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#2D46BB

#2d46bb ≈ Persian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2d46bb is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 17.65% red, 27.45% green and 73.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 75.94% cyan, 62.57% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 229.44°, with 61.21% saturation and 45.49% 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 7.76:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Persian Blue (#1c39bb), ΔE 3.75.

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Web safe#3333cc
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Relative luminance0.0853

Complementary

  1. #2d46bb
  2. #bba22d

Split complementary

  1. #2d46bb
  2. #bb5b2d
  3. #8dbb2d

Analogous

  1. #2d8dbb
  2. #2d46bb
  3. #5b2dbb

Triadic

  1. #2d46bb
  2. #bb2d46
  3. #46bb2d

Tetradic

  1. #2d46bb
  2. #a22dbb
  3. #bba22d
  4. #46bb2d

Square

  1. #2d46bb
  2. #bb2d8d
  3. #bba22d
  4. #2dbb5b

Monochromatic

  1. #0f1840
  2. #1e2f7d
  3. #2d46bb
  4. #5d72d8
  5. #9aa8e7

Shades

#2d46bb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2d46bb
  2. #293fa8
  3. #243896
  4. #203183
  5. #1b2a70
  6. #17235e
  7. #121c4b
  8. #0e1538
  9. #090e25
  10. #050713
  11. #000000

Tints

#2d46bb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2d46bb
  2. #4259c2
  3. #576bc9
  4. #6c7ecf
  5. #8190d6
  6. #96a3dd
  7. #abb5e4
  8. #c0c8eb
  9. #d5daf1
  10. #eaedf8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2d46bb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2d46bb
  2. #354cb5
  3. #3e52af
  4. #4657a9
  5. #4e5da3
  6. #57639e
  7. #5f6998
  8. #676f92
  9. #6f748c
  10. #787a86
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.76:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.71:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #525252 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #464e89 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0059bf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #004cb9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00647a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0052bd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #004aba ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #005a98 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2d46bb {
  color: #2d46bb;
}
Background
.bg-2d46bb {
  background-color: #2d46bb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2d46bb {
  border: 2px solid #2d46bb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2d46bb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 45 70 187;
  --color-primary-hsl: 229 61% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2d46bb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2d46bb, #5b2dbb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2d46bb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(45 70 187 / 0.35);
}

#1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 3.75 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 4.46 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 4.94 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 5.35 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 5.93 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 6.91 #003399 Smalt ΔE 7.34 #d2b944 Inverted #525252 Grayscale 

Persian Blue
#2d46bb  rgb(45, 70, 187)  hsl(229, 61%, 45%)  Persian Blue
#bba22d  rgb(187, 162, 45)  hsl(49, 61%, 45%)  Brass
#bb2d46  rgb(187, 45, 70)  hsl(349, 61%, 45%)  Cardinal
#46bb2d  rgb(70, 187, 45)  hsl(109, 61%, 45%)  Kelly Green