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#2E4DDC

#2e4ddc ≈ Iris

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2e4ddc is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 18.04% red, 30.2% green and 86.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 79.09% cyan, 65% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 229.31°, 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 6.54:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Iris (#5a4fcf), ΔE 4.97.

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Web safe#3366cc
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Relative luminance0.1106

Complementary

  1. #2e4ddc
  2. #dcbd2e

Split complementary

  1. #2e4ddc
  2. #dc662e
  3. #a4dc2e

Analogous

  1. #2ea4dc
  2. #2e4ddc
  3. #662edc

Triadic

  1. #2e4ddc
  2. #dc2e4d
  3. #4ddc2e

Tetradic

  1. #2e4ddc
  2. #bd2edc
  3. #dcbd2e
  4. #4ddc2e

Square

  1. #2e4ddc
  2. #dc2ea4
  3. #dcbd2e
  4. #2edc66

Monochromatic

  1. #101f61
  2. #1b33a2
  3. #2e4ddc
  4. #7085e7
  5. #b1bdf2

Shades

#2e4ddc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2e4ddc
  2. #2945c6
  3. #253eb0
  4. #20369a
  5. #1c2e84
  6. #17276e
  7. #121f58
  8. #0e1742
  9. #090f2c
  10. #050816
  11. #000000

Tints

#2e4ddc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2e4ddc
  2. #435fe0
  3. #5871e3
  4. #6d82e7
  5. #8294ea
  6. #97a6ee
  7. #abb8f1
  8. #c0caf5
  9. #d5dbf8
  10. #eaedfc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2e4ddc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2e4ddc
  2. #3652d3
  3. #3e57ca
  4. #475cc0
  5. #4f61b7
  6. #5767ae
  7. #5f6ca5
  8. #67719c
  9. #707692
  10. #787b89
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.54:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.21:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5d5d5d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4f57a0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0066e1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0055d9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00738e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #005ddf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0052da ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0066b2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2e4ddc {
  color: #2e4ddc;
}
Background
.bg-2e4ddc {
  background-color: #2e4ddc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2e4ddc {
  border: 2px solid #2e4ddc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2e4ddc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 46 77 220;
  --color-primary-hsl: 229 71% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2e4ddc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2e4ddc, #662edc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2e4ddc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(46 77 220 / 0.35);
}

#5a4fcf Iris ΔE 4.97 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 5.75 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 6.41 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.01 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 7.23 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 7.96 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 8.12 #d1b223 Inverted #5d5d5d Grayscale 

Iris
#2e4ddc  rgb(46, 77, 220)  hsl(229, 71%, 52%)  Iris
#dcbd2e  rgb(220, 189, 46)  hsl(49, 71%, 52%)  Old Gold
#dc2e4d  rgb(220, 46, 77)  hsl(349, 71%, 52%)  Amaranth
#4ddc2e  rgb(77, 220, 46)  hsl(109, 71%, 52%)  Lime Green