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#2D40CA

#2d40ca ≈ Persian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2d40ca 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 79.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 77.72% cyan, 68.32% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 232.74°, 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 7.78:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Persian Blue (#1c39bb), ΔE 3.07.

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Relative luminance0.0849

Complementary

  1. #2d40ca
  2. #cab72d

Split complementary

  1. #2d40ca
  2. #ca692d
  3. #8eca2d

Analogous

  1. #2d8eca
  2. #2d40ca
  3. #692dca

Triadic

  1. #2d40ca
  2. #ca2d40
  3. #40ca2d

Tetradic

  1. #2d40ca
  2. #b72dca
  3. #cab72d
  4. #40ca2d

Square

  1. #2d40ca
  2. #ca2d8e
  3. #cab72d
  4. #2dca69

Monochromatic

  1. #11184d
  2. #1f2c8b
  3. #2d40ca
  4. #6675dd
  5. #a5adeb

Shades

#2d40ca mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2d40ca
  2. #293ab6
  3. #2433a2
  4. #202d8d
  5. #1b2679
  6. #172065
  7. #121a51
  8. #0e133d
  9. #090d28
  10. #050614
  11. #000000

Tints

#2d40ca mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2d40ca
  2. #4253cf
  3. #5766d5
  4. #6c79da
  5. #818cdf
  6. #96a0e5
  7. #abb3ea
  8. #c0c6ef
  9. #d5d9f4
  10. #eaecfa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2d40ca mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2d40ca
  2. #3546c3
  3. #3e4dbb
  4. #4653b4
  5. #4e5aac
  6. #5760a5
  7. #5f669e
  8. #676d96
  9. #6f738f
  10. #787a87
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.78:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.7:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #525252 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #464c92 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005ace ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #004bc7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006680 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0051cd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0047c8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0059a3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2d40ca {
  color: #2d40ca;
}
Background
.bg-2d40ca {
  background-color: #2d40ca;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2d40ca {
  border: 2px solid #2d40ca;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2d40ca;
  --color-primary-rgb: 45 64 202;
  --color-primary-hsl: 233 64% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2d40ca {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2d40ca, #692dca);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2d40ca {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(45 64 202 / 0.35);
}

#1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 3.07 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 4.57 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 6.26 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 6.41 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 6.85 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 7.63 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 7.81 #d2bf35 Inverted #525252 Grayscale 

Persian Blue
#2d40ca  rgb(45, 64, 202)  hsl(233, 64%, 48%)  Persian Blue
#cab72d  rgb(202, 183, 45)  hsl(53, 64%, 48%)  Old Gold
#ca2d40  rgb(202, 45, 64)  hsl(353, 64%, 48%)  Cardinal
#40ca2d  rgb(64, 202, 45)  hsl(113, 64%, 48%)  Lime Green