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#202BBD

#202bbd ≈ Persian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#202bbd is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 12.55% red, 16.86% green and 74.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 83.07% cyan, 77.25% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.88% black. Its hue angle is 235.8°, with 71.04% saturation and 43.33% 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 9.8:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Persian Blue (#1c39bb), ΔE 3.67.

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Relative luminance0.0571

Complementary

  1. #202bbd
  2. #bdb220

Split complementary

  1. #202bbd
  2. #bd6420
  3. #79bd20

Analogous

  1. #2079bd
  2. #202bbd
  3. #6420bd

Triadic

  1. #202bbd
  2. #bd202b
  3. #2bbd20

Tetradic

  1. #202bbd
  2. #b220bd
  3. #bdb220
  4. #2bbd20

Square

  1. #202bbd
  2. #bd2079
  3. #bdb220
  4. #20bd64

Monochromatic

  1. #0a0d3a
  2. #151c7c
  3. #202bbd
  4. #4954e0
  5. #8b91eb

Shades

#202bbd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #202bbd
  2. #1d27aa
  3. #1a2297
  4. #161e84
  5. #131a71
  6. #10165f
  7. #0d114c
  8. #0a0d39
  9. #060926
  10. #030413
  11. #000000

Tints

#202bbd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #202bbd
  2. #3640c4
  3. #4d55ca
  4. #636bd1
  5. #7980d7
  6. #9095de
  7. #a6aae5
  8. #bcbfeb
  9. #d2d5f2
  10. #e9eaf8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#202bbd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #202bbd
  2. #2a34b7
  3. #333cb1
  4. #3d45ab
  5. #464da5
  6. #50569f
  7. #5a5e98
  8. #636792
  9. #6d6f8c
  10. #767886
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.8:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.14:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #444444 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #383b86 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004bc1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003bba ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005873 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0041bf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0036bb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004996 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-202bbd {
  color: #202bbd;
}
Background
.bg-202bbd {
  background-color: #202bbd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-202bbd {
  border: 2px solid #202bbd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #202bbd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 32 43 189;
  --color-primary-hsl: 236 71% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-202bbd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #202bbd, #6420bd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-202bbd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(32 43 189 / 0.35);
}

#1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 3.67 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 4.53 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 5.50 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 5.63 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 6.18 #003399 Smalt ΔE 6.52 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.07 #dfd442 Inverted #444444 Grayscale 

Persian Blue
#202bbd  rgb(32, 43, 189)  hsl(236, 71%, 43%)  Persian Blue
#bdb220  rgb(189, 178, 32)  hsl(56, 71%, 43%)  Old Gold
#bd202b  rgb(189, 32, 43)  hsl(356, 71%, 43%)  Firebrick
#2bbd20  rgb(43, 189, 32)  hsl(116, 71%, 43%)  Kelly Green