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#2F4CD5

#2f4cd5 ≈ Iris

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2f4cd5 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 18.43% red, 29.8% green and 83.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 77.93% cyan, 64.32% magenta, 0% yellow and 16.47% black. Its hue angle is 229.52°, with 66.4% saturation and 50.98% 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 6.74:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Iris (#5a4fcf), ΔE 5.01.

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Web safe#3333cc
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Relative luminance0.1058

Complementary

  1. #2f4cd5
  2. #d5b82f

Split complementary

  1. #2f4cd5
  2. #d5652f
  3. #9fd52f

Analogous

  1. #2f9fd5
  2. #2f4cd5
  3. #652fd5

Triadic

  1. #2f4cd5
  2. #d52f4c
  3. #4cd52f

Tetradic

  1. #2f4cd5
  2. #b82fd5
  3. #d5b82f
  4. #4cd52f

Square

  1. #2f4cd5
  2. #d52f9f
  3. #d5b82f
  4. #2fd565

Monochromatic

  1. #121e59
  2. #1f3499
  3. #2f4cd5
  4. #6f83e2
  5. #aebaef

Shades

#2f4cd5 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2f4cd5
  2. #2a44c0
  3. #263daa
  4. #213595
  5. #1c2e80
  6. #18266b
  7. #131e55
  8. #0e1740
  9. #090f2b
  10. #050815
  11. #000000

Tints

#2f4cd5 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2f4cd5
  2. #445ed9
  3. #5970dd
  4. #6d82e2
  5. #8294e6
  6. #97a6ea
  7. #acb7ee
  8. #c1c9f2
  9. #d5dbf7
  10. #eaedfb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2f4cd5 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2f4cd5
  2. #3751cd
  3. #3f56c4
  4. #475cbc
  5. #4f61b3
  6. #5866ab
  7. #606ba2
  8. #68709a
  9. #707691
  10. #787b89
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.74:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.12:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5b5b5b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4d569b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0063d9 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0054d2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00708a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #005bd8 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0051d3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0064ad ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2f4cd5 {
  color: #2f4cd5;
}
Background
.bg-2f4cd5 {
  background-color: #2f4cd5;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2f4cd5 {
  border: 2px solid #2f4cd5;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2f4cd5;
  --color-primary-rgb: 47 76 213;
  --color-primary-hsl: 230 66% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2f4cd5 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2f4cd5, #652fd5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2f4cd5 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(47 76 213 / 0.35);
}

#5a4fcf Iris ΔE 5.01 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 5.90 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 6.09 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 6.38 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 6.47 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 7.17 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 8.29 #d0b32a Inverted #5b5b5b Grayscale 

Iris
#2f4cd5  rgb(47, 76, 213)  hsl(230, 66%, 51%)  Iris
#d5b82f  rgb(213, 184, 47)  hsl(50, 66%, 51%)  Old Gold
#d52f4c  rgb(213, 47, 76)  hsl(350, 66%, 51%)  Brick Red
#4cd52f  rgb(76, 213, 47)  hsl(110, 66%, 51%)  Lime Green