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#2D44CD

#2d44cd ≈ Persian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2d44cd is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 17.65% red, 26.67% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 78.05% cyan, 66.83% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 231.38°, with 64% 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 7.45:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Persian Blue (#1c39bb), ΔE 4.04.

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Web safe#3333cc
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Relative luminance0.091

Complementary

  1. #2d44cd
  2. #cdb62d

Split complementary

  1. #2d44cd
  2. #cd662d
  3. #94cd2d

Analogous

  1. #2d94cd
  2. #2d44cd
  3. #662dcd

Triadic

  1. #2d44cd
  2. #cd2d44
  3. #44cd2d

Tetradic

  1. #2d44cd
  2. #b62dcd
  3. #cdb62d
  4. #44cd2d

Square

  1. #2d44cd
  2. #cd2d94
  3. #cdb62d
  4. #2dcd66

Monochromatic

  1. #111a50
  2. #1f2f8e
  3. #2d44cd
  4. #6979de
  5. #a7b1ec

Shades

#2d44cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2d44cd
  2. #293db9
  3. #2436a4
  4. #203090
  5. #1b297b
  6. #172267
  7. #121b52
  8. #0e143e
  9. #090e29
  10. #050715
  11. #000000

Tints

#2d44cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2d44cd
  2. #4257d2
  3. #5769d7
  4. #6c7cdc
  5. #818fe1
  6. #96a2e6
  7. #abb4eb
  8. #c0c7f0
  9. #d5daf5
  10. #eaecfa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2d44cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2d44cd
  2. #354ac5
  3. #3e50be
  4. #4656b6
  5. #4e5cae
  6. #5762a7
  7. #5f689f
  8. #676e97
  9. #6f748f
  10. #787a88
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.45:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.82:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #555555 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #484f95 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005dd1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #004dca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006983 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0054d0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #004acb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #005ca6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2d44cd {
  color: #2d44cd;
}
Background
.bg-2d44cd {
  background-color: #2d44cd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2d44cd {
  border: 2px solid #2d44cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2d44cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 45 68 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 231 64% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2d44cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2d44cd, #662dcd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2d44cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(45 68 205 / 0.35);
}

#1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 4.04 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 4.94 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 5.81 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 6.61 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 6.81 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 7.11 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 7.18 #d2bb32 Inverted #555555 Grayscale 

Persian Blue
#2d44cd  rgb(45, 68, 205)  hsl(231, 64%, 49%)  Persian Blue
#cdb62d  rgb(205, 182, 45)  hsl(51, 64%, 49%)  Old Gold
#cd2d44  rgb(205, 45, 68)  hsl(351, 64%, 49%)  Crimson
#44cd2d  rgb(68, 205, 45)  hsl(111, 64%, 49%)  Lime Green