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#2F46CB

#2f46cb ≈ Persian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2f46cb is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 18.43% red, 27.45% green and 79.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 76.85% cyan, 65.52% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 231.15°, with 62.4% saturation and 49.02% 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 7.34:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Persian Blue (#1c39bb), ΔE 4.35.

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Relative luminance0.093

Complementary

  1. #2f46cb
  2. #cbb42f

Split complementary

  1. #2f46cb
  2. #cb662f
  3. #94cb2f

Analogous

  1. #2f94cb
  2. #2f46cb
  3. #662fcb

Triadic

  1. #2f46cb
  2. #cb2f46
  3. #46cb2f

Tetradic

  1. #2f46cb
  2. #b42fcb
  3. #cbb42f
  4. #46cb2f

Square

  1. #2f46cb
  2. #cb2f94
  3. #cbb42f
  4. #2fcb66

Monochromatic

  1. #121b4f
  2. #21318d
  3. #2f46cb
  4. #6a7bdd
  5. #a8b2eb

Shades

#2f46cb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2f46cb
  2. #2a3fb7
  3. #2638a2
  4. #21318e
  5. #1c2a7a
  6. #182366
  7. #131c51
  8. #0e153d
  9. #090e29
  10. #050714
  11. #000000

Tints

#2f46cb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2f46cb
  2. #4459d0
  3. #596bd5
  4. #6d7edb
  5. #8290e0
  6. #97a3e5
  7. #acb5ea
  8. #c1c8ef
  9. #d5daf5
  10. #eaedfa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2f46cb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2f46cb
  2. #374cc4
  3. #3f52bc
  4. #4757b5
  5. #4f5dad
  6. #5863a6
  7. #60699e
  8. #686f97
  9. #70748f
  10. #787a88
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.34:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.86:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #565656 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #495094 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005dcf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #004fc9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006a82 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0055ce ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #004bca ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #005da4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2f46cb {
  color: #2f46cb;
}
Background
.bg-2f46cb {
  background-color: #2f46cb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2f46cb {
  border: 2px solid #2f46cb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2f46cb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 47 70 203;
  --color-primary-hsl: 231 62% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2f46cb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2f46cb, #662fcb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2f46cb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(47 70 203 / 0.35);
}

#1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 4.35 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 4.94 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 5.60 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 6.32 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 6.32 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 7.04 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 7.30 #d0b934 Inverted #565656 Grayscale 

Persian Blue
#2f46cb  rgb(47, 70, 203)  hsl(231, 62%, 49%)  Persian Blue
#cbb42f  rgb(203, 180, 47)  hsl(51, 62%, 49%)  Old Gold
#cb2f46  rgb(203, 47, 70)  hsl(351, 62%, 49%)  Cardinal
#46cb2f  rgb(70, 203, 47)  hsl(111, 62%, 49%)  Lime Green