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#2D47BC

#2d47bc ≈ Persian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2d47bc is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 17.65% red, 27.84% green and 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 76.06% cyan, 62.23% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 229.09°, with 61.37% saturation and 45.69% 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 7.67:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Persian Blue (#1c39bb), ΔE 4.04.

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Web safe#3333cc
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Relative luminance0.087

Complementary

  1. #2d47bc
  2. #bca22d

Split complementary

  1. #2d47bc
  2. #bc5b2d
  3. #8fbc2d

Analogous

  1. #2d8fbc
  2. #2d47bc
  3. #5b2dbc

Triadic

  1. #2d47bc
  2. #bc2d47
  3. #47bc2d

Tetradic

  1. #2d47bc
  2. #a22dbc
  3. #bca22d
  4. #47bc2d

Square

  1. #2d47bc
  2. #bc2d8f
  3. #bca22d
  4. #2dbc5b

Monochromatic

  1. #0f1841
  2. #1e307e
  3. #2d47bc
  4. #5d74d8
  5. #9ba9e7

Shades

#2d47bc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2d47bc
  2. #2940a9
  3. #243996
  4. #203284
  5. #1b2b71
  6. #17245e
  7. #121c4b
  8. #0e1538
  9. #090e26
  10. #050713
  11. #000000

Tints

#2d47bc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2d47bc
  2. #4259c3
  3. #576cc9
  4. #6c7ed0
  5. #8191d7
  6. #96a3de
  7. #abb5e4
  8. #c0c8eb
  9. #d5daf2
  10. #eaedf8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2d47bc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2d47bc
  2. #354db6
  3. #3e52b0
  4. #4658aa
  5. #4e5ea4
  6. #57649e
  7. #5f6998
  8. #676f92
  9. #6f758c
  10. #787a86
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.67:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.74:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #535353 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #474f8a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005ac0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #004dba ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00657b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0053be ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #004abb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #005b99 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2d47bc {
  color: #2d47bc;
}
Background
.bg-2d47bc {
  background-color: #2d47bc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2d47bc {
  border: 2px solid #2d47bc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2d47bc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 45 71 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 229 61% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2d47bc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2d47bc, #5b2dbc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2d47bc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(45 71 188 / 0.35);
}

#1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 4.04 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 4.43 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 5.09 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 5.10 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 6.23 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 6.79 #003399 Smalt ΔE 7.61 #d2b843 Inverted #535353 Grayscale 

Persian Blue
#2d47bc  rgb(45, 71, 188)  hsl(229, 61%, 46%)  Persian Blue
#bca22d  rgb(188, 162, 45)  hsl(49, 61%, 46%)  Brass
#bc2d47  rgb(188, 45, 71)  hsl(349, 61%, 46%)  Cardinal
#47bc2d  rgb(71, 188, 45)  hsl(109, 61%, 46%)  Kelly Green