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#2B49CF

#2b49cf ≈ Persian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2b49cf is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 16.86% red, 28.63% green and 81.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 79.23% cyan, 64.73% magenta, 0% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 229.02°, with 65.6% saturation and 49.02% 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 7.1:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Persian Blue (#1c39bb), ΔE 5.27.

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Web safe#3333cc
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Relative luminance0.0978

Complementary

  1. #2b49cf
  2. #cfb12b

Split complementary

  1. #2b49cf
  2. #cf5f2b
  3. #9bcf2b

Analogous

  1. #2b9bcf
  2. #2b49cf
  3. #5f2bcf

Triadic

  1. #2b49cf
  2. #cf2b49
  3. #49cf2b

Tetradic

  1. #2b49cf
  2. #b12bcf
  3. #cfb12b
  4. #49cf2b

Square

  1. #2b49cf
  2. #cf2b9b
  3. #cfb12b
  4. #2bcf5f

Monochromatic

  1. #111c50
  2. #1e3390
  3. #2b49cf
  4. #677ddf
  5. #a6b3ed

Shades

#2b49cf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2b49cf
  2. #2742ba
  3. #223aa6
  4. #1e3391
  5. #1a2c7c
  6. #162568
  7. #111d53
  8. #0d163e
  9. #090f29
  10. #040715
  11. #000000

Tints

#2b49cf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2b49cf
  2. #405bd4
  3. #556dd9
  4. #6b80dd
  5. #8092e2
  6. #95a4e7
  7. #aab6ec
  8. #bfc8f1
  9. #d5dbf5
  10. #eaedfa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2b49cf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2b49cf
  2. #344fc7
  3. #3c54bf
  4. #455ab7
  5. #4d5faf
  6. #5665a8
  7. #5e6aa0
  8. #677098
  9. #6f7590
  10. #787b88
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.1:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.96:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #585858 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4a5297 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0060d3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0050cc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006d85 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0058d2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #004ece ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0060a8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2b49cf {
  color: #2b49cf;
}
Background
.bg-2b49cf {
  background-color: #2b49cf;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2b49cf {
  border: 2px solid #2b49cf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2b49cf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 43 73 207;
  --color-primary-hsl: 229 66% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2b49cf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2b49cf, #5f2bcf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2b49cf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(43 73 207 / 0.35);
}

#1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 5.27 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 5.57 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 5.68 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 5.78 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 6.30 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 6.88 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 8.13 #d4b630 Inverted #585858 Grayscale 

Persian Blue
#2b49cf  rgb(43, 73, 207)  hsl(229, 66%, 49%)  Persian Blue
#cfb12b  rgb(207, 177, 43)  hsl(49, 66%, 49%)  Old Gold
#cf2b49  rgb(207, 43, 73)  hsl(349, 66%, 49%)  Brick Red
#49cf2b  rgb(73, 207, 43)  hsl(109, 66%, 49%)  Lime Green