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#2F37CF

#2f37cf ≈ Persian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2f37cf is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 18.43% red, 21.57% green and 81.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 77.29% cyan, 73.43% magenta, 0% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 237°, with 62.99% saturation and 49.8% 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 8.18:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Persian Blue (#1c39bb), ΔE 3.41.

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Relative luminance0.0784

Complementary

  1. #2f37cf
  2. #cfc72f

Split complementary

  1. #2f37cf
  2. #cf772f
  3. #87cf2f

Analogous

  1. #2f87cf
  2. #2f37cf
  3. #772fcf

Triadic

  1. #2f37cf
  2. #cf2f37
  3. #37cf2f

Tetradic

  1. #2f37cf
  2. #c72fcf
  3. #cfc72f
  4. #37cf2f

Square

  1. #2f37cf
  2. #cf2f87
  3. #cfc72f
  4. #2fcf77

Monochromatic

  1. #131652
  2. #212691
  3. #2f37cf
  4. #6d72de
  5. #abaeec

Shades

#2f37cf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2f37cf
  2. #2a32ba
  3. #262ca6
  4. #212791
  5. #1c217c
  6. #181c68
  7. #131653
  8. #0e113e
  9. #090b29
  10. #050615
  11. #000000

Tints

#2f37cf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2f37cf
  2. #444bd4
  3. #595fd9
  4. #6d73dd
  5. #8287e2
  6. #979be7
  7. #acafec
  8. #c1c3f1
  9. #d5d7f5
  10. #eaebfa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2f37cf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2f37cf
  2. #373ec7
  3. #3f46bf
  4. #474db7
  5. #4f54af
  6. #585ca8
  7. #6063a0
  8. #686a98
  9. #707190
  10. #787988
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.18:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.57:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4f4f4f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #444794 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0057d3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0047cc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006380 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #004cd2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0041cd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0055a6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2f37cf {
  color: #2f37cf;
}
Background
.bg-2f37cf {
  background-color: #2f37cf;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2f37cf {
  border: 2px solid #2f37cf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2f37cf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 47 55 207;
  --color-primary-hsl: 237 63% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2f37cf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2f37cf, #772fcf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2f37cf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(47 55 207 / 0.35);
}

#1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 3.41 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 5.14 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 6.43 #0000ff Blue ΔE 7.16 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 7.20 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 7.45 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 7.53 #d0c830 Inverted #4f4f4f Grayscale 

Persian Blue
#2f37cf  rgb(47, 55, 207)  hsl(237, 63%, 50%)  Persian Blue
#cfc72f  rgb(207, 199, 47)  hsl(57, 63%, 50%)  Citrine
#cf2f37  rgb(207, 47, 55)  hsl(357, 63%, 50%)  Persian Red
#37cf2f  rgb(55, 207, 47)  hsl(117, 63%, 50%)  Lime Green