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#2018BC

#2018bc ≈ Medium Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2018bc 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 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 82.98% cyan, 87.23% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 242.93°, with 77.36% saturation and 41.57% 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 10.95:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 2.57.

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Web safe#3300cc
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Relative luminance0.0459

Complementary

  1. #2018bc
  2. #b4bc18

Split complementary

  1. #2018bc
  2. #bc7218
  3. #62bc18

Analogous

  1. #1862bc
  2. #2018bc
  3. #7218bc

Triadic

  1. #2018bc
  2. #bc2018
  3. #18bc20

Tetradic

  1. #2018bc
  2. #bc18b4
  3. #b4bc18
  4. #18bc20

Square

  1. #2018bc
  2. #bc1862
  3. #b4bc18
  4. #18bc72

Monochromatic

  1. #090734
  2. #140f78
  3. #2018bc
  4. #433be6
  5. #847eef

Shades

#2018bc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2018bc
  2. #1d16a9
  3. #1a1396
  4. #161184
  5. #130e71
  6. #100c5e
  7. #0d0a4b
  8. #0a0738
  9. #060526
  10. #030213
  11. #000000

Tints

#2018bc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2018bc
  2. #362fc3
  3. #4d46c9
  4. #635dd0
  5. #7974d7
  6. #908cde
  7. #a6a3e4
  8. #bcbaeb
  9. #d2d1f2
  10. #e9e8f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2018bc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2018bc
  2. #2a22b6
  3. #332db0
  4. #3d37aa
  5. #4642a4
  6. #504c9e
  7. #5a5698
  8. #636192
  9. #6d6b8c
  10. #767686
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.95:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.92:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #3c3c3c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #333183 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0045c0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0034b9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00516f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0038bf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #002bba ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004194 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2018bc {
  color: #2018bc;
}
Background
.bg-2018bc {
  background-color: #2018bc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2018bc {
  border: 2px solid #2018bc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2018bc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 32 24 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 243 77% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2018bc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2018bc, #7218bc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2018bc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(32 24 188 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 2.57 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 3.32 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 6.21 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 7.18 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 7.21 #0000ff Blue ΔE 7.55 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 7.57 #dfe743 Inverted #3c3c3c Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#2018bc  rgb(32, 24, 188)  hsl(243, 77%, 42%)  Medium Blue
#b4bc18  rgb(180, 188, 24)  hsl(63, 77%, 42%)  Apple Green
#bc2018  rgb(188, 32, 24)  hsl(3, 77%, 42%)  Venetian Red
#18bc20  rgb(24, 188, 32)  hsl(123, 77%, 42%)  Kelly Green