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#2A47CA

#2a47ca ≈ Persian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2a47ca is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 16.47% red, 27.84% green and 79.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 79.21% cyan, 64.85% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 229.13°, 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 7.36:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Persian Blue (#1c39bb), ΔE 4.44.

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Relative luminance0.0926

Complementary

  1. #2a47ca
  2. #caad2a

Split complementary

  1. #2a47ca
  2. #ca5d2a
  3. #97ca2a

Analogous

  1. #2a97ca
  2. #2a47ca
  3. #5d2aca

Triadic

  1. #2a47ca
  2. #ca2a47
  3. #47ca2a

Tetradic

  1. #2a47ca
  2. #ad2aca
  3. #caad2a
  4. #47ca2a

Square

  1. #2a47ca
  2. #ca2a97
  3. #caad2a
  4. #2aca5d

Monochromatic

  1. #101a4b
  2. #1d318b
  3. #2a47ca
  4. #6279de
  5. #a1afec

Shades

#2a47ca mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2a47ca
  2. #2640b6
  3. #2239a2
  4. #1d328d
  5. #192b79
  6. #152465
  7. #111c51
  8. #0d153d
  9. #080e28
  10. #040714
  11. #000000

Tints

#2a47ca mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2a47ca
  2. #3f59cf
  3. #556cd5
  4. #6a7eda
  5. #7f91df
  6. #95a3e5
  7. #aab5ea
  8. #bfc8ef
  9. #d4daf4
  10. #eaedfa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2a47ca mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2a47ca
  2. #334dc3
  3. #3b52bb
  4. #4458b4
  5. #4c5eac
  6. #5564a5
  7. #5e699e
  8. #666f96
  9. #6f758f
  10. #777a87
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.36:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.85:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #565656 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #485093 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005ece ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #004ec8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006a82 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0055cd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #004cc9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #005ea4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2a47ca {
  color: #2a47ca;
}
Background
.bg-2a47ca {
  background-color: #2a47ca;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2a47ca {
  border: 2px solid #2a47ca;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2a47ca;
  --color-primary-rgb: 42 71 202;
  --color-primary-hsl: 229 66% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2a47ca {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2a47ca, #5d2aca);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2a47ca {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(42 71 202 / 0.35);
}

#1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 4.44 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 5.37 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 5.70 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 5.78 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 5.98 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 7.26 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 7.43 #d5b835 Inverted #565656 Grayscale 

Persian Blue
#2a47ca  rgb(42, 71, 202)  hsl(229, 66%, 48%)  Persian Blue
#caad2a  rgb(202, 173, 42)  hsl(49, 66%, 48%)  Old Gold
#ca2a47  rgb(202, 42, 71)  hsl(349, 66%, 48%)  Cardinal
#47ca2a  rgb(71, 202, 42)  hsl(109, 66%, 48%)  Lime Green