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#2E4EDD

#2e4edd ≈ Iris

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2e4edd is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 18.04% red, 30.59% green and 86.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 79.19% cyan, 64.71% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 229.03°, with 72.02% saturation and 52.35% 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 6.46:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Iris (#5a4fcf), ΔE 5.

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Web safe#3366cc
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Relative luminance0.1125

Complementary

  1. #2e4edd
  2. #ddbd2e

Split complementary

  1. #2e4edd
  2. #dd652e
  3. #a5dd2e

Analogous

  1. #2ea5dd
  2. #2e4edd
  3. #652edd

Triadic

  1. #2e4edd
  2. #dd2e4e
  3. #4edd2e

Tetradic

  1. #2e4edd
  2. #bd2edd
  3. #ddbd2e
  4. #4edd2e

Square

  1. #2e4edd
  2. #dd2ea5
  3. #ddbd2e
  4. #2edd65

Monochromatic

  1. #101f62
  2. #1b34a4
  3. #2e4edd
  4. #7086e8
  5. #b2bdf2

Shades

#2e4edd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2e4edd
  2. #2946c7
  3. #253eb1
  4. #20379b
  5. #1c2f85
  6. #17276f
  7. #121f58
  8. #0e1742
  9. #09102c
  10. #050816
  11. #000000

Tints

#2e4edd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2e4edd
  2. #4360e0
  3. #5871e4
  4. #6d83e7
  5. #8295eb
  6. #97a7ee
  7. #abb8f1
  8. #c0caf5
  9. #d5dcf8
  10. #eaedfc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2e4edd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2e4edd
  2. #3653d4
  3. #3e58ca
  4. #475dc1
  5. #4f62b8
  6. #5767af
  7. #5f6ca5
  8. #67719c
  9. #707693
  10. #787b89
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.46:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.25:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5e5e5e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4f58a1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0067e2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0056da ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00748e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #005ee0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0053db ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0067b3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2e4edd {
  color: #2e4edd;
}
Background
.bg-2e4edd {
  background-color: #2e4edd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2e4edd {
  border: 2px solid #2e4edd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2e4edd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 46 78 221;
  --color-primary-hsl: 229 72% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2e4edd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2e4edd, #652edd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2e4edd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(46 78 221 / 0.35);
}

#5a4fcf Iris ΔE 5.00 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 5.72 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 6.38 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.26 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 7.53 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 8.03 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 8.10 #d1b122 Inverted #5e5e5e Grayscale 

Iris
#2e4edd  rgb(46, 78, 221)  hsl(229, 72%, 52%)  Iris
#ddbd2e  rgb(221, 189, 46)  hsl(49, 72%, 52%)  Old Gold
#dd2e4e  rgb(221, 46, 78)  hsl(349, 72%, 52%)  Amaranth
#4edd2e  rgb(78, 221, 46)  hsl(109, 72%, 52%)  Lime Green