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#2C42FA

#2c42fa ≈ Majorelle Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#2c42fa is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 17.25% red, 25.88% green and 98.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 82.4% cyan, 73.6% magenta, 0% yellow and 1.96% black. Its hue angle is 233.59°, with 95.37% saturation and 57.65% 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 6.43:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Majorelle Blue (#6050dc), ΔE 5.94.

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Relative luminance0.1133

Complementary

  1. #2c42fa
  2. #fae42c

Split complementary

  1. #2c42fa
  2. #fa7d2c
  3. #a9fa2c

Analogous

  1. #2ca9fa
  2. #2c42fa
  3. #7d2cfa

Triadic

  1. #2c42fa
  2. #fa2c42
  3. #42fa2c

Tetradic

  1. #2c42fa
  2. #e42cfa
  3. #fae42c
  4. #42fa2c

Square

  1. #2c42fa
  2. #fa2ca9
  3. #fae42c
  4. #2cfa7d

Monochromatic

  1. #03128a
  2. #051bd4
  3. #2c42fa
  4. #7785fc
  5. #c1c8fe

Shades

#2c42fa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2c42fa
  2. #283be1
  3. #2335c8
  4. #1f2eaf
  5. #1a2896
  6. #16217d
  7. #121a64
  8. #0d144b
  9. #090d32
  10. #040719
  11. #000000

Tints

#2c42fa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2c42fa
  2. #4155fb
  3. #5668fb
  4. #6b7bfc
  5. #808efc
  6. #96a1fd
  7. #abb3fd
  8. #c0c6fe
  9. #d5d9fe
  10. #eaecff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2c42fa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2c42fa
  2. #3448ee
  3. #3d4ee2
  4. #4555d5
  5. #4e5bc9
  6. #5661bd
  7. #5e67b1
  8. #676da5
  9. #6f7498
  10. #787a8c
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.43:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.27:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5f5f5f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4f55b3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0069ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0054f7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00799b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #005cfd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #004ef8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0067c8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2c42fa {
  color: #2c42fa;
}
Background
.bg-2c42fa {
  background-color: #2c42fa;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2c42fa {
  border: 2px solid #2c42fa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2c42fa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 44 66 250;
  --color-primary-hsl: 234 95% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2c42fa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2c42fa, #7d2cfa);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2c42fa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(44 66 250 / 0.35);
}

#6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 5.94 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 6.32 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 6.86 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 7.92 #0000ff Blue ΔE 8.54 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 8.63 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 8.66 #d3bd05 Inverted #5f5f5f Grayscale 

Majorelle Blue
#2c42fa  rgb(44, 66, 250)  hsl(234, 95%, 58%)  Majorelle Blue
#fae42c  rgb(250, 228, 44)  hsl(54, 95%, 58%)  Dandelion
#fa2c42  rgb(250, 44, 66)  hsl(354, 95%, 58%)  Tractor Red
#42fa2c  rgb(66, 250, 44)  hsl(114, 95%, 58%)  Neon Green