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#2012EF

#2012ef ≈ Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#2012ef 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 93.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 86.61% cyan, 92.47% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 243.8°, with 87.35% saturation and 50.39% 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 8.77:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Blue (#0000ff), ΔE 1.57.

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Web safe#3300ff
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Relative luminance0.0697

Complementary

  1. #2012ef
  2. #e1ef12

Split complementary

  1. #2012ef
  2. #ef8e12
  3. #72ef12

Analogous

  1. #1272ef
  2. #2012ef
  3. #8e12ef

Triadic

  1. #2012ef
  2. #ef2012
  3. #12ef20

Tetradic

  1. #2012ef
  2. #ef12e1
  3. #e1ef12
  4. #12ef20

Square

  1. #2012ef
  2. #ef1272
  3. #e1ef12
  4. #12ef8e

Monochromatic

  1. #0c0761
  2. #150ba9
  3. #2012ef
  4. #635af4
  5. #a7a1f9

Shades

#2012ef mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2012ef
  2. #1d10d7
  3. #1a0ebf
  4. #160da7
  5. #130b8f
  6. #100978
  7. #0d0760
  8. #0a0548
  9. #060430
  10. #030218
  11. #000000

Tints

#2012ef mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2012ef
  2. #362af1
  3. #4d41f2
  4. #6359f4
  5. #7971f5
  6. #9089f7
  7. #a6a0f9
  8. #bcb8fa
  9. #d2d0fc
  10. #e9e7fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2012ef mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2012ef
  2. #2a1de4
  3. #3328d9
  4. #3d33ce
  5. #463ec3
  6. #5049b8
  7. #5a54ac
  8. #635fa1
  9. #6d6a96
  10. #76758b
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.77:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.39:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4b4b4b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3e3ba7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0056f4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003fec ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00668d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0044f2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0032ed ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0051bc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2012ef {
  color: #2012ef;
}
Background
.bg-2012ef {
  background-color: #2012ef;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2012ef {
  border: 2px solid #2012ef;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2012ef;
  --color-primary-rgb: 32 18 239;
  --color-primary-hsl: 244 87% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2012ef {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2012ef, #8e12ef);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2012ef {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(32 18 239 / 0.35);
}

#0000ff Blue ΔE 1.57 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 2.87 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 4.36 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 5.39 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 7.24 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 8.51 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 9.37 #dfed10 Inverted #4b4b4b Grayscale 

Blue
#2012ef  rgb(32, 18, 239)  hsl(244, 87%, 50%)  Blue
#e1ef12  rgb(225, 239, 18)  hsl(64, 87%, 50%)  Lemon Lime
#ef2012  rgb(239, 32, 18)  hsl(4, 87%, 50%)  Red
#12ef20  rgb(18, 239, 32)  hsl(124, 87%, 50%)  Lime