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#2E46CF

#2e46cf ≈ Persian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2e46cf is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 18.04% red, 27.45% green and 81.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 77.78% cyan, 66.18% magenta, 0% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 231.06°, with 63.64% saturation and 49.61% 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 7.26:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Persian Blue (#1c39bb), ΔE 4.64.

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Web safe#3333cc
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Relative luminance0.0947

Complementary

  1. #2e46cf
  2. #cfb72e

Split complementary

  1. #2e46cf
  2. #cf672e
  3. #96cf2e

Analogous

  1. #2e96cf
  2. #2e46cf
  3. #672ecf

Triadic

  1. #2e46cf
  2. #cf2e46
  3. #46cf2e

Tetradic

  1. #2e46cf
  2. #b72ecf
  3. #cfb72e
  4. #46cf2e

Square

  1. #2e46cf
  2. #cf2e96
  3. #cfb72e
  4. #2ecf67

Monochromatic

  1. #121c52
  2. #203190
  3. #2e46cf
  4. #6b7cde
  5. #aab4ec

Shades

#2e46cf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2e46cf
  2. #293fba
  3. #2538a6
  4. #203191
  5. #1c2a7c
  6. #172368
  7. #121c53
  8. #0e153e
  9. #090e29
  10. #050715
  11. #000000

Tints

#2e46cf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2e46cf
  2. #4359d4
  3. #586bd9
  4. #6d7edd
  5. #8290e2
  6. #97a3e7
  7. #abb5ec
  8. #c0c8f1
  9. #d5daf5
  10. #eaedfa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2e46cf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2e46cf
  2. #364cc7
  3. #3e52bf
  4. #4757b7
  5. #4f5daf
  6. #5763a8
  7. #5f69a0
  8. #676f98
  9. #707490
  10. #787a88
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.26:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.89:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #575757 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4a5196 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005fd3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #004fcc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006b84 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0056d2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #004ccd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #005ea7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2e46cf {
  color: #2e46cf;
}
Background
.bg-2e46cf {
  background-color: #2e46cf;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2e46cf {
  border: 2px solid #2e46cf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2e46cf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 46 70 207;
  --color-primary-hsl: 231 64% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2e46cf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2e46cf, #672ecf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2e46cf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(46 70 207 / 0.35);
}

#1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 4.64 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 5.19 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 5.48 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 6.53 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 6.70 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 6.81 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 7.66 #d1b930 Inverted #575757 Grayscale 

Persian Blue
#2e46cf  rgb(46, 70, 207)  hsl(231, 64%, 50%)  Persian Blue
#cfb72e  rgb(207, 183, 46)  hsl(51, 64%, 50%)  Old Gold
#cf2e46  rgb(207, 46, 70)  hsl(351, 64%, 50%)  Crimson
#46cf2e  rgb(70, 207, 46)  hsl(111, 64%, 50%)  Lime Green