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#2F699E

#2f699e ≈ Medium Persian Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#2f699e is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 18.43% red, 41.18% green and 61.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 70.25% cyan, 33.54% magenta, 0% yellow and 38.04% black. Its hue angle is 208.65°, with 54.15% saturation and 40.2% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with openness, freedom and calm. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.78:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Persian Blue (#0067a5), ΔE 2.54.

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Web safe#336699
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Relative luminance0.1318

Complementary

  1. #2f699e
  2. #9e642f

Split complementary

  1. #2f699e
  2. #9e2f31
  3. #9e9c2f

Analogous

  1. #2f9e9c
  2. #2f699e
  3. #2f319e

Triadic

  1. #2f699e
  2. #9e2f69
  3. #699e2f

Tetradic

  1. #2f699e
  2. #642f9e
  3. #9e642f
  4. #699e2f

Square

  1. #2f699e
  2. #9c2f9e
  3. #9e642f
  4. #319e2f

Monochromatic

  1. #0c1b28
  2. #1d4263
  3. #2f699e
  4. #4f90cb
  5. #8ab5dc

Shades

#2f699e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2f699e
  2. #2a5f8e
  3. #26547e
  4. #214a6f
  5. #1c3f5f
  6. #18354f
  7. #132a3f
  8. #0e202f
  9. #091520
  10. #050b10
  11. #000000

Tints

#2f699e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2f699e
  2. #4478a8
  3. #5987b1
  4. #6d96bb
  5. #82a5c5
  6. #97b4cf
  7. #acc3d8
  8. #c1d2e2
  9. #d5e1ec
  10. #eaf0f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2f699e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2f699e
  2. #376b9b
  3. #3f6e98
  4. #477095
  5. #4f7292
  6. #58758f
  7. #60778c
  8. #687989
  9. #707b86
  10. #787e83
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.78:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.64:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #666666 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #556780 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #516ba0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #42619d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00767c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #466a9f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3b649d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00718b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2f699e {
  color: #2f699e;
}
Background
.bg-2f699e {
  background-color: #2f699e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2f699e {
  border: 2px solid #2f699e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2f699e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 47 105 158;
  --color-primary-hsl: 209 54% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2f699e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2f699e, #2f319e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2f699e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(47 105 158 / 0.35);
}

#0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 2.54 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 2.76 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 2.87 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 4.56 #1560bd Denim ΔE 4.78 #006994 Sea Blue ΔE 5.57 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 5.99 #d09661 Inverted #666666 Grayscale 

Medium Persian Blue
#2f699e  rgb(47, 105, 158)  hsl(209, 54%, 40%)  Medium Persian Blue
#9e642f  rgb(158, 100, 47)  hsl(29, 54%, 40%)  Golden Brown
#9e2f69  rgb(158, 47, 105)  hsl(329, 54%, 40%)  Jazzberry Jam
#699e2f  rgb(105, 158, 47)  hsl(89, 54%, 40%)  Olive Drab