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#2001EF

#2001ef ≈ Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#2001ef 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 93.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 86.61% cyan, 99.58% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 247.82°, with 99.17% saturation and 47.06% 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 9.08:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Blue (#0000ff), ΔE 1.72.

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Web safe#3300ff
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Relative luminance0.0656

Complementary

  1. #2001ef
  2. #d0ef01

Split complementary

  1. #2001ef
  2. #ef9701
  3. #59ef01

Analogous

  1. #0159ef
  2. #2001ef
  3. #9701ef

Triadic

  1. #2001ef
  2. #ef2001
  3. #01ef20

Tetradic

  1. #2001ef
  2. #ef01d0
  3. #d0ef01
  4. #01ef20

Square

  1. #2001ef
  2. #ef0159
  3. #d0ef01
  4. #01ef97

Monochromatic

  1. #0c0057
  2. #1601a3
  3. #2001ef
  4. #573efe
  5. #9a8aff

Shades

#2001ef mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2001ef
  2. #1d01d7
  3. #1a01bf
  4. #1601a7
  5. #13018f
  6. #100178
  7. #0d0060
  8. #0a0048
  9. #060030
  10. #030018
  11. #000000

Tints

#2001ef mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2001ef
  2. #361af1
  3. #4d34f2
  4. #634df4
  5. #7967f5
  6. #9080f7
  7. #a699f9
  8. #bcb3fa
  9. #d2ccfc
  10. #e9e6fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2001ef mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2001ef
  2. #2a0ee4
  3. #331ad9
  4. #3d27ce
  5. #4634c3
  6. #5041b8
  7. #5a4dac
  8. #635aa1
  9. #6d6796
  10. #76738b
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.08:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.31:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #484848 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3c38a7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0053f4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003cec ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00648c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0041f2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #002eed ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004ebc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2001ef {
  color: #2001ef;
}
Background
.bg-2001ef {
  background-color: #2001ef;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2001ef {
  border: 2px solid #2001ef;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2001ef;
  --color-primary-rgb: 32 1 239;
  --color-primary-hsl: 248 99% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2001ef {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2001ef, #9701ef);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2001ef {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(32 1 239 / 0.35);
}

#0000ff Blue ΔE 1.72 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 3.18 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 4.80 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 4.90 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 7.56 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 9.07 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 9.19 #dffe10 Inverted #484848 Grayscale 

Blue
#2001ef  rgb(32, 1, 239)  hsl(248, 99%, 47%)  Blue
#d0ef01  rgb(208, 239, 1)  hsl(68, 99%, 47%)  Chartreuse Yellow
#ef2001  rgb(239, 32, 1)  hsl(8, 99%, 47%)  Red
#01ef20  rgb(1, 239, 32)  hsl(128, 99%, 47%)  Lime