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#2C31BC

#2c31bc ≈ Persian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2c31bc is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 17.25% red, 19.22% green and 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 76.6% cyan, 73.94% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 237.92°, with 62.07% saturation and 45.49% 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 9.24:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Persian Blue (#1c39bb), ΔE 2.67.

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Relative luminance0.0636

Complementary

  1. #2c31bc
  2. #bcb72c

Split complementary

  1. #2c31bc
  2. #bc6f2c
  3. #79bc2c

Analogous

  1. #2c79bc
  2. #2c31bc
  3. #6f2cbc

Triadic

  1. #2c31bc
  2. #bc2c31
  3. #31bc2c

Tetradic

  1. #2c31bc
  2. #b72cbc
  3. #bcb72c
  4. #31bc2c

Square

  1. #2c31bc
  2. #bc2c79
  3. #bcb72c
  4. #2cbc6f

Monochromatic

  1. #0f1140
  2. #1d217e
  3. #2c31bc
  4. #5c60d9
  5. #9a9ce7

Shades

#2c31bc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2c31bc
  2. #282ca9
  3. #232796
  4. #1f2284
  5. #1a1d71
  6. #16195e
  7. #12144b
  8. #0d0f38
  9. #090a26
  10. #040513
  11. #000000

Tints

#2c31bc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2c31bc
  2. #4146c3
  3. #565ac9
  4. #6b6fd0
  5. #8083d7
  6. #9698de
  7. #abade4
  8. #c0c1eb
  9. #d5d6f2
  10. #eaeaf8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2c31bc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2c31bc
  2. #3439b6
  3. #3d41b0
  4. #4549aa
  5. #4e51a4
  6. #56599e
  7. #5e6098
  8. #676892
  9. #6f708c
  10. #787886
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.24:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.27:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #474747 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3e3f86 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004ec0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0040ba ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005974 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0044be ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #003bbb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004c96 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2c31bc {
  color: #2c31bc;
}
Background
.bg-2c31bc {
  background-color: #2c31bc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2c31bc {
  border: 2px solid #2c31bc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2c31bc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 44 49 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 238 62% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2c31bc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2c31bc, #6f2cbc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2c31bc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(44 49 188 / 0.35);
}

#1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 2.67 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 4.28 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 5.61 #003399 Smalt ΔE 6.43 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 6.84 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 6.95 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 6.96 #d3ce43 Inverted #474747 Grayscale 

Persian Blue
#2c31bc  rgb(44, 49, 188)  hsl(238, 62%, 45%)  Persian Blue
#bcb72c  rgb(188, 183, 44)  hsl(58, 62%, 45%)  Old Gold
#bc2c31  rgb(188, 44, 49)  hsl(358, 62%, 45%)  Firebrick
#31bc2c  rgb(49, 188, 44)  hsl(118, 62%, 45%)  Kelly Green