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#2E28EA

#2e28ea ≈ Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#2e28ea is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 18.04% red, 15.69% green and 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 80.34% cyan, 82.91% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 241.86°, with 82.2% saturation and 53.73% 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 call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.05:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Blue (#0000ff), ΔE 3.49.

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Web safe#3333ff
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Relative luminance0.0804

Complementary

  1. #2e28ea
  2. #e4ea28

Split complementary

  1. #2e28ea
  2. #ea8f28
  3. #83ea28

Analogous

  1. #2883ea
  2. #2e28ea
  3. #8f28ea

Triadic

  1. #2e28ea
  2. #ea2e28
  3. #28ea2e

Tetradic

  1. #2e28ea
  2. #ea28e4
  3. #e4ea28
  4. #28ea2e

Square

  1. #2e28ea
  2. #ea2883
  3. #e4ea28
  4. #28ea8f

Monochromatic

  1. #0e0b6e
  2. #1712b4
  3. #2e28ea
  4. #726ef1
  5. #b6b3f8

Shades

#2e28ea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2e28ea
  2. #2924d3
  3. #2520bb
  4. #201ca4
  5. #1c188c
  6. #171475
  7. #12105e
  8. #0e0c46
  9. #09082f
  10. #050417
  11. #000000

Tints

#2e28ea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2e28ea
  2. #433eec
  3. #5853ee
  4. #6d69f0
  5. #827ef2
  6. #9794f5
  7. #aba9f7
  8. #c0bff9
  9. #d5d4fb
  10. #eaeafd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2e28ea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2e28ea
  2. #3631df
  3. #3e3ad5
  4. #4742ca
  5. #4f4bc0
  6. #5754b5
  7. #5f5daa
  8. #6766a0
  9. #706e95
  10. #78778b
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.05:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.61:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #505050 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4543a5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005aef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0046e7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00688d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #004aed ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #003ce8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0055b9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2e28ea {
  color: #2e28ea;
}
Background
.bg-2e28ea {
  background-color: #2e28ea;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2e28ea {
  border: 2px solid #2e28ea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2e28ea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 46 40 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 242 82% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2e28ea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2e28ea, #8f28ea);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2e28ea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(46 40 234 / 0.35);
}

#0000ff Blue ΔE 3.49 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 3.57 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 3.79 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 6.84 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 7.06 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 7.16 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 8.14 #d1d715 Inverted #505050 Grayscale 

Blue
#2e28ea  rgb(46, 40, 234)  hsl(242, 82%, 54%)  Blue
#e4ea28  rgb(228, 234, 40)  hsl(62, 82%, 54%)  Titanium Yellow
#ea2e28  rgb(234, 46, 40)  hsl(2, 82%, 54%)  Lust
#28ea2e  rgb(40, 234, 46)  hsl(122, 82%, 54%)  Lime