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#2C31BF

#2c31bf ≈ Persian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2c31bf 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 74.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 76.96% cyan, 74.35% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 237.96°, with 62.55% saturation and 46.08% 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 9.14:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Persian Blue (#1c39bb), ΔE 2.75.

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Relative luminance0.0649

Complementary

  1. #2c31bf
  2. #bfba2c

Split complementary

  1. #2c31bf
  2. #bf712c
  3. #7bbf2c

Analogous

  1. #2c7bbf
  2. #2c31bf
  3. #712cbf

Triadic

  1. #2c31bf
  2. #bf2c31
  3. #31bf2c

Tetradic

  1. #2c31bf
  2. #ba2cbf
  3. #bfba2c
  4. #31bf2c

Square

  1. #2c31bf
  2. #bf2c7b
  3. #bfba2c
  4. #2cbf71

Monochromatic

  1. #0f1143
  2. #1e2181
  3. #2c31bf
  4. #5e62da
  5. #9c9ee8

Shades

#2c31bf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2c31bf
  2. #282cac
  3. #232799
  4. #1f2286
  5. #1a1d73
  6. #161960
  7. #12144c
  8. #0d0f39
  9. #090a26
  10. #040513
  11. #000000

Tints

#2c31bf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2c31bf
  2. #4146c5
  3. #565acc
  4. #6b6fd2
  5. #8083d9
  6. #9698df
  7. #abade5
  8. #c0c1ec
  9. #d5d6f2
  10. #eaeaf9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2c31bf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2c31bf
  2. #3439b9
  3. #3d41b2
  4. #4549ac
  5. #4e51a6
  6. #5659a0
  7. #5e6099
  8. #676893
  9. #6f708d
  10. #787886
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.14:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.3:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #484848 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3f4088 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004fc3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0041bc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005b76 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0045c1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #003bbd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004d98 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2c31bf {
  color: #2c31bf;
}
Background
.bg-2c31bf {
  background-color: #2c31bf;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2c31bf {
  border: 2px solid #2c31bf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2c31bf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 44 49 191;
  --color-primary-hsl: 238 63% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2c31bf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2c31bf, #712cbf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2c31bf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(44 49 191 / 0.35);
}

#1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 2.75 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 4.60 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 5.61 #003399 Smalt ΔE 6.76 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 6.77 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 7.15 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 7.29 #d3ce40 Inverted #484848 Grayscale 

Persian Blue
#2c31bf  rgb(44, 49, 191)  hsl(238, 63%, 46%)  Persian Blue
#bfba2c  rgb(191, 186, 44)  hsl(58, 63%, 46%)  Old Gold
#bf2c31  rgb(191, 44, 49)  hsl(358, 63%, 46%)  Fire Engine Red
#31bf2c  rgb(49, 191, 44)  hsl(118, 63%, 46%)  Kelly Green