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#2E36DD

#2e36dd ≈ Persian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2e36dd is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 18.04% red, 21.18% green and 86.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 79.19% cyan, 75.57% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 237.26°, 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 7.81:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Persian Blue (#1c39bb), ΔE 4.99.

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Web safe#3333cc
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Relative luminance0.0844

Complementary

  1. #2e36dd
  2. #ddd52e

Split complementary

  1. #2e36dd
  2. #dd7d2e
  3. #8ddd2e

Analogous

  1. #2e8ddd
  2. #2e36dd
  3. #7d2edd

Triadic

  1. #2e36dd
  2. #dd2e36
  3. #36dd2e

Tetradic

  1. #2e36dd
  2. #d52edd
  3. #ddd52e
  4. #36dd2e

Square

  1. #2e36dd
  2. #dd2e8d
  3. #ddd52e
  4. #2edd7d

Monochromatic

  1. #101462
  2. #1b21a4
  3. #2e36dd
  4. #7075e8
  5. #b2b5f2

Shades

#2e36dd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2e36dd
  2. #2931c7
  3. #252bb1
  4. #20269b
  5. #1c2085
  6. #171b6f
  7. #121658
  8. #0e1042
  9. #090b2c
  10. #050516
  11. #000000

Tints

#2e36dd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2e36dd
  2. #434ae0
  3. #585ee4
  4. #6d72e7
  5. #8286eb
  6. #979bee
  7. #abaff1
  8. #c0c3f5
  9. #d5d7f8
  10. #eaebfc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2e36dd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2e36dd
  2. #363dd4
  3. #3e45ca
  4. #474cc1
  5. #4f54b8
  6. #575baf
  7. #5f62a5
  8. #676a9c
  9. #707193
  10. #787989
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.81:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.69:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #525252 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #46489e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005be2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0049da ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006888 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #004ee0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0042db ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0058b0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2e36dd {
  color: #2e36dd;
}
Background
.bg-2e36dd {
  background-color: #2e36dd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2e36dd {
  border: 2px solid #2e36dd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2e36dd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 46 54 221;
  --color-primary-hsl: 237 72% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2e36dd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2e36dd, #7d2edd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2e36dd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(46 54 221 / 0.35);
}

#1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 4.99 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 5.85 #0000ff Blue ΔE 6.12 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 6.14 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 6.20 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 7.38 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 8.05 #d1c922 Inverted #525252 Grayscale 

Persian Blue
#2e36dd  rgb(46, 54, 221)  hsl(237, 72%, 52%)  Persian Blue
#ddd52e  rgb(221, 213, 46)  hsl(57, 72%, 52%)  Citrine
#dd2e36  rgb(221, 46, 54)  hsl(357, 72%, 52%)  Persian Red
#36dd2e  rgb(54, 221, 46)  hsl(117, 72%, 52%)  Lime Green