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#2E2EDD

#2e2edd ≈ Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2e2edd is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 18.04% red, 18.04% green and 86.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 79.19% cyan, 79.19% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 240°, with 72.02% saturation and 52.35% 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 8.23:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Blue (#0000ff), ΔE 4.84.

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Web safe#3333cc
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Relative luminance0.0776

Complementary

  1. #2e2edd
  2. #dddd2e

Split complementary

  1. #2e2edd
  2. #dd852e
  3. #85dd2e

Analogous

  1. #2e85dd
  2. #2e2edd
  3. #852edd

Triadic

  1. #2e2edd
  2. #dd2e2e
  3. #2edd2e

Tetradic

  1. #2e2edd
  2. #dd2edd
  3. #dddd2e
  4. #2edd2e

Square

  1. #2e2edd
  2. #dd2e85
  3. #dddd2e
  4. #2edd85

Monochromatic

  1. #101062
  2. #1b1ba4
  3. #2e2edd
  4. #7070e8
  5. #b2b2f2

Shades

#2e2edd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2e2edd
  2. #2929c7
  3. #2525b1
  4. #20209b
  5. #1c1c85
  6. #17176f
  7. #121258
  8. #0e0e42
  9. #09092c
  10. #050516
  11. #000000

Tints

#2e2edd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2e2edd
  2. #4343e0
  3. #5858e4
  4. #6d6de7
  5. #8282eb
  6. #9797ee
  7. #ababf1
  8. #c0c0f5
  9. #d5d5f8
  10. #eaeafc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2e2edd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2e2edd
  2. #3636d4
  3. #3e3eca
  4. #4747c1
  5. #4f4fb8
  6. #5757af
  7. #5f5fa5
  8. #67679c
  9. #707093
  10. #787889
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.23:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.55:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4f4f4f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #44449d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0057e2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0045da ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006586 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #004ae0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #003ddb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0054b0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2e2edd {
  color: #2e2edd;
}
Background
.bg-2e2edd {
  background-color: #2e2edd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2e2edd {
  border: 2px solid #2e2edd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2e2edd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 46 46 221;
  --color-primary-hsl: 240 72% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2e2edd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2e2edd, #852edd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2e2edd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(46 46 221 / 0.35);
}

#0000ff Blue ΔE 4.84 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 5.13 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 5.18 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 5.47 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 6.88 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 7.01 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 8.07 #d1d122 Inverted #4f4f4f Grayscale 

Blue
#2e2edd  rgb(46, 46, 221)  hsl(240, 72%, 52%)  Blue
#dddd2e  rgb(221, 221, 46)  hsl(60, 72%, 52%)  Pear
#dd2e2e  rgb(221, 46, 46)  hsl(0, 72%, 52%)  Cadmium Red
#2edd2e  rgb(46, 221, 46)  hsl(120, 72%, 52%)  Malachite