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#2000EC

#2000ec ≈ Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#2000ec is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 12.55% red, 0% green and 92.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 86.44% cyan, 100% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 248.14°, with 100% saturation and 46.27% 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 9.24:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Blue (#0000ff), ΔE 2.11.

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Web safe#3300ff
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Relative luminance0.0636

Complementary

  1. #2000ec
  2. #ccec00

Split complementary

  1. #2000ec
  2. #ec9600
  3. #56ec00

Analogous

  1. #0056ec
  2. #2000ec
  3. #9600ec

Triadic

  1. #2000ec
  2. #ec2000
  3. #00ec20

Tetradic

  1. #2000ec
  2. #ec00cc
  3. #ccec00
  4. #00ec20

Square

  1. #2000ec
  2. #ec0056
  3. #ccec00
  4. #00ec96

Monochromatic

  1. #0b0053
  2. #16009f
  3. #2000ec
  4. #5439ff
  5. #9686ff

Shades

#2000ec mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2000ec
  2. #1d00d4
  3. #1a00bd
  4. #1600a5
  5. #13008e
  6. #100076
  7. #0d005e
  8. #0a0047
  9. #06002f
  10. #030018
  11. #000000

Tints

#2000ec mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2000ec
  2. #361aee
  3. #4d33f0
  4. #634df2
  5. #7966f4
  6. #9080f6
  7. #a699f7
  8. #bcb3f9
  9. #d2ccfb
  10. #e9e6fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2000ec mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2000ec
  2. #2a0de1
  3. #331ad6
  4. #3d26cc
  5. #4633c1
  6. #5040b6
  7. #5a4dab
  8. #635aa0
  9. #6d6696
  10. #76738b
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.24:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.27:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #474747 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3b37a4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0052f1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003be9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00628a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0040ef ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #002dea ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004dba ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2000ec {
  color: #2000ec;
}
Background
.bg-2000ec {
  background-color: #2000ec;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2000ec {
  border: 2px solid #2000ec;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2000ec;
  --color-primary-rgb: 32 0 236;
  --color-primary-hsl: 248 100% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2000ec {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2000ec, #9600ec);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2000ec {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(32 0 236 / 0.35);
}

#0000ff Blue ΔE 2.11 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 3.55 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 4.40 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 5.23 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 7.85 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 8.70 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 9.14 #dfff13 Inverted #474747 Grayscale 

Blue
#2000ec  rgb(32, 0, 236)  hsl(248, 100%, 46%)  Blue
#ccec00  rgb(204, 236, 0)  hsl(68, 100%, 46%)  Pear
#ec2000  rgb(236, 32, 0)  hsl(8, 100%, 46%)  Red
#00ec20  rgb(0, 236, 32)  hsl(128, 100%, 46%)  Lime