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#2E44CD

#2e44cd ≈ Persian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2e44cd is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 18.04% red, 26.67% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 77.56% cyan, 66.83% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 231.7°, with 63.35% saturation and 49.22% 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 7.43:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Persian Blue (#1c39bb), ΔE 4.07.

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Relative luminance0.0912

Complementary

  1. #2e44cd
  2. #cdb72e

Split complementary

  1. #2e44cd
  2. #cd682e
  3. #94cd2e

Analogous

  1. #2e94cd
  2. #2e44cd
  3. #682ecd

Triadic

  1. #2e44cd
  2. #cd2e44
  3. #44cd2e

Tetradic

  1. #2e44cd
  2. #b72ecd
  3. #cdb72e
  4. #44cd2e

Square

  1. #2e44cd
  2. #cd2e94
  3. #cdb72e
  4. #2ecd68

Monochromatic

  1. #121b50
  2. #202f8f
  3. #2e44cd
  4. #6a7ade
  5. #a8b2ec

Shades

#2e44cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2e44cd
  2. #293db9
  3. #2536a4
  4. #203090
  5. #1c297b
  6. #172267
  7. #121b52
  8. #0e143e
  9. #090e29
  10. #050715
  11. #000000

Tints

#2e44cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2e44cd
  2. #4357d2
  3. #5869d7
  4. #6d7cdc
  5. #828fe1
  6. #97a2e6
  7. #abb4eb
  8. #c0c7f0
  9. #d5daf5
  10. #eaecfa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2e44cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2e44cd
  2. #364ac5
  3. #3e50be
  4. #4756b6
  5. #4f5cae
  6. #5762a7
  7. #5f689f
  8. #676e97
  9. #70748f
  10. #787a88
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.43:1 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 #004eca ≈ 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-2e44cd {
  color: #2e44cd;
}
Background
.bg-2e44cd {
  background-color: #2e44cd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2e44cd {
  border: 2px solid #2e44cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2e44cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 46 68 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 232 63% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2e44cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2e44cd, #682ecd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2e44cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(46 68 205 / 0.35);
}

#1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 4.07 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 4.88 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 5.74 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 6.68 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 6.86 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 7.11 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 7.14 #d1bb32 Inverted #555555 Grayscale 

Persian Blue
#2e44cd  rgb(46, 68, 205)  hsl(232, 63%, 49%)  Persian Blue
#cdb72e  rgb(205, 183, 46)  hsl(52, 63%, 49%)  Old Gold
#cd2e44  rgb(205, 46, 68)  hsl(352, 63%, 49%)  Crimson
#44cd2e  rgb(68, 205, 46)  hsl(112, 63%, 49%)  Lime Green