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#2E4EEA

#2e4eea ≈ Iris

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2e4eea 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 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 80.34% cyan, 66.67% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 229.79°, with 81.74% saturation and 54.9% 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 call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.19:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Iris (#5a4fcf), ΔE 5.17.

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Web safe#3366ff
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Relative luminance0.1197

Complementary

  1. #2e4eea
  2. #eaca2e

Split complementary

  1. #2e4eea
  2. #ea6c2e
  3. #acea2e

Analogous

  1. #2eacea
  2. #2e4eea
  3. #6c2eea

Triadic

  1. #2e4eea
  2. #ea2e4e
  3. #4eea2e

Tetradic

  1. #2e4eea
  2. #ca2eea
  3. #eaca2e
  4. #4eea2e

Square

  1. #2e4eea
  2. #ea2eac
  3. #eaca2e
  4. #2eea6c

Monochromatic

  1. #0c1d73
  2. #132fb9
  3. #2e4eea
  4. #7489f1
  5. #b9c4f8

Shades

#2e4eea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2e4eea
  2. #2946d3
  3. #253ebb
  4. #2037a4
  5. #1c2f8c
  6. #172775
  7. #121f5e
  8. #0e1746
  9. #09102f
  10. #050817
  11. #000000

Tints

#2e4eea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2e4eea
  2. #4360ec
  3. #5871ee
  4. #6d83f0
  5. #8295f2
  6. #97a7f5
  7. #abb8f7
  8. #c0caf9
  9. #d5dcfb
  10. #eaedfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2e4eea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2e4eea
  2. #3653df
  3. #3e58d5
  4. #475dca
  5. #4f62c0
  6. #5767b5
  7. #5f6caa
  8. #6771a0
  9. #707695
  10. #787b8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.19:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.39:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #616161 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #515aaa ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006aef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0058e7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007996 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0060ed ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0054e8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #006abd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2e4eea {
  color: #2e4eea;
}
Background
.bg-2e4eea {
  background-color: #2e4eea;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2e4eea {
  border: 2px solid #2e4eea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2e4eea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 46 78 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 230 82% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2e4eea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2e4eea, #6c2eea);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2e4eea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(46 78 234 / 0.35);
}

#5a4fcf Iris ΔE 5.17 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 5.26 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 7.65 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 7.83 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 7.95 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 8.23 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 8.46 #d1b115 Inverted #616161 Grayscale 

Iris
#2e4eea  rgb(46, 78, 234)  hsl(230, 82%, 55%)  Iris
#eaca2e  rgb(234, 202, 46)  hsl(50, 82%, 55%)  Jonquil
#ea2e4e  rgb(234, 46, 78)  hsl(350, 82%, 55%)  Amaranth
#4eea2e  rgb(78, 234, 46)  hsl(110, 82%, 55%)  Neon Green