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#2A4FEB

#2a4feb ≈ Iris

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#2a4feb is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 16.47% red, 30.98% green and 92.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 82.13% cyan, 66.38% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.84% black. Its hue angle is 228.5°, with 82.83% saturation and 54.31% 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 6.15:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Iris (#5a4fcf), ΔE 5.46.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#3366ff
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Relative luminance0.1208

Complementary

  1. #2a4feb
  2. #ebc62a

Split complementary

  1. #2a4feb
  2. #eb652a
  3. #afeb2a

Analogous

  1. #2aafeb
  2. #2a4feb
  3. #652aeb

Triadic

  1. #2a4feb
  2. #eb2a4f
  3. #4feb2a

Tetradic

  1. #2a4feb
  2. #c62aeb
  3. #ebc62a
  4. #4feb2a

Square

  1. #2a4feb
  2. #eb2aaf
  3. #ebc62a
  4. #2aeb65

Monochromatic

  1. #0b1e71
  2. #1131b7
  3. #2a4feb
  4. #7089f2
  5. #b6c3f8

Shades

#2a4feb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2a4feb
  2. #2647d4
  3. #223fbc
  4. #1d37a5
  5. #192f8d
  6. #152876
  7. #11205e
  8. #0d1847
  9. #08102f
  10. #040818
  11. #000000

Tints

#2a4feb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2a4feb
  2. #3f61ed
  3. #5572ef
  4. #6a84f1
  5. #7f95f3
  6. #95a7f5
  7. #aab9f7
  8. #bfcaf9
  9. #d4dcfb
  10. #eaedfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2a4feb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2a4feb
  2. #3354e0
  3. #3b59d6
  4. #445ecb
  5. #4c63c0
  6. #5568b6
  7. #5e6cab
  8. #6671a0
  9. #6f7695
  10. #777b8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.15:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.42:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #616161 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #515bab ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006bf0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0058e8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007a96 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0061ee ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0055e9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #006bbe ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2a4feb {
  color: #2a4feb;
}
Background
.bg-2a4feb {
  background-color: #2a4feb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2a4feb {
  border: 2px solid #2a4feb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2a4feb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 42 79 235;
  --color-primary-hsl: 229 83% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2a4feb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2a4feb, #652aeb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2a4feb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(42 79 235 / 0.35);
}

#5a4fcf Iris ΔE 5.46 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 5.53 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 7.37 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 7.67 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 8.11 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 8.17 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 8.55 #d5b014 Inverted #616161 Grayscale 

Iris
#2a4feb  rgb(42, 79, 235)  hsl(229, 83%, 54%)  Iris
#ebc62a  rgb(235, 198, 42)  hsl(49, 83%, 54%)  Jonquil
#eb2a4f  rgb(235, 42, 79)  hsl(349, 83%, 54%)  Amaranth
#4feb2a  rgb(79, 235, 42)  hsl(109, 83%, 54%)  Neon Green