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#2D38CA

#2d38ca ≈ Persian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2d38ca is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 17.65% red, 21.96% green and 79.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 77.72% cyan, 72.28% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 235.8°, with 63.56% saturation and 48.43% 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 8.3:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Persian Blue (#1c39bb), ΔE 2.69.

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Relative luminance0.0765

Complementary

  1. #2d38ca
  2. #cabf2d

Split complementary

  1. #2d38ca
  2. #ca712d
  3. #86ca2d

Analogous

  1. #2d86ca
  2. #2d38ca
  3. #712dca

Triadic

  1. #2d38ca
  2. #ca2d38
  3. #38ca2d

Tetradic

  1. #2d38ca
  2. #bf2dca
  3. #cabf2d
  4. #38ca2d

Square

  1. #2d38ca
  2. #ca2d86
  3. #cabf2d
  4. #2dca71

Monochromatic

  1. #11154d
  2. #1f278b
  3. #2d38ca
  4. #666fdd
  5. #a5aaeb

Shades

#2d38ca mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2d38ca
  2. #2932b6
  3. #242da2
  4. #20278d
  5. #1b2279
  6. #171c65
  7. #121651
  8. #0e113d
  9. #090b28
  10. #050614
  11. #000000

Tints

#2d38ca mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2d38ca
  2. #424ccf
  3. #5760d5
  4. #6c74da
  5. #8188df
  6. #969ce5
  7. #abafea
  8. #c0c3ef
  9. #d5d7f4
  10. #eaebfa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2d38ca mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2d38ca
  2. #353fc3
  3. #3e46bb
  4. #464eb4
  5. #4e55ac
  6. #575ca5
  7. #5f639e
  8. #676a96
  9. #6f728f
  10. #787987
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.3:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.53:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4e4e4e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #434691 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0056ce ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0046c7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00627e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #004ccd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0041c8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0054a2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2d38ca {
  color: #2d38ca;
}
Background
.bg-2d38ca {
  background-color: #2d38ca;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2d38ca {
  border: 2px solid #2d38ca;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2d38ca;
  --color-primary-rgb: 45 56 202;
  --color-primary-hsl: 236 64% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2d38ca {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2d38ca, #712dca);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2d38ca {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(45 56 202 / 0.35);
}

#1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 2.69 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 4.90 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 5.74 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 7.65 #0000ff Blue ΔE 7.76 #003399 Smalt ΔE 7.89 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 7.93 #d2c735 Inverted #4e4e4e Grayscale 

Persian Blue
#2d38ca  rgb(45, 56, 202)  hsl(236, 64%, 48%)  Persian Blue
#cabf2d  rgb(202, 191, 45)  hsl(56, 64%, 48%)  Old Gold
#ca2d38  rgb(202, 45, 56)  hsl(356, 64%, 48%)  Persian Red
#38ca2d  rgb(56, 202, 45)  hsl(116, 64%, 48%)  Lime Green