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#2012EA

#2012ea ≈ Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#2012ea is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 12.55% red, 7.06% green and 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 86.32% cyan, 92.31% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 243.89°, with 85.71% saturation and 49.41% 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 8.99:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Blue (#0000ff), ΔE 2.07.

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Web safe#3300ff
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Relative luminance0.0668

Complementary

  1. #2012ea
  2. #dcea12

Split complementary

  1. #2012ea
  2. #ea8c12
  3. #70ea12

Analogous

  1. #1270ea
  2. #2012ea
  3. #8c12ea

Triadic

  1. #2012ea
  2. #ea2012
  3. #12ea20

Tetradic

  1. #2012ea
  2. #ea12dc
  3. #dcea12
  4. #12ea20

Square

  1. #2012ea
  2. #ea1270
  3. #dcea12
  4. #12ea8c

Monochromatic

  1. #0d075c
  2. #160da3
  3. #2012ea
  4. #6156f2
  5. #a39df7

Shades

#2012ea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2012ea
  2. #1d10d3
  3. #1a0ebb
  4. #160da4
  5. #130b8c
  6. #100975
  7. #0d075e
  8. #0a0546
  9. #06042f
  10. #030217
  11. #000000

Tints

#2012ea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2012ea
  2. #362aec
  3. #4d41ee
  4. #6359f0
  5. #7971f2
  6. #9089f5
  7. #a6a0f7
  8. #bcb8f9
  9. #d2d0fb
  10. #e9e7fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2012ea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2012ea
  2. #2a1ddf
  3. #3328d5
  4. #3d33ca
  5. #463ec0
  6. #5049b5
  7. #5a54aa
  8. #635fa0
  9. #6d6a95
  10. #76758b
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.99:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.34:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #494949 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3c3aa4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0054ef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003de7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00638a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0042ed ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0031e8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004fb8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2012ea {
  color: #2012ea;
}
Background
.bg-2012ea {
  background-color: #2012ea;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2012ea {
  border: 2px solid #2012ea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2012ea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 32 18 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 244 86% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2012ea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2012ea, #8c12ea);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2012ea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(32 18 234 / 0.35);
}

#0000ff Blue ΔE 2.07 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 3.40 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 4.79 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 4.84 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 7.68 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 8.28 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 8.76 #dfed15 Inverted #494949 Grayscale 

Blue
#2012ea  rgb(32, 18, 234)  hsl(244, 86%, 49%)  Blue
#dcea12  rgb(220, 234, 18)  hsl(64, 86%, 49%)  Pear
#ea2012  rgb(234, 32, 18)  hsl(4, 86%, 49%)  Lust
#12ea20  rgb(18, 234, 32)  hsl(124, 86%, 49%)  Lime