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#2E37DE

#2e37de ≈ Persian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2e37de is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 18.04% red, 21.57% green and 87.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 79.28% cyan, 75.23% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 236.93°, with 72.73% saturation and 52.55% 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 7.73:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Persian Blue (#1c39bb), ΔE 5.09.

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Web safe#3333cc
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Relative luminance0.0859

Complementary

  1. #2e37de
  2. #ded52e

Split complementary

  1. #2e37de
  2. #de7d2e
  3. #8fde2e

Analogous

  1. #2e8fde
  2. #2e37de
  3. #7d2ede

Triadic

  1. #2e37de
  2. #de2e37
  3. #37de2e

Tetradic

  1. #2e37de
  2. #d52ede
  3. #ded52e
  4. #37de2e

Square

  1. #2e37de
  2. #de2e8f
  3. #ded52e
  4. #2ede7d

Monochromatic

  1. #101463
  2. #1a21a5
  3. #2e37de
  4. #7076e8
  5. #b2b5f3

Shades

#2e37de mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2e37de
  2. #2932c8
  3. #252cb2
  4. #20279b
  5. #1c2185
  6. #171c6f
  7. #121659
  8. #0e1143
  9. #090b2c
  10. #050616
  11. #000000

Tints

#2e37de mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2e37de
  2. #434be1
  3. #585fe5
  4. #6d73e8
  5. #8287eb
  6. #979bef
  7. #abaff2
  8. #c0c3f5
  9. #d5d7f8
  10. #eaebfc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2e37de mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2e37de
  2. #363ed5
  3. #3e46cb
  4. #474dc2
  5. #4f54b8
  6. #575caf
  7. #5f63a6
  8. #676a9c
  9. #707193
  10. #787989
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.73:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.72:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #535353 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #47499e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005be3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #004adb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006989 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #004fe1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0043dc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0059b1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2e37de {
  color: #2e37de;
}
Background
.bg-2e37de {
  background-color: #2e37de;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2e37de {
  border: 2px solid #2e37de;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2e37de;
  --color-primary-rgb: 46 55 222;
  --color-primary-hsl: 237 73% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2e37de {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2e37de, #7d2ede);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2e37de {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(46 55 222 / 0.35);
}

#1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 5.09 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 5.89 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 6.14 #0000ff Blue ΔE 6.27 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 6.30 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 7.20 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 7.90 #d1c821 Inverted #535353 Grayscale 

Persian Blue
#2e37de  rgb(46, 55, 222)  hsl(237, 73%, 53%)  Persian Blue
#ded52e  rgb(222, 213, 46)  hsl(57, 73%, 53%)  Citrine
#de2e37  rgb(222, 46, 55)  hsl(357, 73%, 53%)  Persian Red
#37de2e  rgb(55, 222, 46)  hsl(117, 73%, 53%)  Malachite