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#2E44AD

#2e44ad ≈ Persian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#2e44ad is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 18.04% red, 26.67% green and 67.84% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 73.41% cyan, 60.69% magenta, 0% yellow and 32.16% black. Its hue angle is 229.61°, with 57.99% saturation and 42.94% 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 8.25:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Persian Blue (#1c39bb), ΔE 3.81.

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Web safe#333399
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Relative luminance0.0773

Complementary

  1. #2e44ad
  2. #ad972e

Split complementary

  1. #2e44ad
  2. #ad582e
  3. #83ad2e

Analogous

  1. #2e83ad
  2. #2e44ad
  3. #582ead

Triadic

  1. #2e44ad
  2. #ad2e44
  3. #44ad2e

Tetradic

  1. #2e44ad
  2. #972ead
  3. #ad972e
  4. #44ad2e

Square

  1. #2e44ad
  2. #ad2e83
  3. #ad972e
  4. #2ead58

Monochromatic

  1. #0e1434
  2. #1e2c71
  3. #2e44ad
  4. #566bd2
  5. #92a0e2

Shades

#2e44ad mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2e44ad
  2. #293d9c
  3. #25368a
  4. #203079
  5. #1c2968
  6. #172257
  7. #121b45
  8. #0e1434
  9. #090e23
  10. #050711
  11. #000000

Tints

#2e44ad mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2e44ad
  2. #4357b5
  3. #5869bd
  4. #6d7cc6
  5. #828fce
  6. #97a2d6
  7. #abb4de
  8. #c0c7e6
  9. #d5daef
  10. #eaecf7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2e44ad mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2e44ad
  2. #364aa9
  3. #3e50a4
  4. #4756a0
  5. #4f5c9b
  6. #576297
  7. #5f6892
  8. #676e8e
  9. #707489
  10. #787a85
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.25:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.55:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4f4f4f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #444b7f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0055b0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0049ab ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005f72 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #004eaf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0047ac ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00558d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2e44ad {
  color: #2e44ad;
}
Background
.bg-2e44ad {
  background-color: #2e44ad;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2e44ad {
  border: 2px solid #2e44ad;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2e44ad;
  --color-primary-rgb: 46 68 173;
  --color-primary-hsl: 230 58% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2e44ad {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2e44ad, #582ead);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2e44ad {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(46 68 173 / 0.35);
}

#1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 3.81 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 3.81 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 4.84 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 5.21 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 5.85 #003399 Smalt ΔE 5.89 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 7.41 #d1bb52 Inverted #4f4f4f Grayscale 

Persian Blue
#2e44ad  rgb(46, 68, 173)  hsl(230, 58%, 43%)  Persian Blue
#ad972e  rgb(173, 151, 46)  hsl(50, 58%, 43%)  Brass
#ad2e44  rgb(173, 46, 68)  hsl(350, 58%, 43%)  Vivid Burgundy
#44ad2e  rgb(68, 173, 46)  hsl(110, 58%, 43%)  Kelly Green