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#2F2BE2

#2f2be2 ≈ Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2f2be2 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 18.43% red, 16.86% green and 88.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 79.2% cyan, 80.97% magenta, 0% yellow and 11.37% black. Its hue angle is 241.31°, with 75.93% saturation and 52.75% 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 8.19:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Blue (#0000ff), ΔE 4.18.

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Web safe#3333cc
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Relative luminance0.0782

Complementary

  1. #2f2be2
  2. #dee22b

Split complementary

  1. #2f2be2
  2. #e28b2b
  3. #83e22b

Analogous

  1. #2b83e2
  2. #2f2be2
  3. #8b2be2

Triadic

  1. #2f2be2
  2. #e22f2b
  3. #2be22f

Tetradic

  1. #2f2be2
  2. #e22bde
  3. #dee22b
  4. #2be22f

Square

  1. #2f2be2
  2. #e22b83
  3. #dee22b
  4. #2be28b

Monochromatic

  1. #100e66
  2. #1a17a9
  3. #2f2be2
  4. #716eeb
  5. #b3b2f4

Shades

#2f2be2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2f2be2
  2. #2a27cb
  3. #2622b5
  4. #211e9e
  5. #1c1a88
  6. #181671
  7. #13115a
  8. #0e0d44
  9. #09092d
  10. #050417
  11. #000000

Tints

#2f2be2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2f2be2
  2. #4440e5
  3. #5955e8
  4. #6d6beb
  5. #8280ee
  6. #9795f1
  7. #acaaf3
  8. #c1bff6
  9. #d5d5f9
  10. #eaeafc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2f2be2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2f2be2
  2. #3734d8
  3. #3f3cce
  4. #4745c5
  5. #4f4dbb
  6. #5856b1
  7. #605ea7
  8. #68679d
  9. #706f94
  10. #78788a
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.19:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.56:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4f4f4f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4443a0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0058e7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0045df ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006688 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #004ae5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #003ce0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0054b3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2f2be2 {
  color: #2f2be2;
}
Background
.bg-2f2be2 {
  background-color: #2f2be2;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2f2be2 {
  border: 2px solid #2f2be2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2f2be2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 47 43 226;
  --color-primary-hsl: 241 76% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2f2be2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2f2be2, #8b2be2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2f2be2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(47 43 226 / 0.35);
}

#0000ff Blue ΔE 4.18 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 4.40 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 4.53 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 6.19 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 6.91 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.43 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 7.49 #d0d41d Inverted #4f4f4f Grayscale 

Blue
#2f2be2  rgb(47, 43, 226)  hsl(241, 76%, 53%)  Blue
#dee22b  rgb(222, 226, 43)  hsl(61, 76%, 53%)  Pear
#e22f2b  rgb(226, 47, 43)  hsl(1, 76%, 53%)  Lust
#2be22f  rgb(43, 226, 47)  hsl(121, 76%, 53%)  Malachite