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#2016CD

#2016cd ≈ Medium Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2016cd is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 12.55% red, 8.63% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 84.39% cyan, 89.27% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 243.28°, with 80.62% saturation and 44.51% 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 10.21:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 2.2.

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Web safe#3300cc
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Relative luminance0.0529

Complementary

  1. #2016cd
  2. #c3cd16

Split complementary

  1. #2016cd
  2. #cd7c16
  3. #67cd16

Analogous

  1. #1667cd
  2. #2016cd
  3. #7c16cd

Triadic

  1. #2016cd
  2. #cd2016
  3. #16cd20

Tetradic

  1. #2016cd
  2. #cd16c3
  3. #c3cd16
  4. #16cd20

Square

  1. #2016cd
  2. #cd1667
  3. #c3cd16
  4. #16cd7c

Monochromatic

  1. #0a0743
  2. #150f88
  3. #2016cd
  4. #4e45eb
  5. #8f8af2

Shades

#2016cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2016cd
  2. #1d14b9
  3. #1a12a4
  4. #160f90
  5. #130d7b
  6. #100b67
  7. #0d0952
  8. #0a073e
  9. #060429
  10. #030215
  11. #000000

Tints

#2016cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2016cd
  2. #362dd2
  3. #4d45d7
  4. #635cdc
  5. #7973e1
  6. #908be6
  7. #a6a2eb
  8. #bcb9f0
  9. #d2d0f5
  10. #e9e8fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2016cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2016cd
  2. #2a21c5
  3. #332bbe
  4. #3d36b6
  5. #4640ae
  6. #504ba7
  7. #5a569f
  8. #636097
  9. #6d6b8f
  10. #767588
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.21:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.06:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #414141 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #36348f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004ad2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0037ca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005879 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #003bd0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #002dcb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0046a2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2016cd {
  color: #2016cd;
}
Background
.bg-2016cd {
  background-color: #2016cd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2016cd {
  border: 2px solid #2016cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2016cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 32 22 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 243 81% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2016cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2016cd, #7c16cd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2016cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(32 22 205 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 2.20 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 5.31 #0000ff Blue ΔE 5.46 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 6.71 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 7.24 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 7.82 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 8.07 #dfe932 Inverted #414141 Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#2016cd  rgb(32, 22, 205)  hsl(243, 81%, 45%)  Medium Blue
#c3cd16  rgb(195, 205, 22)  hsl(63, 81%, 45%)  Pear
#cd2016  rgb(205, 32, 22)  hsl(3, 81%, 45%)  Rosso Corsa
#16cd20  rgb(22, 205, 32)  hsl(123, 81%, 45%)  Lime Green