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#2B4EFF

#2b4eff ≈ Majorelle Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#2b4eff is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 16.86% red, 30.59% green and 100% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 83.14% cyan, 69.41% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 230.09°, 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 5.77:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Majorelle Blue (#6050dc), ΔE 5.65.

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Web safe#3366ff
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Relative luminance0.1318

Complementary

  1. #2b4eff
  2. #ffdc2b

Split complementary

  1. #2b4eff
  2. #ff722b
  3. #b8ff2b

Analogous

  1. #2bb8ff
  2. #2b4eff
  3. #722bff

Triadic

  1. #2b4eff
  2. #ff2b4e
  3. #4eff2b

Tetradic

  1. #2b4eff
  2. #dc2bff
  3. #ffdc2b
  4. #4eff2b

Square

  1. #2b4eff
  2. #ff2bb8
  3. #ffdc2b
  4. #2bff72

Monochromatic

  1. #001891
  2. #0025dd
  3. #2b4eff
  4. #778eff
  5. #c4ceff

Shades

#2b4eff mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2b4eff
  2. #2746e6
  3. #223ecc
  4. #1e37b3
  5. #1a2f99
  6. #162780
  7. #111f66
  8. #0d174d
  9. #091033
  10. #04081a
  11. #000000

Tints

#2b4eff mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2b4eff
  2. #4060ff
  3. #5571ff
  4. #6b83ff
  5. #8095ff
  6. #95a7ff
  7. #aab8ff
  8. #bfcaff
  9. #d5dcff
  10. #eaedff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2b4eff mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2b4eff
  2. #3453f2
  3. #3c58e6
  4. #455dd9
  5. #4d62cc
  6. #5667c0
  7. #5e6cb3
  8. #6771a6
  9. #6f7699
  10. #787b8d
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.77:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.64:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #666666 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #545db8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0070ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #005bfc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0080a1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0064ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0056fd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #006fce ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2b4eff {
  color: #2b4eff;
}
Background
.bg-2b4eff {
  background-color: #2b4eff;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2b4eff {
  border: 2px solid #2b4eff;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2b4eff;
  --color-primary-rgb: 43 78 255;
  --color-primary-hsl: 230 100% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2b4eff {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2b4eff, #722bff);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2b4eff {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(43 78 255 / 0.35);
}

#6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 5.65 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 6.43 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 7.02 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 8.51 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 8.61 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 9.79 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 10.04 #d4b100 Inverted #666666 Grayscale 

Majorelle Blue
#2b4eff  rgb(43, 78, 255)  hsl(230, 100%, 58%)  Majorelle Blue
#ffdc2b  rgb(255, 220, 43)  hsl(50, 100%, 58%)  Banana Yellow
#ff2b4e  rgb(255, 43, 78)  hsl(350, 100%, 58%)  Folly
#4eff2b  rgb(78, 255, 43)  hsl(110, 100%, 58%)  Neon Green