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#2B40FC

#2b40fc ≈ Majorelle Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#2b40fc is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 16.86% red, 25.1% green and 98.82% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 82.94% cyan, 74.6% magenta, 0% yellow and 1.18% black. Its hue angle is 233.97°, with 97.21% saturation and 57.84% 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 6.48:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Majorelle Blue (#6050dc), ΔE 6.2.

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Relative luminance0.1121

Complementary

  1. #2b40fc
  2. #fce72b

Split complementary

  1. #2b40fc
  2. #fc7e2b
  3. #a8fc2b

Analogous

  1. #2ba8fc
  2. #2b40fc
  3. #7e2bfc

Triadic

  1. #2b40fc
  2. #fc2b40
  3. #40fc2b

Tetradic

  1. #2b40fc
  2. #e72bfc
  3. #fce72b
  4. #40fc2b

Square

  1. #2b40fc
  2. #fc2ba8
  3. #fce72b
  4. #2bfc7e

Monochromatic

  1. #02108c
  2. #0318d7
  3. #2b40fc
  4. #7684fd
  5. #c2c8fe

Shades

#2b40fc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2b40fc
  2. #273ae3
  3. #2233ca
  4. #1e2db0
  5. #1a2697
  6. #16207e
  7. #111a65
  8. #0d134c
  9. #090d32
  10. #040619
  11. #000000

Tints

#2b40fc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2b40fc
  2. #4053fc
  3. #5566fd
  4. #6b79fd
  5. #808cfd
  6. #95a0fe
  7. #aab3fe
  8. #bfc6fe
  9. #d5d9fe
  10. #eaecff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2b40fc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2b40fc
  2. #3446f0
  3. #3c4de3
  4. #4553d7
  5. #4d5aca
  6. #5660be
  7. #5e66b2
  8. #676da5
  9. #6f7399
  10. #787a8c
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.48:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.24:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5e5e5e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4e54b4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0068ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0053f9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00799c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #005bff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #004cfa ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0066ca ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2b40fc {
  color: #2b40fc;
}
Background
.bg-2b40fc {
  background-color: #2b40fc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2b40fc {
  border: 2px solid #2b40fc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2b40fc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 43 64 252;
  --color-primary-hsl: 234 97% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2b40fc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2b40fc, #7e2bfc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2b40fc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(43 64 252 / 0.35);
}

#6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 6.20 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 6.47 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 6.60 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 7.50 #0000ff Blue ΔE 8.14 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 8.30 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 8.76 #d4bf03 Inverted #5e5e5e Grayscale 

Majorelle Blue
#2b40fc  rgb(43, 64, 252)  hsl(234, 97%, 58%)  Majorelle Blue
#fce72b  rgb(252, 231, 43)  hsl(54, 97%, 58%)  Dandelion
#fc2b40  rgb(252, 43, 64)  hsl(354, 97%, 58%)  Tractor Red
#40fc2b  rgb(64, 252, 43)  hsl(114, 97%, 58%)  Neon Green