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#2B40FF

#2b40ff ≈ Majorelle Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#2b40ff 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 100% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 83.14% cyan, 74.9% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 234.06°, with 100% saturation and 58.43% 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 6.4:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Majorelle Blue (#6050dc), ΔE 6.25.

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Relative luminance0.114

Complementary

  1. #2b40ff
  2. #ffea2b

Split complementary

  1. #2b40ff
  2. #ff802b
  3. #aaff2b

Analogous

  1. #2baaff
  2. #2b40ff
  3. #802bff

Triadic

  1. #2b40ff
  2. #ff2b40
  3. #40ff2b

Tetradic

  1. #2b40ff
  2. #ea2bff
  3. #ffea2b
  4. #40ff2b

Square

  1. #2b40ff
  2. #ff2baa
  3. #ffea2b
  4. #2bff80

Monochromatic

  1. #000e91
  2. #0016dd
  3. #2b40ff
  4. #7785ff
  5. #c4caff

Shades

#2b40ff mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2b40ff
  2. #273ae6
  3. #2233cc
  4. #1e2db3
  5. #1a2699
  6. #162080
  7. #111a66
  8. #0d134d
  9. #090d33
  10. #04061a
  11. #000000

Tints

#2b40ff mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2b40ff
  2. #4053ff
  3. #5566ff
  4. #6b79ff
  5. #808cff
  6. #95a0ff
  7. #aab3ff
  8. #bfc6ff
  9. #d5d9ff
  10. #eaecff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2b40ff mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2b40ff
  2. #3446f2
  3. #3c4de6
  4. #4553d9
  5. #4d5acc
  6. #5660c0
  7. #5e66b3
  8. #676da6
  9. #6f7399
  10. #787a8d
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.4:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.28:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5f5f5f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4f54b6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0069ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0054fc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007a9d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #005cff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #004dfd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0067cc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2b40ff {
  color: #2b40ff;
}
Background
.bg-2b40ff {
  background-color: #2b40ff;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2b40ff {
  border: 2px solid #2b40ff;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2b40ff;
  --color-primary-rgb: 43 64 255;
  --color-primary-hsl: 234 100% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2b40ff {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2b40ff, #802bff);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2b40ff {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(43 64 255 / 0.35);
}

#6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 6.25 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 6.50 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 6.75 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 7.56 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 8.24 #0000ff Blue ΔE 8.25 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 9.06 #d4bf00 Inverted #5f5f5f Grayscale 

Majorelle Blue
#2b40ff  rgb(43, 64, 255)  hsl(234, 100%, 58%)  Majorelle Blue
#ffea2b  rgb(255, 234, 43)  hsl(54, 100%, 58%)  Aureolin
#ff2b40  rgb(255, 43, 64)  hsl(354, 100%, 58%)  Tractor Red
#40ff2b  rgb(64, 255, 43)  hsl(114, 100%, 58%)  Neon Green