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#2B41CE

#2b41ce ≈ Persian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2b41ce is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 16.86% red, 25.49% green and 80.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 79.13% cyan, 68.45% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.22% black. Its hue angle is 231.9°, with 65.46% saturation and 48.82% 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 7.64:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Persian Blue (#1c39bb), ΔE 3.56.

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Relative luminance0.0875

Complementary

  1. #2b41ce
  2. #ceb82b

Split complementary

  1. #2b41ce
  2. #ce662b
  3. #92ce2b

Analogous

  1. #2b92ce
  2. #2b41ce
  3. #662bce

Triadic

  1. #2b41ce
  2. #ce2b41
  3. #41ce2b

Tetradic

  1. #2b41ce
  2. #b82bce
  3. #ceb82b
  4. #41ce2b

Square

  1. #2b41ce
  2. #ce2b92
  3. #ceb82b
  4. #2bce66

Monochromatic

  1. #11194f
  2. #1e2d8f
  3. #2b41ce
  4. #6677df
  5. #a6afec

Shades

#2b41ce mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2b41ce
  2. #273bb9
  3. #2234a5
  4. #1e2e90
  5. #1a277c
  6. #162167
  7. #111a52
  8. #0d143e
  9. #090d29
  10. #040715
  11. #000000

Tints

#2b41ce mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2b41ce
  2. #4054d3
  3. #5567d8
  4. #6b7add
  5. #808de2
  6. #95a0e7
  7. #aab3eb
  8. #bfc6f0
  9. #d5d9f5
  10. #eaecfa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2b41ce mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2b41ce
  2. #3447c6
  3. #3c4ebe
  4. #4554b7
  5. #4d5aaf
  6. #5661a7
  7. #5e679f
  8. #676d97
  9. #6f7390
  10. #787a88
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.64:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.75:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #535353 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #474d95 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005bd2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #004ccb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006882 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0052d1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0048cc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #005ba6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2b41ce {
  color: #2b41ce;
}
Background
.bg-2b41ce {
  background-color: #2b41ce;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2b41ce {
  border: 2px solid #2b41ce;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2b41ce;
  --color-primary-rgb: 43 65 206;
  --color-primary-hsl: 232 65% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2b41ce {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2b41ce, #662bce);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2b41ce {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(43 65 206 / 0.35);
}

#1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 3.56 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 4.91 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 6.22 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 6.75 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 6.98 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 7.49 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 7.53 #d4be31 Inverted #535353 Grayscale 

Persian Blue
#2b41ce  rgb(43, 65, 206)  hsl(232, 65%, 49%)  Persian Blue
#ceb82b  rgb(206, 184, 43)  hsl(52, 65%, 49%)  Old Gold
#ce2b41  rgb(206, 43, 65)  hsl(352, 65%, 49%)  Crimson
#41ce2b  rgb(65, 206, 43)  hsl(112, 65%, 49%)  Lime Green