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#2E22CE

#2e22ce ≈ Medium Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2e22ce is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 18.04% red, 13.33% green and 80.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 77.67% cyan, 83.5% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.22% black. Its hue angle is 244.19°, with 71.67% saturation and 47.06% 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 9.39:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 4.17.

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Web safe#3333cc
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Relative luminance0.0618

Complementary

  1. #2e22ce
  2. #c2ce22

Split complementary

  1. #2e22ce
  2. #ce8422
  3. #6cce22

Analogous

  1. #226cce
  2. #2e22ce
  3. #8422ce

Triadic

  1. #2e22ce
  2. #ce2e22
  3. #22ce2e

Tetradic

  1. #2e22ce
  2. #ce22c2
  3. #c2ce22
  4. #22ce2e

Square

  1. #2e22ce
  2. #ce226c
  3. #c2ce22
  4. #22ce84

Monochromatic

  1. #110c4b
  2. #1f178c
  3. #2e22ce
  4. #6359e4
  5. #a09bee

Shades

#2e22ce mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2e22ce
  2. #291fb9
  3. #251ba5
  4. #201890
  5. #1c147c
  6. #171167
  7. #120e52
  8. #0e0a3e
  9. #090729
  10. #050315
  11. #000000

Tints

#2e22ce mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2e22ce
  2. #4338d3
  3. #584ed8
  4. #6d64dd
  5. #827ae2
  6. #9791e7
  7. #aba7eb
  8. #c0bdf0
  9. #d5d3f5
  10. #eae9fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2e22ce mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2e22ce
  2. #362bc6
  3. #3e35be
  4. #473eb7
  5. #4f48af
  6. #5751a7
  7. #5f5a9f
  8. #676497
  9. #706d90
  10. #787788
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.39:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.24:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #464646 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3e3b91 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004ed3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003ecb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005b7b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0041d1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0035cc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004aa3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2e22ce {
  color: #2e22ce;
}
Background
.bg-2e22ce {
  background-color: #2e22ce;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2e22ce {
  border: 2px solid #2e22ce;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2e22ce;
  --color-primary-rgb: 46 34 206;
  --color-primary-hsl: 244 72% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2e22ce {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2e22ce, #8422ce);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2e22ce {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(46 34 206 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 4.17 #0000ff Blue ΔE 5.19 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 5.94 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 6.02 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 6.58 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 6.69 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 7.47 #d1dd31 Inverted #464646 Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#2e22ce  rgb(46, 34, 206)  hsl(244, 72%, 47%)  Medium Blue
#c2ce22  rgb(194, 206, 34)  hsl(64, 72%, 47%)  Pear
#ce2e22  rgb(206, 46, 34)  hsl(4, 72%, 47%)  Lava
#22ce2e  rgb(34, 206, 46)  hsl(124, 72%, 47%)  Lime Green