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#2B4EEA

#2b4eea ≈ Iris

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2b4eea is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 16.86% red, 30.59% green and 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 81.62% cyan, 66.67% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 229.01°, with 81.97% saturation and 54.31% 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 6.21:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Iris (#5a4fcf), ΔE 5.33.

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Web safe#3366ff
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Relative luminance0.119

Complementary

  1. #2b4eea
  2. #eac72b

Split complementary

  1. #2b4eea
  2. #ea682b
  3. #adea2b

Analogous

  1. #2badea
  2. #2b4eea
  3. #682bea

Triadic

  1. #2b4eea
  2. #ea2b4e
  3. #4eea2b

Tetradic

  1. #2b4eea
  2. #c72bea
  3. #eac72b
  4. #4eea2b

Square

  1. #2b4eea
  2. #ea2bad
  3. #eac72b
  4. #2bea68

Monochromatic

  1. #0b1e71
  2. #1230b6
  3. #2b4eea
  4. #7188f1
  5. #b6c2f8

Shades

#2b4eea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2b4eea
  2. #2746d3
  3. #223ebb
  4. #1e37a4
  5. #1a2f8c
  6. #162775
  7. #111f5e
  8. #0d1746
  9. #09102f
  10. #040817
  11. #000000

Tints

#2b4eea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2b4eea
  2. #4060ec
  3. #5571ee
  4. #6b83f0
  5. #8095f2
  6. #95a7f5
  7. #aab8f7
  8. #bfcaf9
  9. #d5dcfb
  10. #eaedfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2b4eea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2b4eea
  2. #3453df
  3. #3c58d5
  4. #455dca
  5. #4d62c0
  6. #5667b5
  7. #5e6caa
  8. #6771a0
  9. #6f7695
  10. #787b8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.21:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.38:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #616161 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #505aaa ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006aef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0058e7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007996 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0060ed ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0054e8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #006abd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2b4eea {
  color: #2b4eea;
}
Background
.bg-2b4eea {
  background-color: #2b4eea;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2b4eea {
  border: 2px solid #2b4eea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2b4eea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 43 78 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 229 82% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2b4eea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2b4eea, #682bea);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2b4eea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(43 78 234 / 0.35);
}

#5a4fcf Iris ΔE 5.33 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 5.45 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 7.67 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 7.68 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 8.11 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 8.29 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 8.46 #d4b115 Inverted #616161 Grayscale 

Iris
#2b4eea  rgb(43, 78, 234)  hsl(229, 82%, 54%)  Iris
#eac72b  rgb(234, 199, 43)  hsl(49, 82%, 54%)  Jonquil
#ea2b4e  rgb(234, 43, 78)  hsl(349, 82%, 54%)  Amaranth
#4eea2b  rgb(78, 234, 43)  hsl(109, 82%, 54%)  Neon Green