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#2003BB

#2003bb ≈ Medium Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2003bb is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 12.55% red, 1.18% green and 73.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 82.89% cyan, 98.4% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 249.46°, with 96.84% saturation and 37.25% 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 2.08.

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Web safe#3300cc
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Relative luminance0.0396

Complementary

  1. #2003bb
  2. #9ebb03

Split complementary

  1. #2003bb
  2. #bb7c03
  3. #42bb03

Analogous

  1. #0342bb
  2. #2003bb
  3. #7c03bb

Triadic

  1. #2003bb
  2. #bb2003
  3. #03bb20

Tetradic

  1. #2003bb
  2. #bb039e
  3. #9ebb03
  4. #03bb20

Square

  1. #2003bb
  2. #bb0342
  3. #9ebb03
  4. #03bb7c

Monochromatic

  1. #060124
  2. #130270
  3. #2003bb
  4. #350ffb
  5. #745bfc

Shades

#2003bb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2003bb
  2. #1d03a8
  3. #1a0296
  4. #160283
  5. #130270
  6. #10025e
  7. #0d014b
  8. #0a0138
  9. #060125
  10. #030013
  11. #000000

Tints

#2003bb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2003bb
  2. #361cc2
  3. #4d35c9
  4. #634fcf
  5. #7968d6
  6. #9081dd
  7. #a69ae4
  8. #bcb3eb
  9. #d2cdf1
  10. #e9e6f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2003bb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2003bb
  2. #2a10b5
  3. #331caf
  4. #3d29a9
  5. #4635a3
  6. #50429e
  7. #5a4e98
  8. #635b92
  9. #6d678c
  10. #767486
  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 #0040bf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #002fb8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #004c6d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0032be ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0024b9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #003b93 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2003bb {
  color: #2003bb;
}
Background
.bg-2003bb {
  background-color: #2003bb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2003bb {
  border: 2px solid #2003bb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2003bb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 32 3 187;
  --color-primary-hsl: 249 97% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2003bb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2003bb, #7c03bb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2003bb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(32 3 187 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 2.08 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 3.21 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 6.97 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 7.07 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 7.09 #0000ff Blue ΔE 8.19 #000080 Navy ΔE 8.50 #dffc44 Inverted #383838 Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#2003bb  rgb(32, 3, 187)  hsl(249, 97%, 37%)  Medium Blue
#9ebb03  rgb(158, 187, 3)  hsl(69, 97%, 37%)  Apple Green
#bb2003  rgb(187, 32, 3)  hsl(9, 97%, 37%)  Rufous
#03bb20  rgb(3, 187, 32)  hsl(129, 97%, 37%)  Kelly Green