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#2C40EA

#2c40ea ≈ Iris

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2c40ea is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 17.25% red, 25.1% green and 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 81.2% cyan, 72.65% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 233.68°, with 81.9% saturation and 54.51% 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 6.93:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Iris (#5a4fcf), ΔE 5.96.

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Relative luminance0.1014

Complementary

  1. #2c40ea
  2. #ead62c

Split complementary

  1. #2c40ea
  2. #ea772c
  3. #9fea2c

Analogous

  1. #2c9fea
  2. #2c40ea
  3. #772cea

Triadic

  1. #2c40ea
  2. #ea2c40
  3. #40ea2c

Tetradic

  1. #2c40ea
  2. #d62cea
  3. #ead62c
  4. #40ea2c

Square

  1. #2c40ea
  2. #ea2c9f
  3. #ead62c
  4. #2cea77

Monochromatic

  1. #0b1672
  2. #1224b7
  3. #2c40ea
  4. #727ff1
  5. #b7bef8

Shades

#2c40ea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2c40ea
  2. #283ad3
  3. #2333bb
  4. #1f2da4
  5. #1a268c
  6. #162075
  7. #121a5e
  8. #0d1346
  9. #090d2f
  10. #040617
  11. #000000

Tints

#2c40ea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2c40ea
  2. #4153ec
  3. #5666ee
  4. #6b79f0
  5. #808cf2
  6. #96a0f5
  7. #abb3f7
  8. #c0c6f9
  9. #d5d9fb
  10. #eaecfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2c40ea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2c40ea
  2. #3446df
  3. #3d4dd5
  4. #4553ca
  5. #4e5ac0
  6. #5660b5
  7. #5e66aa
  8. #676da0
  9. #6f7395
  10. #787a8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.93:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.03:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5a5a5a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4b51a8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0063ef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0050e7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007292 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0057ed ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #004ae8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0061bc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2c40ea {
  color: #2c40ea;
}
Background
.bg-2c40ea {
  background-color: #2c40ea;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2c40ea {
  border: 2px solid #2c40ea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2c40ea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 44 64 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 234 82% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2c40ea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2c40ea, #772cea);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2c40ea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(44 64 234 / 0.35);
}

#5a4fcf Iris ΔE 5.96 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 6.25 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 6.75 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 6.76 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.01 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 7.60 #0000ff Blue ΔE 7.91 #d3bf15 Inverted #5a5a5a Grayscale 

Iris
#2c40ea  rgb(44, 64, 234)  hsl(234, 82%, 55%)  Iris
#ead62c  rgb(234, 214, 44)  hsl(54, 82%, 55%)  Citrine
#ea2c40  rgb(234, 44, 64)  hsl(354, 82%, 55%)  Tractor Red
#40ea2c  rgb(64, 234, 44)  hsl(114, 82%, 55%)  Neon Green