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#2F37DC

#2f37dc ≈ Persian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2f37dc 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 86.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 78.64% cyan, 75% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 237.23°, with 71.19% saturation and 52.35% 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 7.78:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Persian Blue (#1c39bb), ΔE 4.9.

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Web safe#3333cc
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Relative luminance0.085

Complementary

  1. #2f37dc
  2. #dcd42f

Split complementary

  1. #2f37dc
  2. #dc7e2f
  3. #8ddc2f

Analogous

  1. #2f8ddc
  2. #2f37dc
  3. #7e2fdc

Triadic

  1. #2f37dc
  2. #dc2f37
  3. #37dc2f

Tetradic

  1. #2f37dc
  2. #d42fdc
  3. #dcd42f
  4. #37dc2f

Square

  1. #2f37dc
  2. #dc2f8d
  3. #dcd42f
  4. #2fdc7e

Monochromatic

  1. #101462
  2. #1b22a3
  3. #2f37dc
  4. #7076e7
  5. #b2b5f2

Shades

#2f37dc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2f37dc
  2. #2a32c6
  3. #262cb0
  4. #21279a
  5. #1c2184
  6. #181c6e
  7. #131658
  8. #0e1142
  9. #090b2c
  10. #050616
  11. #000000

Tints

#2f37dc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2f37dc
  2. #444be0
  3. #595fe3
  4. #6d73e7
  5. #8287ea
  6. #979bee
  7. #acaff1
  8. #c1c3f5
  9. #d5d7f8
  10. #eaebfc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2f37dc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2f37dc
  2. #373ed3
  3. #3f46ca
  4. #474dc0
  5. #4f54b7
  6. #585cae
  7. #6063a5
  8. #686a9c
  9. #707192
  10. #787989
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.78:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.7:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #525252 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #47499d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005be1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #004ad9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006887 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #004fdf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0043da ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0058b0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2f37dc {
  color: #2f37dc;
}
Background
.bg-2f37dc {
  background-color: #2f37dc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2f37dc {
  border: 2px solid #2f37dc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2f37dc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 47 55 220;
  --color-primary-hsl: 237 71% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2f37dc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2f37dc, #7e2fdc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2f37dc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(47 55 220 / 0.35);
}

#1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 4.90 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 5.97 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 6.01 #0000ff Blue ΔE 6.35 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 6.40 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 7.19 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 7.94 #d0c823 Inverted #525252 Grayscale 

Persian Blue
#2f37dc  rgb(47, 55, 220)  hsl(237, 71%, 52%)  Persian Blue
#dcd42f  rgb(220, 212, 47)  hsl(57, 71%, 52%)  Citrine
#dc2f37  rgb(220, 47, 55)  hsl(357, 71%, 52%)  Persian Red
#37dc2f  rgb(55, 220, 47)  hsl(117, 71%, 52%)  Lime Green