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#2018BB

#2018bb ≈ Medium Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2018bb is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 12.55% red, 9.41% green and 73.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 82.89% cyan, 87.17% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 242.94°, with 77.25% saturation and 41.37% 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 brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 11:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 2.63.

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Web safe#3300cc
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Relative luminance0.0455

Complementary

  1. #2018bb
  2. #b3bb18

Split complementary

  1. #2018bb
  2. #bb7118
  3. #62bb18

Analogous

  1. #1862bb
  2. #2018bb
  3. #7118bb

Triadic

  1. #2018bb
  2. #bb2018
  3. #18bb20

Tetradic

  1. #2018bb
  2. #bb18b3
  3. #b3bb18
  4. #18bb20

Square

  1. #2018bb
  2. #bb1862
  3. #b3bb18
  4. #18bb71

Monochromatic

  1. #090733
  2. #140f77
  3. #2018bb
  4. #423ae6
  5. #837eee

Shades

#2018bb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2018bb
  2. #1d16a8
  3. #1a1396
  4. #161183
  5. #130e70
  6. #100c5e
  7. #0d0a4b
  8. #0a0738
  9. #060525
  10. #030213
  11. #000000

Tints

#2018bb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2018bb
  2. #362fc2
  3. #4d46c9
  4. #635dcf
  5. #7974d6
  6. #908cdd
  7. #a6a3e4
  8. #bcbaeb
  9. #d2d1f1
  10. #e9e8f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2018bb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2018bb
  2. #2a22b5
  3. #332daf
  4. #3d37a9
  5. #4642a3
  6. #504c9e
  7. #5a5698
  8. #636192
  9. #6d6b8c
  10. #767686
  11. #808080

Readable text 11:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.91:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #3c3c3c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #333183 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0044bf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0034b8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00506e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0037be ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #002bb9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004193 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2018bb {
  color: #2018bb;
}
Background
.bg-2018bb {
  background-color: #2018bb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2018bb {
  border: 2px solid #2018bb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2018bb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 32 24 187;
  --color-primary-hsl: 243 77% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2018bb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2018bb, #7118bb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2018bb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(32 24 187 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 2.63 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 3.20 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 6.10 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 7.18 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 7.20 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 7.44 #0000ff Blue ΔE 7.67 #dfe744 Inverted #3c3c3c Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#2018bb  rgb(32, 24, 187)  hsl(243, 77%, 41%)  Medium Blue
#b3bb18  rgb(179, 187, 24)  hsl(63, 77%, 41%)  Apple Green
#bb2018  rgb(187, 32, 24)  hsl(3, 77%, 41%)  Venetian Red
#18bb20  rgb(24, 187, 32)  hsl(123, 77%, 41%)  Kelly Green