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#2A4CE2

#2a4ce2 ≈ Iris

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2a4ce2 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 16.47% red, 29.8% green and 88.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 81.42% cyan, 66.37% magenta, 0% yellow and 11.37% black. Its hue angle is 228.91°, with 76.03% saturation and 52.55% 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 6.5:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Iris (#5a4fcf), ΔE 5.18.

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Web safe#3333cc
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Relative luminance0.1115

Complementary

  1. #2a4ce2
  2. #e2c02a

Split complementary

  1. #2a4ce2
  2. #e2642a
  3. #a8e22a

Analogous

  1. #2aa8e2
  2. #2a4ce2
  3. #642ae2

Triadic

  1. #2a4ce2
  2. #e22a4c
  3. #4ce22a

Tetradic

  1. #2a4ce2
  2. #c02ae2
  3. #e2c02a
  4. #4ce22a

Square

  1. #2a4ce2
  2. #e22aa8
  3. #e2c02a
  4. #2ae264

Monochromatic

  1. #0e1e65
  2. #1732a9
  3. #2a4ce2
  4. #6d85eb
  5. #b1bdf4

Shades

#2a4ce2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2a4ce2
  2. #2644cb
  3. #223db5
  4. #1d359e
  5. #192e88
  6. #152671
  7. #111e5a
  8. #0d1744
  9. #080f2d
  10. #040817
  11. #000000

Tints

#2a4ce2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2a4ce2
  2. #3f5ee5
  3. #5570e8
  4. #6a82eb
  5. #7f94ee
  6. #95a6f1
  7. #aab7f3
  8. #bfc9f6
  9. #d4dbf9
  10. #eaedfc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2a4ce2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2a4ce2
  2. #3351d8
  3. #3b56ce
  4. #445cc5
  5. #4c61bb
  6. #5566b1
  7. #5e6ba7
  8. #66709d
  9. #6f7694
  10. #777b8a
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.5:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.23:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5e5e5e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4e57a4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0067e7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0055df ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007591 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #005de5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0052e0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0067b7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2a4ce2 {
  color: #2a4ce2;
}
Background
.bg-2a4ce2 {
  background-color: #2a4ce2;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2a4ce2 {
  border: 2px solid #2a4ce2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2a4ce2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 42 76 226;
  --color-primary-hsl: 229 76% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2a4ce2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2a4ce2, #642ae2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2a4ce2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(42 76 226 / 0.35);
}

#5a4fcf Iris ΔE 5.18 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 5.73 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 6.97 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.39 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 7.47 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 8.34 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 8.50 #d5b31d Inverted #5e5e5e Grayscale 

Iris
#2a4ce2  rgb(42, 76, 226)  hsl(229, 76%, 53%)  Iris
#e2c02a  rgb(226, 192, 42)  hsl(49, 76%, 53%)  Jonquil
#e22a4c  rgb(226, 42, 76)  hsl(349, 76%, 53%)  Amaranth
#4ce22a  rgb(76, 226, 42)  hsl(109, 76%, 53%)  Malachite