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#2A4FEC

#2a4fec ≈ Iris

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#2a4fec 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 92.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 82.2% cyan, 66.53% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 228.56°, 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 6.13:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Iris (#5a4fcf), ΔE 5.49.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#3366ff
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Relative luminance0.1214

Complementary

  1. #2a4fec
  2. #ecc72a

Split complementary

  1. #2a4fec
  2. #ec662a
  3. #b0ec2a

Analogous

  1. #2ab0ec
  2. #2a4fec
  3. #662aec

Triadic

  1. #2a4fec
  2. #ec2a4f
  3. #4fec2a

Tetradic

  1. #2a4fec
  2. #c72aec
  3. #ecc72a
  4. #4fec2a

Square

  1. #2a4fec
  2. #ec2ab0
  3. #ecc72a
  4. #2aec66

Monochromatic

  1. #0a1e73
  2. #1131b9
  3. #2a4fec
  4. #7089f2
  5. #b6c3f9

Shades

#2a4fec mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2a4fec
  2. #2647d4
  3. #223fbd
  4. #1d37a5
  5. #192f8e
  6. #152876
  7. #11205e
  8. #0d1847
  9. #08102f
  10. #040818
  11. #000000

Tints

#2a4fec mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2a4fec
  2. #3f61ee
  3. #5572f0
  4. #6a84f2
  5. #7f95f4
  6. #95a7f6
  7. #aab9f7
  8. #bfcaf9
  9. #d4dcfb
  10. #eaedfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2a4fec mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2a4fec
  2. #3354e1
  3. #3b59d6
  4. #445ecc
  5. #4c63c1
  6. #5568b6
  7. #5e6cab
  8. #6671a0
  9. #6f7696
  10. #777b8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.13:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.43:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #626262 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #515bab ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006bf1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0059e9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007a97 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0061ef ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0055ea ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #006bbf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2a4fec {
  color: #2a4fec;
}
Background
.bg-2a4fec {
  background-color: #2a4fec;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2a4fec {
  border: 2px solid #2a4fec;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2a4fec;
  --color-primary-rgb: 42 79 236;
  --color-primary-hsl: 229 84% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2a4fec {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2a4fec, #662aec);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2a4fec {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(42 79 236 / 0.35);
}

#5a4fcf Iris ΔE 5.49 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 5.51 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 7.33 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 7.78 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 8.11 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 8.16 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 8.63 #d5b013 Inverted #626262 Grayscale 

Iris
#2a4fec  rgb(42, 79, 236)  hsl(229, 84%, 55%)  Iris
#ecc72a  rgb(236, 199, 42)  hsl(49, 84%, 55%)  Jonquil
#ec2a4f  rgb(236, 42, 79)  hsl(349, 84%, 55%)  Amaranth
#4fec2a  rgb(79, 236, 42)  hsl(109, 84%, 55%)  Neon Green