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#2A6791

#2a6791 ≈ Medium Persian Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#2a6791 is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 16.47% red, 40.39% green and 56.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 71.03% cyan, 28.97% magenta, 0% yellow and 43.14% black. Its hue angle is 204.47°, with 55.08% saturation and 36.67% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with openness, freedom and calm. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.09:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Persian Blue (#0067a5), ΔE 3.02.

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Web safe#336699
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Relative luminance0.1224

Complementary

  1. #2a6791
  2. #91542a

Split complementary

  1. #2a6791
  2. #912a33
  3. #91882a

Analogous

  1. #2a9188
  2. #2a6791
  3. #2a3391

Triadic

  1. #2a6791
  2. #912a67
  3. #67912a

Tetradic

  1. #2a6791
  2. #542a91
  3. #91542a
  4. #67912a

Square

  1. #2a6791
  2. #882a91
  3. #91542a
  4. #33912a

Monochromatic

  1. #08131a
  2. #193d56
  3. #2a6791
  4. #4090c8
  5. #7bb3d9

Shades

#2a6791 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2a6791
  2. #265d83
  3. #225274
  4. #1d4866
  5. #193e57
  6. #153449
  7. #11293a
  8. #0d1f2c
  9. #08151d
  10. #040a0f
  11. #000000

Tints

#2a6791 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2a6791
  2. #3f769c
  3. #5585a7
  4. #6a95b2
  5. #7fa4bd
  6. #95b3c8
  7. #aac2d3
  8. #bfd1de
  9. #d4e1e9
  10. #eaf0f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2a6791 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2a6791
  2. #336a8f
  3. #3b6c8e
  4. #446f8c
  5. #4c718a
  6. #557489
  7. #5e7687
  8. #667985
  9. #6f7b83
  10. #777e82
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.09:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.45:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #626262 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #516478 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #546893 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #465e90 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007176 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #476792 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3c6291 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #006d81 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2a6791 {
  color: #2a6791;
}
Background
.bg-2a6791 {
  background-color: #2a6791;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2a6791 {
  border: 2px solid #2a6791;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2a6791;
  --color-primary-rgb: 42 103 145;
  --color-primary-hsl: 204 55% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2a6791 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2a6791, #2a3391);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2a6791 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(42 103 145 / 0.35);
}

#0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 3.02 #006994 Sea Blue ΔE 3.06 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 3.98 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 4.16 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 6.06 #1560bd Denim ΔE 6.55 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 8.02 #d5986e Inverted #626262 Grayscale 

Medium Persian Blue
#2a6791  rgb(42, 103, 145)  hsl(204, 55%, 37%)  Medium Persian Blue
#91542a  rgb(145, 84, 42)  hsl(24, 55%, 37%)  Sienna
#912a67  rgb(145, 42, 103)  hsl(324, 55%, 37%)  Boysenberry
#67912a  rgb(103, 145, 42)  hsl(84, 55%, 37%)  Olive Drab