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#012BEE

#012bee ≈ Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#012bee is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 0.39% red, 16.86% green and 93.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 99.58% cyan, 81.93% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.67% black. Its hue angle is 229.37°, with 99.16% saturation and 46.86% 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 call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.13:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Blue (#0000ff), ΔE 3.82.

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Relative luminance0.0791

Complementary

  1. #012bee
  2. #eec401

Split complementary

  1. #012bee
  2. #ee4e01
  3. #a1ee01

Analogous

  1. #01a1ee
  2. #012bee
  3. #4e01ee

Triadic

  1. #012bee
  2. #ee012b
  3. #2bee01

Tetradic

  1. #012bee
  2. #c401ee
  3. #eec401
  4. #2bee01

Square

  1. #012bee
  2. #ee01a1
  3. #eec401
  4. #01ee4e

Monochromatic

  1. #000f56
  2. #011da2
  3. #012bee
  4. #3d5ffe
  5. #899eff

Shades

#012bee mixed progressively with black.

  1. #012bee
  2. #0127d6
  3. #0122be
  4. #011ea7
  5. #011a8f
  6. #011677
  7. #00115f
  8. #000d47
  9. #000930
  10. #000418
  11. #000000

Tints

#012bee mixed progressively with white.

  1. #012bee
  2. #1a40f0
  3. #3455f1
  4. #4d6bf3
  5. #6780f5
  6. #8095f7
  7. #99aaf8
  8. #b3bffa
  9. #ccd5fc
  10. #e6eafd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#012bee mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #012bee
  2. #0e34e3
  3. #1a3cd8
  4. #2745cd
  5. #344dc2
  6. #4156b7
  7. #4d5eac
  8. #5a67a1
  9. #676f96
  10. #73788b
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.13:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.58:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4f4f4f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3e44a8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005bf3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0043eb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006c8f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #004cf1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #003bec ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0059bd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-012bee {
  color: #012bee;
}
Background
.bg-012bee {
  background-color: #012bee;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-012bee {
  border: 2px solid #012bee;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #012bee;
  --color-primary-rgb: 1 43 238;
  --color-primary-hsl: 229 99% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-012bee {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #012bee, #4e01ee);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-012bee {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(1 43 238 / 0.35);
}

#0000ff Blue ΔE 3.82 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 4.49 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 4.92 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 6.61 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 7.39 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 8.00 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 8.53 #fed411 Inverted #4f4f4f Grayscale 

Blue
#012bee  rgb(1, 43, 238)  hsl(229, 99%, 47%)  Blue
#eec401  rgb(238, 196, 1)  hsl(49, 99%, 47%)  Jonquil
#ee012b  rgb(238, 1, 43)  hsl(349, 99%, 47%)  Cadmium Red
#2bee01  rgb(43, 238, 1)  hsl(109, 99%, 47%)  Lime