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#2018CD

#2018cd ≈ Medium Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2018cd 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 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 84.39% cyan, 88.29% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 242.65°, with 79.04% saturation and 44.9% 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 10.13:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 2.42.

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Web safe#3300cc
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Relative luminance0.0537

Complementary

  1. #2018cd
  2. #c5cd18

Split complementary

  1. #2018cd
  2. #cd7a18
  3. #6bcd18

Analogous

  1. #186bcd
  2. #2018cd
  3. #7a18cd

Triadic

  1. #2018cd
  2. #cd2018
  3. #18cd20

Tetradic

  1. #2018cd
  2. #cd18c5
  3. #c5cd18
  4. #18cd20

Square

  1. #2018cd
  2. #cd186b
  3. #c5cd18
  4. #18cd7a

Monochromatic

  1. #0b0844
  2. #151089
  3. #2018cd
  4. #4f48ea
  5. #918cf2

Shades

#2018cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2018cd
  2. #1d16b9
  3. #1a13a4
  4. #161190
  5. #130e7b
  6. #100c67
  7. #0d0a52
  8. #0a073e
  9. #060529
  10. #030215
  11. #000000

Tints

#2018cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2018cd
  2. #362fd2
  3. #4d46d7
  4. #635ddc
  5. #7974e1
  6. #908ce6
  7. #a6a3eb
  8. #bcbaf0
  9. #d2d1f5
  10. #e9e8fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2018cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2018cd
  2. #2a22c5
  3. #332dbe
  4. #3d37b6
  5. #4642ae
  6. #504ca7
  7. #5a569f
  8. #636197
  9. #6d6b8f
  10. #767688
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.13:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.07:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #424242 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #37358f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004ad2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0038ca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005879 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #003cd0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #002ecb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0047a2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2018cd {
  color: #2018cd;
}
Background
.bg-2018cd {
  background-color: #2018cd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2018cd {
  border: 2px solid #2018cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2018cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 32 24 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 243 79% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2018cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2018cd, #7a18cd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2018cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(32 24 205 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 2.42 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 5.38 #0000ff Blue ΔE 5.43 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 6.66 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 7.01 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 7.74 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 7.94 #dfe732 Inverted #424242 Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#2018cd  rgb(32, 24, 205)  hsl(243, 79%, 45%)  Medium Blue
#c5cd18  rgb(197, 205, 24)  hsl(63, 79%, 45%)  Pear
#cd2018  rgb(205, 32, 24)  hsl(3, 79%, 45%)  Venetian Red
#18cd20  rgb(24, 205, 32)  hsl(123, 79%, 45%)  Lime Green