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#2020BD

#2020bd ≈ Medium Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2020bd is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 12.55% red, 12.55% green and 74.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 83.07% cyan, 83.07% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.88% black. Its hue angle is 240°, with 71.04% saturation and 43.33% 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 10.49:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 3.5.

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Web safe#3333cc
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Relative luminance0.0501

Complementary

  1. #2020bd
  2. #bdbd20

Split complementary

  1. #2020bd
  2. #bd6e20
  3. #6ebd20

Analogous

  1. #206ebd
  2. #2020bd
  3. #6e20bd

Triadic

  1. #2020bd
  2. #bd2020
  3. #20bd20

Tetradic

  1. #2020bd
  2. #bd20bd
  3. #bdbd20
  4. #20bd20

Square

  1. #2020bd
  2. #bd206e
  3. #bdbd20
  4. #20bd6e

Monochromatic

  1. #0a0a3a
  2. #15157c
  3. #2020bd
  4. #4949e0
  5. #8b8beb

Shades

#2020bd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2020bd
  2. #1d1daa
  3. #1a1a97
  4. #161684
  5. #131371
  6. #10105f
  7. #0d0d4c
  8. #0a0a39
  9. #060626
  10. #030313
  11. #000000

Tints

#2020bd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2020bd
  2. #3636c4
  3. #4d4dca
  4. #6363d1
  5. #7979d7
  6. #9090de
  7. #a6a6e5
  8. #bcbceb
  9. #d2d2f2
  10. #e9e9f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2020bd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2020bd
  2. #2a2ab7
  3. #3333b1
  4. #3d3dab
  5. #4646a5
  6. #50509f
  7. #5a5a98
  8. #636392
  9. #6d6d8c
  10. #767686
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.49:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #3f3f3f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #353585 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0047c1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0037ba ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005371 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #003bc0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #002fbb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004495 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2020bd {
  color: #2020bd;
}
Background
.bg-2020bd {
  background-color: #2020bd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2020bd {
  border: 2px solid #2020bd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2020bd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 32 32 189;
  --color-primary-hsl: 240 71% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2020bd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2020bd, #6e20bd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2020bd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(32 32 189 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 3.50 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 4.03 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 5.88 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 6.04 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 6.16 #0000ff Blue ΔE 7.37 #003399 Smalt ΔE 7.84 #dfdf42 Inverted #3f3f3f Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#2020bd  rgb(32, 32, 189)  hsl(240, 71%, 43%)  Medium Blue
#bdbd20  rgb(189, 189, 32)  hsl(60, 71%, 43%)  Old Gold
#bd2020  rgb(189, 32, 32)  hsl(0, 71%, 43%)  Firebrick
#20bd20  rgb(32, 189, 32)  hsl(120, 71%, 43%)  Kelly Green