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#2F4ADE

#2f4ade ≈ Iris

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2f4ade is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 18.43% red, 29.02% green and 87.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 78.83% cyan, 66.67% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 230.74°, with 72.61% saturation and 52.75% 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 6.66:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Iris (#5a4fcf), ΔE 4.86.

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Web safe#3333cc
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Relative luminance0.1078

Complementary

  1. #2f4ade
  2. #dec32f

Split complementary

  1. #2f4ade
  2. #de6c2f
  3. #a2de2f

Analogous

  1. #2fa2de
  2. #2f4ade
  3. #6c2fde

Triadic

  1. #2f4ade
  2. #de2f4a
  3. #4ade2f

Tetradic

  1. #2f4ade
  2. #c32fde
  3. #dec32f
  4. #4ade2f

Square

  1. #2f4ade
  2. #de2fa2
  3. #dec32f
  4. #2fde6c

Monochromatic

  1. #101d64
  2. #1a30a6
  3. #2f4ade
  4. #7183e8
  5. #b3bdf3

Shades

#2f4ade mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2f4ade
  2. #2a43c8
  3. #263bb2
  4. #21349b
  5. #1c2c85
  6. #18256f
  7. #131e59
  8. #0e1643
  9. #090f2c
  10. #050716
  11. #000000

Tints

#2f4ade mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2f4ade
  2. #445ce1
  3. #596ee5
  4. #6d80e8
  5. #8292eb
  6. #97a5ef
  7. #acb7f2
  8. #c1c9f5
  9. #d5dbf8
  10. #eaedfc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2f4ade mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2f4ade
  2. #374fd5
  3. #3f55cb
  4. #475ac2
  5. #4f60b8
  6. #5865af
  7. #606aa6
  8. #68709c
  9. #707593
  10. #787b89
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.66:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.16:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5c5c5c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4e56a1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0065e3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0054db ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00728e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #005be1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0050dc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0065b4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2f4ade {
  color: #2f4ade;
}
Background
.bg-2f4ade {
  background-color: #2f4ade;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2f4ade {
  border: 2px solid #2f4ade;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2f4ade;
  --color-primary-rgb: 47 74 222;
  --color-primary-hsl: 231 73% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2f4ade {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2f4ade, #6c2fde);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2f4ade {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(47 74 222 / 0.35);
}

#5a4fcf Iris ΔE 4.86 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 5.59 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 6.65 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 6.80 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 7.11 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 8.29 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 8.29 #d0b521 Inverted #5c5c5c Grayscale 

Iris
#2f4ade  rgb(47, 74, 222)  hsl(231, 73%, 53%)  Iris
#dec32f  rgb(222, 195, 47)  hsl(51, 73%, 53%)  Citrine
#de2f4a  rgb(222, 47, 74)  hsl(351, 73%, 53%)  Amaranth
#4ade2f  rgb(74, 222, 47)  hsl(111, 73%, 53%)  Lime Green