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#2E4CDC

#2e4cdc ≈ Iris

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2e4cdc is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 18.04% red, 29.8% green and 86.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 79.09% cyan, 65.45% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 229.66°, with 71.31% saturation and 52.16% 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 6.6:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Iris (#5a4fcf), ΔE 4.94.

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Web safe#3333cc
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Relative luminance0.1092

Complementary

  1. #2e4cdc
  2. #dcbe2e

Split complementary

  1. #2e4cdc
  2. #dc672e
  3. #a3dc2e

Analogous

  1. #2ea3dc
  2. #2e4cdc
  3. #672edc

Triadic

  1. #2e4cdc
  2. #dc2e4c
  3. #4cdc2e

Tetradic

  1. #2e4cdc
  2. #be2edc
  3. #dcbe2e
  4. #4cdc2e

Square

  1. #2e4cdc
  2. #dc2ea3
  3. #dcbe2e
  4. #2edc67

Monochromatic

  1. #101e61
  2. #1b32a2
  3. #2e4cdc
  4. #7084e7
  5. #b1bcf2

Shades

#2e4cdc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2e4cdc
  2. #2944c6
  3. #253db0
  4. #20359a
  5. #1c2e84
  6. #17266e
  7. #121e58
  8. #0e1742
  9. #090f2c
  10. #050816
  11. #000000

Tints

#2e4cdc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2e4cdc
  2. #435ee0
  3. #5870e3
  4. #6d82e7
  5. #8294ea
  6. #97a6ee
  7. #abb7f1
  8. #c0c9f5
  9. #d5dbf8
  10. #eaedfc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2e4cdc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2e4cdc
  2. #3651d3
  3. #3e56ca
  4. #475cc0
  5. #4f61b7
  6. #5766ae
  7. #5f6ba5
  8. #67709c
  9. #707692
  10. #787b89
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.6:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.18:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5d5d5d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4e57a0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0065e1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0055d9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00738d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #005cdf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0051da ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0065b2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2e4cdc {
  color: #2e4cdc;
}
Background
.bg-2e4cdc {
  background-color: #2e4cdc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2e4cdc {
  border: 2px solid #2e4cdc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2e4cdc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 46 76 220;
  --color-primary-hsl: 230 71% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2e4cdc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2e4cdc, #672edc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2e4cdc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(46 76 220 / 0.35);
}

#5a4fcf Iris ΔE 4.94 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 5.74 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 6.55 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 6.84 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 7.01 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 7.96 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 8.20 #d1b323 Inverted #5d5d5d Grayscale 

Iris
#2e4cdc  rgb(46, 76, 220)  hsl(230, 71%, 52%)  Iris
#dcbe2e  rgb(220, 190, 46)  hsl(50, 71%, 52%)  Old Gold
#dc2e4c  rgb(220, 46, 76)  hsl(350, 71%, 52%)  Amaranth
#4cdc2e  rgb(76, 220, 46)  hsl(110, 71%, 52%)  Lime Green