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#2001BC

#2001bc ≈ Medium Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2001bc is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 12.55% red, 0.39% green and 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 82.98% cyan, 99.47% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 249.95°, with 98.94% saturation and 37.06% 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 11.72:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 2.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#3300cc
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Relative luminance0.0396

Complementary

  1. #2001bc
  2. #9dbc01

Split complementary

  1. #2001bc
  2. #bc7e01
  3. #3fbc01

Analogous

  1. #013fbc
  2. #2001bc
  3. #7e01bc

Triadic

  1. #2001bc
  2. #bc2001
  3. #01bc20

Tetradic

  1. #2001bc
  2. #bc019d
  3. #9dbc01
  4. #01bc20

Square

  1. #2001bc
  2. #bc013f
  3. #9dbc01
  4. #01bc7e

Monochromatic

  1. #060024
  2. #130170
  3. #2001bc
  4. #340cfe
  5. #7358fe

Shades

#2001bc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2001bc
  2. #1d01a9
  3. #1a0196
  4. #160184
  5. #130171
  6. #10015e
  7. #0d004b
  8. #0a0038
  9. #060026
  10. #030013
  11. #000000

Tints

#2001bc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2001bc
  2. #361ac3
  3. #4d34c9
  4. #634dd0
  5. #7967d7
  6. #9080de
  7. #a699e4
  8. #bcb3eb
  9. #d2ccf2
  10. #e9e6f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2001bc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2001bc
  2. #2a0eb6
  3. #331ab0
  4. #3d27aa
  5. #4634a4
  6. #50419e
  7. #5a4d98
  8. #635a92
  9. #6d678c
  10. #767386
  11. #808080

Readable text 11.72:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.79:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #383838 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #302b82 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0040c0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #002fb9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #004d6d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0031bf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0023ba ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #003b93 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2001bc {
  color: #2001bc;
}
Background
.bg-2001bc {
  background-color: #2001bc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2001bc {
  border: 2px solid #2001bc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2001bc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 32 1 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 250 99% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2001bc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2001bc, #7e01bc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2001bc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(32 1 188 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 2.00 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 3.35 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 7.05 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 7.18 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 7.25 #0000ff Blue ΔE 8.12 #000080 Navy ΔE 8.57 #dffe43 Inverted #383838 Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#2001bc  rgb(32, 1, 188)  hsl(250, 99%, 37%)  Medium Blue
#9dbc01  rgb(157, 188, 1)  hsl(70, 99%, 37%)  Apple Green
#bc2001  rgb(188, 32, 1)  hsl(10, 99%, 37%)  Rosso Corsa
#01bc20  rgb(1, 188, 32)  hsl(130, 99%, 37%)  Kelly Green