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#2A4DEC

#2a4dec ≈ Iris

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#2a4dec is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 16.47% red, 30.2% green and 92.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 82.2% cyan, 67.37% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 229.18°, with 83.62% saturation and 54.51% 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 call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.23:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Iris (#5a4fcf), ΔE 5.39.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#3366ff
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Relative luminance0.1186

Complementary

  1. #2a4dec
  2. #ecc92a

Split complementary

  1. #2a4dec
  2. #ec682a
  3. #aeec2a

Analogous

  1. #2aaeec
  2. #2a4dec
  3. #682aec

Triadic

  1. #2a4dec
  2. #ec2a4d
  3. #4dec2a

Tetradic

  1. #2a4dec
  2. #c92aec
  3. #ecc92a
  4. #4dec2a

Square

  1. #2a4dec
  2. #ec2aae
  3. #ecc92a
  4. #2aec68

Monochromatic

  1. #0a1d73
  2. #112fb9
  3. #2a4dec
  4. #7088f2
  5. #b6c2f9

Shades

#2a4dec mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2a4dec
  2. #2645d4
  3. #223ebd
  4. #1d36a5
  5. #192e8e
  6. #152776
  7. #111f5e
  8. #0d1747
  9. #080f2f
  10. #040818
  11. #000000

Tints

#2a4dec mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2a4dec
  2. #3f5fee
  3. #5571f0
  4. #6a82f2
  5. #7f94f4
  6. #95a6f6
  7. #aab8f7
  8. #bfcaf9
  9. #d4dbfb
  10. #eaedfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2a4dec mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2a4dec
  2. #3352e1
  3. #3b57d6
  4. #445ccc
  5. #4c61c1
  6. #5567b6
  7. #5e6cab
  8. #6671a0
  9. #6f7696
  10. #777b8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.23:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.37:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #616161 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5059ab ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006af1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0057e9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007996 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0060ef ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0053ea ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #006abf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2a4dec {
  color: #2a4dec;
}
Background
.bg-2a4dec {
  background-color: #2a4dec;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2a4dec {
  border: 2px solid #2a4dec;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2a4dec;
  --color-primary-rgb: 42 77 236;
  --color-primary-hsl: 229 84% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2a4dec {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2a4dec, #682aec);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2a4dec {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(42 77 236 / 0.35);
}

#5a4fcf Iris ΔE 5.39 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 5.45 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 7.86 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 7.95 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 8.24 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 8.32 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 8.64 #d5b213 Inverted #616161 Grayscale 

Iris
#2a4dec  rgb(42, 77, 236)  hsl(229, 84%, 55%)  Iris
#ecc92a  rgb(236, 201, 42)  hsl(49, 84%, 55%)  Jonquil
#ec2a4d  rgb(236, 42, 77)  hsl(349, 84%, 55%)  Amaranth
#4dec2a  rgb(77, 236, 42)  hsl(109, 84%, 55%)  Neon Green