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#2D37DB

#2d37db ≈ Persian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2d37db is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 17.65% red, 21.57% green and 85.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 79.45% cyan, 74.89% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 236.55°, with 70.73% saturation and 51.76% 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 7.83:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Persian Blue (#1c39bb), ΔE 4.7.

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Web safe#3333cc
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Relative luminance0.084

Complementary

  1. #2d37db
  2. #dbd12d

Split complementary

  1. #2d37db
  2. #db7a2d
  3. #8edb2d

Analogous

  1. #2d8edb
  2. #2d37db
  3. #7a2ddb

Triadic

  1. #2d37db
  2. #db2d37
  3. #37db2d

Tetradic

  1. #2d37db
  2. #d12ddb
  3. #dbd12d
  4. #37db2d

Square

  1. #2d37db
  2. #db2d8e
  3. #dbd12d
  4. #2ddb7a

Monochromatic

  1. #10155f
  2. #1b23a0
  3. #2d37db
  4. #6e75e6
  5. #b0b3f1

Shades

#2d37db mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2d37db
  2. #2932c5
  3. #242caf
  4. #202799
  5. #1b2183
  6. #171c6e
  7. #121658
  8. #0e1142
  9. #090b2c
  10. #050616
  11. #000000

Tints

#2d37db mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2d37db
  2. #424bdf
  3. #575fe2
  4. #6c73e6
  5. #8187e9
  6. #969bed
  7. #abaff1
  8. #c0c3f4
  9. #d5d7f8
  10. #eaebfb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2d37db mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2d37db
  2. #353ed2
  3. #3e46c9
  4. #464dc0
  5. #4e54b7
  6. #575cae
  7. #5f63a4
  8. #676a9b
  9. #6f7192
  10. #787989
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.83:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.68:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #525252 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #46489c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005ae0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0049d8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006887 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #004fde ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0042d9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0058af ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2d37db {
  color: #2d37db;
}
Background
.bg-2d37db {
  background-color: #2d37db;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2d37db {
  border: 2px solid #2d37db;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2d37db;
  --color-primary-rgb: 45 55 219;
  --color-primary-hsl: 237 71% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2d37db {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2d37db, #7a2ddb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2d37db {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(45 55 219 / 0.35);
}

#1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 4.70 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 5.95 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 6.18 #0000ff Blue ΔE 6.41 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 6.53 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 7.29 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 7.79 #d2c824 Inverted #525252 Grayscale 

Persian Blue
#2d37db  rgb(45, 55, 219)  hsl(237, 71%, 52%)  Persian Blue
#dbd12d  rgb(219, 209, 45)  hsl(57, 71%, 52%)  Citrine
#db2d37  rgb(219, 45, 55)  hsl(357, 71%, 52%)  Persian Red
#37db2d  rgb(55, 219, 45)  hsl(117, 71%, 52%)  Lime Green