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#2E2FB9

#2e2fb9 ≈ Persian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2e2fb9 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 72.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 75.14% cyan, 74.59% magenta, 0% yellow and 27.45% black. Its hue angle is 239.57°, with 60.17% saturation and 45.29% 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 9.45:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Persian Blue (#1c39bb), ΔE 3.18.

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Relative luminance0.0612

Complementary

  1. #2e2fb9
  2. #b9b82e

Split complementary

  1. #2e2fb9
  2. #b9722e
  3. #74b92e

Analogous

  1. #2e74b9
  2. #2e2fb9
  3. #722eb9

Triadic

  1. #2e2fb9
  2. #b92e2f
  3. #2fb92e

Tetradic

  1. #2e2fb9
  2. #b82eb9
  3. #b9b82e
  4. #2fb92e

Square

  1. #2e2fb9
  2. #b92e74
  3. #b9b82e
  4. #2eb972

Monochromatic

  1. #10103e
  2. #1f1f7c
  3. #2e2fb9
  4. #5d5ed7
  5. #9a9be6

Shades

#2e2fb9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2e2fb9
  2. #292aa7
  3. #252694
  4. #202182
  5. #1c1c6f
  6. #17185d
  7. #12134a
  8. #0e0e38
  9. #090925
  10. #050513
  11. #000000

Tints

#2e2fb9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2e2fb9
  2. #4344c0
  3. #5859c7
  4. #6d6dce
  5. #8282d5
  6. #9797dc
  7. #abace3
  8. #c0c1ea
  9. #d5d5f1
  10. #eaeaf8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2e2fb9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2e2fb9
  2. #3637b3
  3. #3e3fae
  4. #4747a8
  5. #4f4fa2
  6. #57589d
  7. #5f6097
  8. #676891
  9. #70708b
  10. #787886
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.45:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.22:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #464646 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3e3e84 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004dbd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003fb7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005772 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0043bb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0039b8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004a94 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2e2fb9 {
  color: #2e2fb9;
}
Background
.bg-2e2fb9 {
  background-color: #2e2fb9;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2e2fb9 {
  border: 2px solid #2e2fb9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2e2fb9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 46 47 185;
  --color-primary-hsl: 240 60% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2e2fb9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2e2fb9, #722eb9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2e2fb9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(46 47 185 / 0.35);
}

#1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 3.18 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 4.32 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 5.86 #003399 Smalt ΔE 6.40 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 6.43 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 6.49 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 6.53 #d1d046 Inverted #464646 Grayscale 

Persian Blue
#2e2fb9  rgb(46, 47, 185)  hsl(240, 60%, 45%)  Persian Blue
#b9b82e  rgb(185, 184, 46)  hsl(60, 60%, 45%)  Brass
#b92e2f  rgb(185, 46, 47)  hsl(360, 60%, 45%)  Firebrick
#2fb92e  rgb(47, 185, 46)  hsl(120, 60%, 45%)  Kelly Green