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#2F40FA

#2f40fa ≈ Majorelle Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#2f40fa is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 18.43% red, 25.1% green and 98.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 81.2% cyan, 74.4% magenta, 0% yellow and 1.96% black. Its hue angle is 234.98°, with 95.31% saturation and 58.24% 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 call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.49:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Majorelle Blue (#6050dc), ΔE 6.04.

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Relative luminance0.1117

Complementary

  1. #2f40fa
  2. #fae92f

Split complementary

  1. #2f40fa
  2. #fa842f
  3. #a5fa2f

Analogous

  1. #2fa5fa
  2. #2f40fa
  3. #842ffa

Triadic

  1. #2f40fa
  2. #fa2f40
  3. #40fa2f

Tetradic

  1. #2f40fa
  2. #e92ffa
  3. #fae92f
  4. #40fa2f

Square

  1. #2f40fa
  2. #fa2fa5
  3. #fae92f
  4. #2ffa84

Monochromatic

  1. #030f8d
  2. #0517d7
  3. #2f40fa
  4. #7a85fc
  5. #c4c9fe

Shades

#2f40fa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2f40fa
  2. #2a3ae1
  3. #2633c8
  4. #212daf
  5. #1c2696
  6. #18207d
  7. #131a64
  8. #0e134b
  9. #090d32
  10. #050619
  11. #000000

Tints

#2f40fa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2f40fa
  2. #4453fb
  3. #5966fb
  4. #6d79fc
  5. #828cfc
  6. #97a0fd
  7. #acb3fd
  8. #c1c6fe
  9. #d5d9fe
  10. #eaecff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2f40fa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2f40fa
  2. #3746ee
  3. #3f4de2
  4. #4753d5
  5. #4f5ac9
  6. #5860bd
  7. #6066b1
  8. #686da5
  9. #707398
  10. #787a8c
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.49:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.23:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5e5e5e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4f53b3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0068ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0054f7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00789b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #005bfd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #004cf8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0066c8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2f40fa {
  color: #2f40fa;
}
Background
.bg-2f40fa {
  background-color: #2f40fa;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2f40fa {
  border: 2px solid #2f40fa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2f40fa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 47 64 250;
  --color-primary-hsl: 235 95% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2f40fa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2f40fa, #842ffa);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2f40fa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(47 64 250 / 0.35);
}

#6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 6.04 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 6.37 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 6.41 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 7.44 #0000ff Blue ΔE 8.11 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 8.20 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 8.55 #d0bf05 Inverted #5e5e5e Grayscale 

Majorelle Blue
#2f40fa  rgb(47, 64, 250)  hsl(235, 95%, 58%)  Majorelle Blue
#fae92f  rgb(250, 233, 47)  hsl(55, 95%, 58%)  Aureolin
#fa2f40  rgb(250, 47, 64)  hsl(355, 95%, 58%)  Tractor Red
#40fa2f  rgb(64, 250, 47)  hsl(115, 95%, 58%)  Neon Green