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#2E4FDE

#2e4fde ≈ Iris

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2e4fde is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 18.04% red, 30.98% green and 87.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 79.28% cyan, 64.41% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 228.75°, with 72.73% saturation and 52.55% 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 6.38:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Iris (#5a4fcf), ΔE 5.06.

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Web safe#3366cc
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Relative luminance0.1145

Complementary

  1. #2e4fde
  2. #debd2e

Split complementary

  1. #2e4fde
  2. #de652e
  3. #a7de2e

Analogous

  1. #2ea7de
  2. #2e4fde
  3. #652ede

Triadic

  1. #2e4fde
  2. #de2e4f
  3. #4fde2e

Tetradic

  1. #2e4fde
  2. #bd2ede
  3. #debd2e
  4. #4fde2e

Square

  1. #2e4fde
  2. #de2ea7
  3. #debd2e
  4. #2ede65

Monochromatic

  1. #101f63
  2. #1a34a5
  3. #2e4fde
  4. #7087e8
  5. #b2bef3

Shades

#2e4fde mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2e4fde
  2. #2947c8
  3. #253fb2
  4. #20379b
  5. #1c2f85
  6. #17286f
  7. #122059
  8. #0e1843
  9. #09102c
  10. #050816
  11. #000000

Tints

#2e4fde mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2e4fde
  2. #4361e1
  3. #5872e5
  4. #6d84e8
  5. #8295eb
  6. #97a7ef
  7. #abb9f2
  8. #c0caf5
  9. #d5dcf8
  10. #eaedfc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2e4fde mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2e4fde
  2. #3654d5
  3. #3e59cb
  4. #475ec2
  5. #4f63b8
  6. #5768af
  7. #5f6ca6
  8. #67719c
  9. #707693
  10. #787b89
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.38:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.29:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5f5f5f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5059a2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0068e3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0057db ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00758f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #005fe1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0054dc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0068b4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2e4fde {
  color: #2e4fde;
}
Background
.bg-2e4fde {
  background-color: #2e4fde;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2e4fde {
  border: 2px solid #2e4fde;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2e4fde;
  --color-primary-rgb: 46 79 222;
  --color-primary-hsl: 229 73% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2e4fde {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2e4fde, #652ede);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2e4fde {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(46 79 222 / 0.35);
}

#5a4fcf Iris ΔE 5.06 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 5.71 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 6.38 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.51 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 7.84 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 7.95 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 8.02 #d1b021 Inverted #5f5f5f Grayscale 

Iris
#2e4fde  rgb(46, 79, 222)  hsl(229, 73%, 53%)  Iris
#debd2e  rgb(222, 189, 46)  hsl(49, 73%, 53%)  Old Gold
#de2e4f  rgb(222, 46, 79)  hsl(349, 73%, 53%)  Amaranth
#4fde2e  rgb(79, 222, 46)  hsl(109, 73%, 53%)  Lime Green