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#2F37AE

#2f37ae ≈ Persian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#2f37ae is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 18.43% red, 21.57% green and 68.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 72.99% cyan, 68.39% magenta, 0% yellow and 31.76% black. Its hue angle is 236.22°, with 57.47% saturation and 43.33% 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 9.22:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Persian Blue (#1c39bb), ΔE 2.16.

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Relative luminance0.0639

Complementary

  1. #2f37ae
  2. #aea62f

Split complementary

  1. #2f37ae
  2. #ae662f
  3. #76ae2f

Analogous

  1. #2f76ae
  2. #2f37ae
  3. #662fae

Triadic

  1. #2f37ae
  2. #ae2f37
  3. #37ae2f

Tetradic

  1. #2f37ae
  2. #a62fae
  3. #aea62f
  4. #37ae2f

Square

  1. #2f37ae
  2. #ae2f76
  3. #aea62f
  4. #2fae66

Monochromatic

  1. #0e1136
  2. #1f2472
  3. #2f37ae
  4. #585fd2
  5. #9499e2

Shades

#2f37ae mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2f37ae
  2. #2a329d
  3. #262c8b
  4. #21277a
  5. #1c2168
  6. #181c57
  7. #131646
  8. #0e1134
  9. #090b23
  10. #050611
  11. #000000

Tints

#2f37ae mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2f37ae
  2. #444bb6
  3. #595fbe
  4. #6d73c6
  5. #8287ce
  6. #979bd7
  7. #acafdf
  8. #c1c3e7
  9. #d5d7ef
  10. #eaebf7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2f37ae mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2f37ae
  2. #373ea9
  3. #3f46a5
  4. #474da0
  5. #4f549c
  6. #585c97
  7. #606392
  8. #686a8e
  9. #707189
  10. #787985
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.22:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.28:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #484848 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3f417e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004eb2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0042ac ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00576e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0046b0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #003ead ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004c8c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2f37ae {
  color: #2f37ae;
}
Background
.bg-2f37ae {
  background-color: #2f37ae;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2f37ae {
  border: 2px solid #2f37ae;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2f37ae;
  --color-primary-rgb: 47 55 174;
  --color-primary-hsl: 236 57% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2f37ae {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2f37ae, #662fae);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2f37ae {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(47 55 174 / 0.35);
}

#1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 2.16 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 2.81 #003399 Smalt ΔE 4.80 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 4.89 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 6.58 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 7.00 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 7.12 #d0c851 Inverted #484848 Grayscale 

Persian Blue
#2f37ae  rgb(47, 55, 174)  hsl(236, 57%, 43%)  Persian Blue
#aea62f  rgb(174, 166, 47)  hsl(56, 57%, 43%)  Brass
#ae2f37  rgb(174, 47, 55)  hsl(356, 57%, 43%)  Brown
#37ae2f  rgb(55, 174, 47)  hsl(116, 57%, 43%)  Kelly Green