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#2B22DA

#2b22da ≈ Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2b22da is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 16.86% red, 13.33% green and 85.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 80.28% cyan, 84.4% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.51% black. Its hue angle is 242.93°, with 73.02% saturation and 49.41% 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 8.96:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Blue (#0000ff), ΔE 3.97.

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Web safe#3333cc
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Relative luminance0.0672

Complementary

  1. #2b22da
  2. #d1da22

Split complementary

  1. #2b22da
  2. #da8722
  3. #75da22

Analogous

  1. #2275da
  2. #2b22da
  3. #8722da

Triadic

  1. #2b22da
  2. #da2b22
  3. #22da2b

Tetradic

  1. #2b22da
  2. #da22d1
  3. #d1da22
  4. #22da2b

Square

  1. #2b22da
  2. #da2275
  3. #d1da22
  4. #22da87

Monochromatic

  1. #110d56
  2. #1e1898
  3. #2b22da
  4. #6862e7
  5. #a8a4f1

Shades

#2b22da mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2b22da
  2. #271fc4
  3. #221bae
  4. #1e1899
  5. #1a1483
  6. #16116d
  7. #110e57
  8. #0d0a41
  9. #09072c
  10. #040316
  11. #000000

Tints

#2b22da mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2b22da
  2. #4038de
  3. #554ee1
  4. #6b64e5
  5. #807ae9
  6. #9591ed
  7. #aaa7f0
  8. #bfbdf4
  9. #d5d3f8
  10. #eae9fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2b22da mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2b22da
  2. #342bd1
  3. #3c35c8
  4. #453ebf
  5. #4d48b6
  6. #5651ad
  7. #5e5aa4
  8. #67649b
  9. #6f6d92
  10. #787789
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.96:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.34:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #494949 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3f3d99 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0052df ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0040d7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006082 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0044dd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0036d8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004eac ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2b22da {
  color: #2b22da;
}
Background
.bg-2b22da {
  background-color: #2b22da;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2b22da {
  border: 2px solid #2b22da;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2b22da;
  --color-primary-rgb: 43 34 218;
  --color-primary-hsl: 243 73% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2b22da {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2b22da, #8722da);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2b22da {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(43 34 218 / 0.35);
}

#0000ff Blue ΔE 3.97 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 4.77 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 4.87 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 5.50 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 6.37 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 7.86 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 8.17 #d4dd25 Inverted #494949 Grayscale 

Blue
#2b22da  rgb(43, 34, 218)  hsl(243, 73%, 49%)  Blue
#d1da22  rgb(209, 218, 34)  hsl(63, 73%, 49%)  Pear
#da2b22  rgb(218, 43, 34)  hsl(3, 73%, 49%)  Lust
#22da2b  rgb(34, 218, 43)  hsl(123, 73%, 49%)  Lime Green