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#2001EC

#2001ec ≈ Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#2001ec is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 12.55% red, 0.39% green and 92.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 86.44% cyan, 99.58% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 247.91°, with 99.16% saturation and 46.47% 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 9.22:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Blue (#0000ff), ΔE 2.08.

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Web safe#3300ff
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Relative luminance0.0638

Complementary

  1. #2001ec
  2. #cdec01

Split complementary

  1. #2001ec
  2. #ec9501
  3. #58ec01

Analogous

  1. #0158ec
  2. #2001ec
  3. #9501ec

Triadic

  1. #2001ec
  2. #ec2001
  3. #01ec20

Tetradic

  1. #2001ec
  2. #ec01cd
  3. #cdec01
  4. #01ec20

Square

  1. #2001ec
  2. #ec0158
  3. #cdec01
  4. #01ec95

Monochromatic

  1. #0b0054
  2. #1601a0
  3. #2001ec
  4. #553bfe
  5. #9788fe

Shades

#2001ec mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2001ec
  2. #1d01d4
  3. #1a01bd
  4. #1601a5
  5. #13018e
  6. #100176
  7. #0d005e
  8. #0a0047
  9. #06002f
  10. #030018
  11. #000000

Tints

#2001ec mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2001ec
  2. #361aee
  3. #4d34f0
  4. #634df2
  5. #7967f4
  6. #9080f6
  7. #a699f7
  8. #bcb3f9
  9. #d2ccfb
  10. #e9e6fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2001ec mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2001ec
  2. #2a0ee1
  3. #331ad6
  4. #3d27cc
  5. #4634c1
  6. #5041b6
  7. #5a4dab
  8. #635aa0
  9. #6d6796
  10. #76738b
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.22:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.28:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #474747 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3b37a5 ≈ 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-2001ec {
  color: #2001ec;
}
Background
.bg-2001ec {
  background-color: #2001ec;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2001ec {
  border: 2px solid #2001ec;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2001ec;
  --color-primary-rgb: 32 1 236;
  --color-primary-hsl: 248 99% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2001ec {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2001ec, #9501ec);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2001ec {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(32 1 236 / 0.35);
}

#0000ff Blue ΔE 2.08 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 3.52 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 4.43 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 5.20 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 7.83 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 8.71 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 9.10 #dffe13 Inverted #474747 Grayscale 

Blue
#2001ec  rgb(32, 1, 236)  hsl(248, 99%, 46%)  Blue
#cdec01  rgb(205, 236, 1)  hsl(68, 99%, 46%)  Pear
#ec2001  rgb(236, 32, 1)  hsl(8, 99%, 46%)  Red
#01ec20  rgb(1, 236, 32)  hsl(128, 99%, 46%)  Lime