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#2E2FAF

#2e2faf ≈ Persian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2e2faf is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 18.04% red, 18.43% green and 68.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 73.71% cyan, 73.14% magenta, 0% yellow and 31.37% black. Its hue angle is 239.53°, with 58.37% saturation and 43.33% 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 9.8:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Persian Blue (#1c39bb), ΔE 3.45.

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Web safe#333399
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Relative luminance0.0571

Complementary

  1. #2e2faf
  2. #afae2e

Split complementary

  1. #2e2faf
  2. #af6d2e
  3. #70af2e

Analogous

  1. #2e70af
  2. #2e2faf
  3. #6d2eaf

Triadic

  1. #2e2faf
  2. #af2e2f
  3. #2faf2e

Tetradic

  1. #2e2faf
  2. #ae2eaf
  3. #afae2e
  4. #2faf2e

Square

  1. #2e2faf
  2. #af2e70
  3. #afae2e
  4. #2eaf6d

Monochromatic

  1. #0e0e36
  2. #1e1f72
  3. #2e2faf
  4. #5758d3
  5. #9394e3

Shades

#2e2faf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2e2faf
  2. #292a9e
  3. #25268c
  4. #20217b
  5. #1c1c69
  6. #171858
  7. #121346
  8. #0e0e35
  9. #090923
  10. #050512
  11. #000000

Tints

#2e2faf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2e2faf
  2. #4344b7
  3. #5859bf
  4. #6d6dc7
  5. #8282cf
  6. #9797d7
  7. #abacdf
  8. #c0c1e7
  9. #d5d5ef
  10. #eaeaf7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2e2faf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2e2faf
  2. #3637aa
  3. #3e3fa6
  4. #4747a1
  5. #4f4f9c
  6. #575898
  7. #5f6093
  8. #67688e
  9. #707089
  10. #787885
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.8:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.14:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #444444 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3c3c7d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004ab3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003dad ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00546c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0041b1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0038ae ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00488c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2e2faf {
  color: #2e2faf;
}
Background
.bg-2e2faf {
  background-color: #2e2faf;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2e2faf {
  border: 2px solid #2e2faf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2e2faf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 46 47 175;
  --color-primary-hsl: 240 58% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2e2faf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2e2faf, #6d2eaf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2e2faf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(46 47 175 / 0.35);
}

#1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 3.45 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 3.51 #003399 Smalt ΔE 5.42 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 5.46 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 6.00 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 6.08 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 7.00 #d1d050 Inverted #444444 Grayscale 

Persian Blue
#2e2faf  rgb(46, 47, 175)  hsl(240, 58%, 43%)  Persian Blue
#afae2e  rgb(175, 174, 46)  hsl(60, 58%, 43%)  Brass
#af2e2f  rgb(175, 46, 47)  hsl(360, 58%, 43%)  Brown
#2faf2e  rgb(47, 175, 46)  hsl(120, 58%, 43%)  Kelly Green