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#2A49CA

#2a49ca ≈ Persian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2a49ca is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 16.47% red, 28.63% green and 79.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 79.21% cyan, 63.86% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 228.38°, 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 7.23:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Persian Blue (#1c39bb), ΔE 4.97.

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Relative luminance0.0952

Complementary

  1. #2a49ca
  2. #caab2a

Split complementary

  1. #2a49ca
  2. #ca5b2a
  3. #99ca2a

Analogous

  1. #2a99ca
  2. #2a49ca
  3. #5b2aca

Triadic

  1. #2a49ca
  2. #ca2a49
  3. #49ca2a

Tetradic

  1. #2a49ca
  2. #ab2aca
  3. #caab2a
  4. #49ca2a

Square

  1. #2a49ca
  2. #ca2a99
  3. #caab2a
  4. #2aca5b

Monochromatic

  1. #101b4b
  2. #1d328b
  3. #2a49ca
  4. #627ade
  5. #a1b0ec

Shades

#2a49ca mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2a49ca
  2. #2642b6
  3. #223aa2
  4. #1d338d
  5. #192c79
  6. #152565
  7. #111d51
  8. #0d163d
  9. #080f28
  10. #040714
  11. #000000

Tints

#2a49ca mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2a49ca
  2. #3f5bcf
  3. #556dd5
  4. #6a80da
  5. #7f92df
  6. #95a4e5
  7. #aab6ea
  8. #bfc8ef
  9. #d4dbf4
  10. #eaedfa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2a49ca mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2a49ca
  2. #334fc3
  3. #3b54bb
  4. #445ab4
  5. #4c5fac
  6. #5565a5
  7. #5e6a9e
  8. #667096
  9. #6f758f
  10. #777b87
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.23:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.9:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #575757 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #495293 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005fce ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0050c8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006b83 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0057cc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #004dc9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #005fa4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2a49ca {
  color: #2a49ca;
}
Background
.bg-2a49ca {
  background-color: #2a49ca;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2a49ca {
  border: 2px solid #2a49ca;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2a49ca;
  --color-primary-rgb: 42 73 202;
  --color-primary-hsl: 228 66% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2a49ca {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2a49ca, #5b2aca);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2a49ca {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(42 73 202 / 0.35);
}

#1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 4.97 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 5.21 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 5.63 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 5.70 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 5.93 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 7.37 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 7.67 #d5b635 Inverted #575757 Grayscale 

Persian Blue
#2a49ca  rgb(42, 73, 202)  hsl(228, 66%, 48%)  Persian Blue
#caab2a  rgb(202, 171, 42)  hsl(48, 66%, 48%)  Metallic Gold
#ca2a49  rgb(202, 42, 73)  hsl(348, 66%, 48%)  Cardinal
#49ca2a  rgb(73, 202, 42)  hsl(108, 66%, 48%)  Lime Green