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#2E23DD

#2e23dd ≈ Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2e23dd is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 18.04% red, 13.73% green and 86.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 79.19% cyan, 84.16% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 243.55°, with 73.23% 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 3.74.

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Web safe#3333cc
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Relative luminance0.07

Complementary

  1. #2e23dd
  2. #d2dd23

Split complementary

  1. #2e23dd
  2. #dd8b23
  3. #75dd23

Analogous

  1. #2375dd
  2. #2e23dd
  3. #8b23dd

Triadic

  1. #2e23dd
  2. #dd2e23
  3. #23dd2e

Tetradic

  1. #2e23dd
  2. #dd23d2
  3. #d2dd23
  4. #23dd2e

Square

  1. #2e23dd
  2. #dd2375
  3. #d2dd23
  4. #23dd8b

Monochromatic

  1. #120e59
  2. #20189b
  3. #2e23dd
  4. #6d65e7
  5. #aca8f1

Shades

#2e23dd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2e23dd
  2. #2920c7
  3. #251cb1
  4. #20199b
  5. #1c1585
  6. #17126f
  7. #120e58
  8. #0e0b42
  9. #09072c
  10. #050416
  11. #000000

Tints

#2e23dd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2e23dd
  2. #4339e0
  3. #584fe4
  4. #6d65e7
  5. #827beb
  6. #9791ee
  7. #aba7f1
  8. #c0bdf5
  9. #d5d3f8
  10. #eae9fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2e23dd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2e23dd
  2. #362cd4
  3. #3e36ca
  4. #473fc1
  5. #4f48b8
  6. #5752af
  7. #5f5ba5
  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 #0054e2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0041da ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006184 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0045e0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0037db ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004faf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2e23dd {
  color: #2e23dd;
}
Background
.bg-2e23dd {
  background-color: #2e23dd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2e23dd {
  border: 2px solid #2e23dd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2e23dd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 46 35 221;
  --color-primary-hsl: 244 73% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2e23dd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2e23dd, #8b23dd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2e23dd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(46 35 221 / 0.35);
}

#0000ff Blue ΔE 3.74 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 4.38 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 5.02 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 5.34 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 6.51 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 7.90 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 8.07 #d1dc22 Inverted #4b4b4b Grayscale 

Blue
#2e23dd  rgb(46, 35, 221)  hsl(244, 73%, 50%)  Blue
#d2dd23  rgb(210, 221, 35)  hsl(64, 73%, 50%)  Pear
#dd2e23  rgb(221, 46, 35)  hsl(4, 73%, 50%)  Lust
#23dd2e  rgb(35, 221, 46)  hsl(124, 73%, 50%)  Malachite