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#2D36CF

#2d36cf ≈ Persian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2d36cf is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 17.65% red, 21.18% green and 81.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 78.26% cyan, 73.91% magenta, 0% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 236.67°, with 64.29% saturation and 49.41% 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 8.27:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Persian Blue (#1c39bb), ΔE 3.37.

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Web safe#3333cc
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Relative luminance0.077

Complementary

  1. #2d36cf
  2. #cfc62d

Split complementary

  1. #2d36cf
  2. #cf752d
  3. #87cf2d

Analogous

  1. #2d87cf
  2. #2d36cf
  3. #752dcf

Triadic

  1. #2d36cf
  2. #cf2d36
  3. #36cf2d

Tetradic

  1. #2d36cf
  2. #c62dcf
  3. #cfc62d
  4. #36cf2d

Square

  1. #2d36cf
  2. #cf2d87
  3. #cfc62d
  4. #2dcf75

Monochromatic

  1. #121551
  2. #1f2690
  3. #2d36cf
  4. #6a70df
  5. #a9acec

Shades

#2d36cf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2d36cf
  2. #2931ba
  3. #242ba6
  4. #202691
  5. #1b207c
  6. #171b68
  7. #121653
  8. #0e103e
  9. #090b29
  10. #050515
  11. #000000

Tints

#2d36cf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2d36cf
  2. #424ad4
  3. #575ed9
  4. #6c72dd
  5. #8186e2
  6. #969be7
  7. #abafec
  8. #c0c3f1
  9. #d5d7f5
  10. #eaebfa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2d36cf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2d36cf
  2. #353dc7
  3. #3e45bf
  4. #464cb7
  5. #4e54af
  6. #575ba8
  7. #5f62a0
  8. #676a98
  9. #6f7190
  10. #787988
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.27:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.54:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4e4e4e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #434694 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0056d3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0046cc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006380 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #004bd2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0040cd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0054a5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2d36cf {
  color: #2d36cf;
}
Background
.bg-2d36cf {
  background-color: #2d36cf;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2d36cf {
  border: 2px solid #2d36cf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2d36cf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 45 54 207;
  --color-primary-hsl: 237 64% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2d36cf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2d36cf, #752dcf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2d36cf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(45 54 207 / 0.35);
}

#1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 3.37 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 5.32 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 6.33 #0000ff Blue ΔE 7.02 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 7.20 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 7.37 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 7.80 #d2c930 Inverted #4e4e4e Grayscale 

Persian Blue
#2d36cf  rgb(45, 54, 207)  hsl(237, 64%, 49%)  Persian Blue
#cfc62d  rgb(207, 198, 45)  hsl(57, 64%, 49%)  Citrine
#cf2d36  rgb(207, 45, 54)  hsl(357, 64%, 49%)  Persian Red
#36cf2d  rgb(54, 207, 45)  hsl(117, 64%, 49%)  Lime Green