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#2E22DE

#2e22de ≈ Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2e22de 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 87.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 79.28% cyan, 84.68% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 243.83°, with 74.02% saturation and 50.2% 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 8.75:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Blue (#0000ff), ΔE 3.6.

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Web safe#3333cc
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Relative luminance0.07

Complementary

  1. #2e22de
  2. #d2de22

Split complementary

  1. #2e22de
  2. #de8c22
  3. #74de22

Analogous

  1. #2274de
  2. #2e22de
  3. #8c22de

Triadic

  1. #2e22de
  2. #de2e22
  3. #22de2e

Tetradic

  1. #2e22de
  2. #de22d2
  3. #d2de22
  4. #22de2e

Square

  1. #2e22de
  2. #de2274
  3. #d2de22
  4. #22de8c

Monochromatic

  1. #120d5a
  2. #20179c
  3. #2e22de
  4. #6d65e8
  5. #aca7f2

Shades

#2e22de mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2e22de
  2. #291fc8
  3. #251bb2
  4. #20189b
  5. #1c1485
  6. #17116f
  7. #120e59
  8. #0e0a43
  9. #09072c
  10. #050316
  11. #000000

Tints

#2e22de mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2e22de
  2. #4338e1
  3. #584ee5
  4. #6d64e8
  5. #827aeb
  6. #9791ef
  7. #aba7f2
  8. #c0bdf5
  9. #d5d3f8
  10. #eae9fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2e22de mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2e22de
  2. #362bd5
  3. #3e35cb
  4. #473ec2
  5. #4f48b8
  6. #5751af
  7. #5f5aa6
  8. #67649c
  9. #706d93
  10. #787789
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.75:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.4:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4b4b4b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #413e9c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0054e3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0041db ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006185 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0045e1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0037dc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004fb0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2e22de {
  color: #2e22de;
}
Background
.bg-2e22de {
  background-color: #2e22de;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2e22de {
  border: 2px solid #2e22de;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2e22de;
  --color-primary-rgb: 46 34 222;
  --color-primary-hsl: 244 74% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2e22de {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2e22de, #8c22de);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2e22de {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(46 34 222 / 0.35);
}

#0000ff Blue ΔE 3.60 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 4.24 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 4.93 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 5.30 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 6.67 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 7.82 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 8.21 #d1dd21 Inverted #4b4b4b Grayscale 

Blue
#2e22de  rgb(46, 34, 222)  hsl(244, 74%, 50%)  Blue
#d2de22  rgb(210, 222, 34)  hsl(64, 74%, 50%)  Pear
#de2e22  rgb(222, 46, 34)  hsl(4, 74%, 50%)  Lust
#22de2e  rgb(34, 222, 46)  hsl(124, 74%, 50%)  Malachite