b2f9e
  3. #2a46db
  4. #6b7fe6
  5. #adb8f1

Shades

#2a46db mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2a46db
  2. #263fc5
  3. #2238af
  4. #1d3199
  5. #192a83
  6. #15236e
  7. #111c58
  8. #0d1542
  9. #080e2c
  10. #040716
  11. #000000

Tints

#2a46db mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2a46db
  2. #3f59df
  3. #556be2
  4. #6a7ee6
  5. #7f90e9
  6. #95a3ed
  7. #aab5f1
  8. #bfc8f4
  9. #d4daf8
  10. #eaedfb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2a46db mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2a46db
  2. #334cd2
  3. #3b52c9
  4. #4457c0
  5. #4c5db7
  6. #5563ae
  7. #5e69a4
  8. #666f9b
  9. #6f7492
  10. #777a89
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.01:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #595959 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4a529e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0062e0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0051d8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006f8b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0058de ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #004dd9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0061b1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2a46db {
  color: #2a46db;
}
Background
.bg-2a46db {
  background-color: #2a46db;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2a46db {
  border: 2px solid #2a46db;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2a46db;
  --color-primary-rgb: 42 70 219;
  --color-primary-hsl: 231 71% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2a46db {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2a46db, #672adb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2a46db {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(42 70 219 / 0.35);
}

#5a4fcf Iris ΔE 5.39 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 5.67 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 6.12 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 6.30 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 7.27 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 7.86 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 8.83 #d5b924 Inverted #595959 Grayscale 

Iris
#2a46db  rgb(42, 70, 219)  hsl(231, 71%, 51%)  Iris
#dbbf2a  rgb(219, 191, 42)  hsl(51, 71%, 51%)  Old Gold
#db2a46  rgb(219, 42, 70)  hsl(351, 71%, 51%)  Crimson
#46db2a  rgb(70, 219, 42)  hsl(111, 71%, 51%)  Lime Green