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#2402BC

#2402bc ≈ Medium Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2402bc is a color from the violet family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 14.12% red, 0.78% green and 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 80.85% cyan, 98.94% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 250.97°, with 97.89% saturation and 37.25% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with imagination, spirituality and luxury. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 11.6:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 2.02.

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Relative luminance0.0405

Complementary

  1. #2402bc
  2. #9abc02

Split complementary

  1. #2402bc
  2. #bc8102
  3. #3dbc02

Analogous

  1. #023dbc
  2. #2402bc
  3. #8102bc

Triadic

  1. #2402bc
  2. #bc2402
  3. #02bc24

Tetradic

  1. #2402bc
  2. #bc029a
  3. #9abc02
  4. #02bc24

Square

  1. #2402bc
  2. #bc023d
  3. #9abc02
  4. #02bc81

Monochromatic

  1. #070025
  2. #160170
  3. #2402bc
  4. #3a0efc
  5. #785afd

Shades

#2402bc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2402bc
  2. #2002a9
  3. #1d0296
  4. #190184
  5. #160171
  6. #12015e
  7. #0e014b
  8. #0b0138
  9. #070026
  10. #040013
  11. #000000

Tints

#2402bc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2402bc
  2. #3a1bc3
  3. #5035c9
  4. #664ed0
  5. #7c67d7
  6. #9281de
  7. #a79ae4
  8. #bdb3eb
  9. #d3ccf2
  10. #e9e6f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2402bc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2402bc
  2. #2d0fb6
  3. #361bb0
  4. #4028aa
  5. #4934a4
  6. #52419e
  7. #5b4e98
  8. #645a92
  9. #6e678c
  10. #777386
  11. #808080

Readable text 11.6:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.81:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #393939 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #322b83 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0041c0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0030b9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #004d6d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0032bf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0024ba ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #003b93 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2402bc {
  color: #2402bc;
}
Background
.bg-2402bc {
  background-color: #2402bc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2402bc {
  border: 2px solid #2402bc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2402bc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 36 2 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 251 98% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2402bc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2402bc, #8102bc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2402bc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(36 2 188 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 2.02 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 3.46 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 7.19 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 7.29 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 7.30 #0000ff Blue ΔE 8.02 #000080 Navy ΔE 8.70 #dbfd43 Inverted #393939 Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#2402bc  rgb(36, 2, 188)  hsl(251, 98%, 37%)  Medium Blue
#9abc02  rgb(154, 188, 2)  hsl(71, 98%, 37%)  Apple Green
#bc2402  rgb(188, 36, 2)  hsl(11, 98%, 37%)  Rosso Corsa
#02bc24  rgb(2, 188, 36)  hsl(131, 98%, 37%)  Kelly Green