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#2012EE

#2012ee ≈ Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#2012ee 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 93.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 86.55% cyan, 92.44% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.67% black. Its hue angle is 243.82°, with 86.61% saturation and 50.2% 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 8.81:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Blue (#0000ff), ΔE 1.67.

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Web safe#3300ff
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Relative luminance0.0691

Complementary

  1. #2012ee
  2. #e0ee12

Split complementary

  1. #2012ee
  2. #ee8e12
  3. #72ee12

Analogous

  1. #1272ee
  2. #2012ee
  3. #8e12ee

Triadic

  1. #2012ee
  2. #ee2012
  3. #12ee20

Tetradic

  1. #2012ee
  2. #ee12e0
  3. #e0ee12
  4. #12ee20

Square

  1. #2012ee
  2. #ee1272
  3. #e0ee12
  4. #12ee8e

Monochromatic

  1. #0d0760
  2. #160ca8
  3. #2012ee
  4. #6359f3
  5. #a6a1f8

Shades

#2012ee mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2012ee
  2. #1d10d6
  3. #1a0ebe
  4. #160da7
  5. #130b8f
  6. #100977
  7. #0d075f
  8. #0a0547
  9. #060430
  10. #030218
  11. #000000

Tints

#2012ee mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2012ee
  2. #362af0
  3. #4d41f1
  4. #6359f3
  5. #7971f5
  6. #9089f7
  7. #a6a0f8
  8. #bcb8fa
  9. #d2d0fc
  10. #e9e7fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2012ee mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2012ee
  2. #2a1de3
  3. #3328d8
  4. #3d33cd
  5. #463ec2
  6. #5049b7
  7. #5a54ac
  8. #635fa1
  9. #6d6a96
  10. #76758b
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.81:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.38:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4a4a4a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3d3ba6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0055f3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003eeb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00658c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0044f1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0032ec ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0050bc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2012ee {
  color: #2012ee;
}
Background
.bg-2012ee {
  background-color: #2012ee;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2012ee {
  border: 2px solid #2012ee;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2012ee;
  --color-primary-rgb: 32 18 238;
  --color-primary-hsl: 244 87% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2012ee {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2012ee, #8e12ee);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2012ee {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(32 18 238 / 0.35);
}

#0000ff Blue ΔE 1.67 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 2.97 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 4.45 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 5.27 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 7.33 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 8.46 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 9.25 #dfed11 Inverted #4a4a4a Grayscale 

Blue
#2012ee  rgb(32, 18, 238)  hsl(244, 87%, 50%)  Blue
#e0ee12  rgb(224, 238, 18)  hsl(64, 87%, 50%)  Pear
#ee2012  rgb(238, 32, 18)  hsl(4, 87%, 50%)  Red
#12ee20  rgb(18, 238, 32)  hsl(124, 87%, 50%)  Lime