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#2E32BC

#2e32bc ≈ Persian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2e32bc is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 18.04% red, 19.61% green and 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 75.53% cyan, 73.4% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 238.31°, with 60.68% saturation and 45.88% 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 9.14:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Persian Blue (#1c39bb), ΔE 2.57.

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Relative luminance0.0649

Complementary

  1. #2e32bc
  2. #bcb82e

Split complementary

  1. #2e32bc
  2. #bc712e
  3. #79bc2e

Analogous

  1. #2e79bc
  2. #2e32bc
  3. #712ebc

Triadic

  1. #2e32bc
  2. #bc2e32
  3. #32bc2e

Tetradic

  1. #2e32bc
  2. #b82ebc
  3. #bcb82e
  4. #32bc2e

Square

  1. #2e32bc
  2. #bc2e79
  3. #bcb82e
  4. #2ebc71

Monochromatic

  1. #101141
  2. #1f227f
  3. #2e32bc
  4. #5f62d8
  5. #9c9ee7

Shades

#2e32bc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2e32bc
  2. #292da9
  3. #252896
  4. #202384
  5. #1c1e71
  6. #17195e
  7. #12144b
  8. #0e0f38
  9. #090a26
  10. #050513
  11. #000000

Tints

#2e32bc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2e32bc
  2. #4347c3
  3. #585bc9
  4. #6d70d0
  5. #8284d7
  6. #9799de
  7. #abade4
  8. #c0c2eb
  9. #d5d6f2
  10. #eaebf8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2e32bc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2e32bc
  2. #363ab6
  3. #3e42b0
  4. #4749aa
  5. #4f51a4
  6. #57599e
  7. #5f6198
  8. #676992
  9. #70708c
  10. #787886
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.14:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.3:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #484848 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3f4086 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004fc0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0041ba ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005a74 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0045be ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #003cbb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004d96 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2e32bc {
  color: #2e32bc;
}
Background
.bg-2e32bc {
  background-color: #2e32bc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2e32bc {
  border: 2px solid #2e32bc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2e32bc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 46 50 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 238 61% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2e32bc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2e32bc, #712ebc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2e32bc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(46 50 188 / 0.35);
}

#1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 2.57 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 4.33 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 5.35 #003399 Smalt ΔE 6.49 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 7.08 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 7.14 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 7.21 #d1cd43 Inverted #484848 Grayscale 

Persian Blue
#2e32bc  rgb(46, 50, 188)  hsl(238, 61%, 46%)  Persian Blue
#bcb82e  rgb(188, 184, 46)  hsl(58, 61%, 46%)  Old Gold
#bc2e32  rgb(188, 46, 50)  hsl(358, 61%, 46%)  Fire Engine Red
#32bc2e  rgb(50, 188, 46)  hsl(118, 61%, 46%)  Kelly Green