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#2B2EC6

#2b2ec6 ≈ Persian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2b2ec6 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 16.86% red, 18.04% green and 77.65% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 78.28% cyan, 76.77% magenta, 0% yellow and 22.35% black. Its hue angle is 238.84°, with 64.32% saturation and 47.25% 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 9.1:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Persian Blue (#1c39bb), ΔE 3.6.

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Relative luminance0.0654

Complementary

  1. #2b2ec6
  2. #c6c32b

Split complementary

  1. #2b2ec6
  2. #c6752b
  3. #7bc62b

Analogous

  1. #2b7bc6
  2. #2b2ec6
  3. #752bc6

Triadic

  1. #2b2ec6
  2. #c62b2e
  3. #2ec62b

Tetradic

  1. #2b2ec6
  2. #c32bc6
  3. #c6c32b
  4. #2ec62b

Square

  1. #2b2ec6
  2. #c62b7b
  3. #c6c32b
  4. #2bc675

Monochromatic

  1. #101148
  2. #1d1f87
  3. #2b2ec6
  4. #6163dd
  5. #a0a1ea

Shades

#2b2ec6 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2b2ec6
  2. #2729b2
  3. #22259e
  4. #1e208b
  5. #1a1c77
  6. #161763
  7. #11124f
  8. #0d0e3b
  9. #090928
  10. #040514
  11. #000000

Tints

#2b2ec6 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2b2ec6
  2. #4043cc
  3. #5558d1
  4. #6b6dd7
  5. #8082dd
  6. #9597e3
  7. #aaabe8
  8. #bfc0ee
  9. #d5d5f4
  10. #eaeaf9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2b2ec6 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2b2ec6
  2. #3436bf
  3. #3c3eb8
  4. #4547b1
  5. #4d4faa
  6. #5657a3
  7. #5e5f9c
  8. #676795
  9. #6f708e
  10. #787887
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.1:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.31:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #484848 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3e3f8d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0050ca ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0040c3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005c79 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0045c9 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #003ac4 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004d9e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2b2ec6 {
  color: #2b2ec6;
}
Background
.bg-2b2ec6 {
  background-color: #2b2ec6;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2b2ec6 {
  border: 2px solid #2b2ec6;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2b2ec6;
  --color-primary-rgb: 43 46 198;
  --color-primary-hsl: 239 64% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2b2ec6 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2b2ec6, #752bc6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2b2ec6 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(43 46 198 / 0.35);
}

#1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 3.60 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 5.54 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 6.06 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 6.18 #0000ff Blue ΔE 6.82 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 7.12 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 7.51 #d4d139 Inverted #484848 Grayscale 

Persian Blue
#2b2ec6  rgb(43, 46, 198)  hsl(239, 64%, 47%)  Persian Blue
#c6c32b  rgb(198, 195, 43)  hsl(59, 64%, 47%)  Citrine
#c62b2e  rgb(198, 43, 46)  hsl(359, 64%, 47%)  Fire Engine Red
#2ec62b  rgb(46, 198, 43)  hsl(119, 64%, 47%)  Lime Green