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#2E31DC

#2e31dc ≈ Persian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2e31dc is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 18.04% red, 19.22% green and 86.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 79.09% cyan, 77.73% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 238.97°, with 71.31% saturation and 52.16% 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 8.11:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Persian Blue (#1c39bb), ΔE 5.14.

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Web safe#3333cc
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Relative luminance0.0794

Complementary

  1. #2e31dc
  2. #dcd92e

Split complementary

  1. #2e31dc
  2. #dc822e
  3. #88dc2e

Analogous

  1. #2e88dc
  2. #2e31dc
  3. #822edc

Triadic

  1. #2e31dc
  2. #dc2e31
  3. #31dc2e

Tetradic

  1. #2e31dc
  2. #d92edc
  3. #dcd92e
  4. #31dc2e

Square

  1. #2e31dc
  2. #dc2e88
  3. #dcd92e
  4. #2edc82

Monochromatic

  1. #101261
  2. #1b1ea2
  3. #2e31dc
  4. #7072e7
  5. #b1b2f2

Shades

#2e31dc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2e31dc
  2. #292cc6
  3. #2527b0
  4. #20229a
  5. #1c1d84
  6. #17196e
  7. #121458
  8. #0e0f42
  9. #090a2c
  10. #050516
  11. #000000

Tints

#2e31dc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2e31dc
  2. #4346e0
  3. #585ae3
  4. #6d6fe7
  5. #8283ea
  6. #9798ee
  7. #abadf1
  8. #c0c1f5
  9. #d5d6f8
  10. #eaeafc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2e31dc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2e31dc
  2. #3639d3
  3. #3e41ca
  4. #4749c0
  5. #4f51b7
  6. #5759ae
  7. #5f60a5
  8. #67689c
  9. #707092
  10. #787889
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.11:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.59:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #505050 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #44459c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0058e1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0047d9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006686 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #004bdf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #003fda ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0055af ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2e31dc {
  color: #2e31dc;
}
Background
.bg-2e31dc {
  background-color: #2e31dc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2e31dc {
  border: 2px solid #2e31dc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2e31dc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 46 49 220;
  --color-primary-hsl: 239 71% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2e31dc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2e31dc, #822edc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2e31dc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(46 49 220 / 0.35);
}

#1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 5.14 #0000ff Blue ΔE 5.33 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 5.46 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 5.56 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 6.51 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 7.50 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 7.96 #d1ce23 Inverted #505050 Grayscale 

Persian Blue
#2e31dc  rgb(46, 49, 220)  hsl(239, 71%, 52%)  Persian Blue
#dcd92e  rgb(220, 217, 46)  hsl(59, 71%, 52%)  Dandelion
#dc2e31  rgb(220, 46, 49)  hsl(359, 71%, 52%)  Cadmium Red
#31dc2e  rgb(49, 220, 46)  hsl(119, 71%, 52%)  Lime Green