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#2D40AE

#2d40ae ≈ Persian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2d40ae is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 17.65% red, 25.1% green and 68.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 74.14% cyan, 63.22% magenta, 0% yellow and 31.76% black. Its hue angle is 231.16°, with 58.9% saturation and 42.94% 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 8.55:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Persian Blue (#1c39bb), ΔE 2.72.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#333399
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Relative luminance0.0728

Complementary

  1. #2d40ae
  2. #ae9b2d

Split complementary

  1. #2d40ae
  2. #ae5a2d
  3. #81ae2d

Analogous

  1. #2d81ae
  2. #2d40ae
  3. #5a2dae

Triadic

  1. #2d40ae
  2. #ae2d40
  3. #40ae2d

Tetradic

  1. #2d40ae
  2. #9b2dae
  3. #ae9b2d
  4. #40ae2d

Square

  1. #2d40ae
  2. #ae2d81
  3. #ae9b2d
  4. #2dae5a

Monochromatic

  1. #0e1334
  2. #1d2a71
  3. #2d40ae
  4. #5567d3
  5. #919de3

Shades

#2d40ae mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2d40ae
  2. #293a9d
  3. #24338b
  4. #202d7a
  5. #1b2668
  6. #172057
  7. #121a46
  8. #0e1334
  9. #090d23
  10. #050611
  11. #000000

Tints

#2d40ae mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2d40ae
  2. #4253b6
  3. #5766be
  4. #6c79c6
  5. #818cce
  6. #96a0d7
  7. #abb3df
  8. #c0c6e7
  9. #d5d9ef
  10. #eaecf7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2d40ae mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2d40ae
  2. #3546a9
  3. #3e4da5
  4. #4653a0
  5. #4e5a9c
  6. #576097
  7. #5f6692
  8. #676d8e
  9. #6f7389
  10. #787a85
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.55:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.46:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4c4c4c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #42487f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0052b2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0046ac ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005c71 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #004cb0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0044ad ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00528d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2d40ae {
  color: #2d40ae;
}
Background
.bg-2d40ae {
  background-color: #2d40ae;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2d40ae {
  border: 2px solid #2d40ae;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2d40ae;
  --color-primary-rgb: 45 64 174;
  --color-primary-hsl: 231 59% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2d40ae {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2d40ae, #5a2dae);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2d40ae {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(45 64 174 / 0.35);
}

#1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 2.72 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 3.82 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 4.66 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 4.83 #003399 Smalt ΔE 5.21 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 6.97 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 7.16 #d2bf51 Inverted #4c4c4c Grayscale 

Persian Blue
#2d40ae  rgb(45, 64, 174)  hsl(231, 59%, 43%)  Persian Blue
#ae9b2d  rgb(174, 155, 45)  hsl(51, 59%, 43%)  Brass
#ae2d40  rgb(174, 45, 64)  hsl(351, 59%, 43%)  Vivid Burgundy
#40ae2d  rgb(64, 174, 45)  hsl(111, 59%, 43%)  Kelly Green