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#2012CC

#2012cc ≈ Medium Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2012cc 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 80% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 84.31% cyan, 91.18% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 244.52°, with 83.78% saturation and 43.53% 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 10.4:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 1.76.

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Web safe#3300cc
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Relative luminance0.051

Complementary

  1. #2012cc
  2. #becc12

Split complementary

  1. #2012cc
  2. #cc7d12
  3. #61cc12

Analogous

  1. #1261cc
  2. #2012cc
  3. #7d12cc

Triadic

  1. #2012cc
  2. #cc2012
  3. #12cc20

Tetradic

  1. #2012cc
  2. #cc12be
  3. #becc12
  4. #12cc20

Square

  1. #2012cc
  2. #cc1261
  3. #becc12
  4. #12cc7d

Monochromatic

  1. #0a063f
  2. #150c86
  3. #2012cc
  4. #4a3dee
  5. #8b83f4

Shades

#2012cc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2012cc
  2. #1d10b8
  3. #1a0ea3
  4. #160d8f
  5. #130b7a
  6. #100966
  7. #0d0752
  8. #0a053d
  9. #060429
  10. #030214
  11. #000000

Tints

#2012cc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2012cc
  2. #362ad1
  3. #4d41d6
  4. #6359db
  5. #7971e0
  6. #9089e6
  7. #a6a0eb
  8. #bcb8f0
  9. #d2d0f5
  10. #e9e7fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2012cc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2012cc
  2. #2a1dc4
  3. #3328bd
  4. #3d33b5
  5. #463eae
  6. #5049a6
  7. #5a549e
  8. #635f97
  9. #6d6a8f
  10. #767588
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.4:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.02:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #404040 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #36338e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0049d1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0036c9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005678 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #003acf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #002bca ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0044a1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2012cc {
  color: #2012cc;
}
Background
.bg-2012cc {
  background-color: #2012cc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2012cc {
  border: 2px solid #2012cc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2012cc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 32 18 204;
  --color-primary-hsl: 245 84% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2012cc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2012cc, #7d12cc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2012cc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(32 18 204 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 1.76 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 5.08 #0000ff Blue ΔE 5.66 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 6.93 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 7.66 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 8.06 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 8.10 #dfed33 Inverted #404040 Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#2012cc  rgb(32, 18, 204)  hsl(245, 84%, 44%)  Medium Blue
#becc12  rgb(190, 204, 18)  hsl(65, 84%, 44%)  Pear
#cc2012  rgb(204, 32, 18)  hsl(5, 84%, 44%)  Rosso Corsa
#12cc20  rgb(18, 204, 32)  hsl(125, 84%, 44%)  Lime Green