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#2B2DDB

#2b2ddb ≈ Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2b2ddb is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 16.86% red, 17.65% green and 85.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 80.37% cyan, 79.45% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 239.32°, with 70.97% saturation and 51.37% 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 8.4:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Blue (#0000ff), ΔE 4.85.

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Web safe#3333cc
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Relative luminance0.075

Complementary

  1. #2b2ddb
  2. #dbd92b

Split complementary

  1. #2b2ddb
  2. #db812b
  3. #85db2b

Analogous

  1. #2b85db
  2. #2b2ddb
  3. #812bdb

Triadic

  1. #2b2ddb
  2. #db2b2d
  3. #2ddb2b

Tetradic

  1. #2b2ddb
  2. #d92bdb
  3. #dbd92b
  4. #2ddb2b

Square

  1. #2b2ddb
  2. #db2b85
  3. #dbd92b
  4. #2bdb81

Monochromatic

  1. #10115d
  2. #1b1c9f
  3. #2b2ddb
  4. #6c6ee6
  5. #aeaff1

Shades

#2b2ddb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2b2ddb
  2. #2729c5
  3. #2224af
  4. #1e2099
  5. #1a1b83
  6. #16176e
  7. #111258
  8. #0d0e42
  9. #09092c
  10. #040516
  11. #000000

Tints

#2b2ddb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2b2ddb
  2. #4042df
  3. #5557e2
  4. #6b6ce6
  5. #8081e9
  6. #9596ed
  7. #aaabf1
  8. #bfc0f4
  9. #d5d5f8
  10. #eaeafb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2b2ddb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2b2ddb
  2. #3435d2
  3. #3c3ec9
  4. #4546c0
  5. #4d4eb7
  6. #5657ae
  7. #5e5fa4
  8. #67679b
  9. #6f6f92
  10. #787889
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.4:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.5:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4d4d4d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #42439b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0056e0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0044d8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006485 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0049de ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #003cd9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0053ae ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2b2ddb {
  color: #2b2ddb;
}
Background
.bg-2b2ddb {
  background-color: #2b2ddb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2b2ddb {
  border: 2px solid #2b2ddb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2b2ddb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 43 45 219;
  --color-primary-hsl: 239 71% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2b2ddb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2b2ddb, #812bdb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2b2ddb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(43 45 219 / 0.35);
}

#0000ff Blue ΔE 4.85 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 5.28 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 5.29 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 5.47 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 6.64 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 6.95 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 7.85 #d4d224 Inverted #4d4d4d Grayscale 

Blue
#2b2ddb  rgb(43, 45, 219)  hsl(239, 71%, 51%)  Blue
#dbd92b  rgb(219, 217, 43)  hsl(59, 71%, 51%)  Dandelion
#db2b2d  rgb(219, 43, 45)  hsl(359, 71%, 51%)  Cadmium Red
#2ddb2b  rgb(45, 219, 43)  hsl(119, 71%, 51%)  Lime Green