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#2012BD

#2012bd ≈ Medium Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2012bd is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 12.55% red, 7.06% green and 74.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 83.07% cyan, 90.48% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.88% black. Its hue angle is 244.91°, with 82.61% saturation and 40.59% 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 11.15:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 2.06.

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Web safe#3300cc
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Relative luminance0.0441

Complementary

  1. #2012bd
  2. #afbd12

Split complementary

  1. #2012bd
  2. #bd7512
  3. #5abd12

Analogous

  1. #125abd
  2. #2012bd
  3. #7512bd

Triadic

  1. #2012bd
  2. #bd2012
  3. #12bd20

Tetradic

  1. #2012bd
  2. #bd12af
  3. #afbd12
  4. #12bd20

Square

  1. #2012bd
  2. #bd125a
  3. #afbd12
  4. #12bd75

Monochromatic

  1. #080531
  2. #140b77
  3. #2012bd
  4. #4030eb
  5. #8076f2

Shades

#2012bd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2012bd
  2. #1d10aa
  3. #1a0e97
  4. #160d84
  5. #130b71
  6. #10095f
  7. #0d074c
  8. #0a0539
  9. #060426
  10. #030213
  11. #000000

Tints

#2012bd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2012bd
  2. #362ac4
  3. #4d41ca
  4. #6359d1
  5. #7971d7
  6. #9089de
  7. #a6a0e5
  8. #bcb8eb
  9. #d2d0f2
  10. #e9e7f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2012bd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2012bd
  2. #2a1db7
  3. #3328b1
  4. #3d33ab
  5. #463ea5
  6. #50499f
  7. #5a5498
  8. #635f92
  9. #6d6a8c
  10. #767586
  11. #808080

Readable text 11.15:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.88:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #3b3b3b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #322f84 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0043c1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0032ba ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00506f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0036c0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0029bb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #003f95 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2012bd {
  color: #2012bd;
}
Background
.bg-2012bd {
  background-color: #2012bd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2012bd {
  border: 2px solid #2012bd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2012bd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 32 18 189;
  --color-primary-hsl: 245 83% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2012bd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2012bd, #7512bd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2012bd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(32 18 189 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 2.06 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 3.27 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 6.59 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 7.49 #0000ff Blue ΔE 7.55 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 7.76 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 7.91 #dfed42 Inverted #3b3b3b Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#2012bd  rgb(32, 18, 189)  hsl(245, 83%, 41%)  Medium Blue
#afbd12  rgb(175, 189, 18)  hsl(65, 83%, 41%)  Apple Green
#bd2012  rgb(189, 32, 18)  hsl(5, 83%, 41%)  Venetian Red
#12bd20  rgb(18, 189, 32)  hsl(125, 83%, 41%)  Kelly Green