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#2408BC

#2408bc ≈ Medium Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2408bc is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 14.12% red, 3.14% green and 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 80.85% cyan, 95.74% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 249.33°, with 91.84% saturation and 38.43% 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 call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 11.44:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 1.97.

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Relative luminance0.0418

Complementary

  1. #2408bc
  2. #a0bc08

Split complementary

  1. #2408bc
  2. #bc7e08
  3. #46bc08

Analogous

  1. #0846bc
  2. #2408bc
  3. #7e08bc

Triadic

  1. #2408bc
  2. #bc2408
  3. #08bc24

Tetradic

  1. #2408bc
  2. #bc08a0
  3. #a0bc08
  4. #08bc24

Square

  1. #2408bc
  2. #bc0846
  3. #a0bc08
  4. #08bc7e

Monochromatic

  1. #080229
  2. #160573
  3. #2408bc
  4. #3d1bf5
  5. #7c65f8

Shades

#2408bc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2408bc
  2. #2007a9
  3. #1d0696
  4. #190684
  5. #160571
  6. #12045e
  7. #0e034b
  8. #0b0238
  9. #070226
  10. #040113
  11. #000000

Tints

#2408bc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2408bc
  2. #3a21c3
  3. #5039c9
  4. #6652d0
  5. #7c6bd7
  6. #9284de
  7. #a79ce4
  8. #bdb5eb
  9. #d3cef2
  10. #e9e6f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2408bc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2408bc
  2. #2d14b6
  3. #3620b0
  4. #402caa
  5. #4938a4
  6. #52449e
  7. #5b5098
  8. #645c92
  9. #6e688c
  10. #777486
  11. #808080

Readable text 11.44:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.84:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #3a3a3a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #322d83 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0042c0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0031b9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #004d6e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0033bf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0026ba ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #003d93 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2408bc {
  color: #2408bc;
}
Background
.bg-2408bc {
  background-color: #2408bc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2408bc {
  border: 2px solid #2408bc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2408bc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 36 8 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 249 92% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2408bc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2408bc, #7e08bc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2408bc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(36 8 188 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 1.97 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 3.35 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 7.04 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 7.33 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 7.35 #0000ff Blue ΔE 7.86 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 8.77 #dbf743 Inverted #3a3a3a Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#2408bc  rgb(36, 8, 188)  hsl(249, 92%, 38%)  Medium Blue
#a0bc08  rgb(160, 188, 8)  hsl(69, 92%, 38%)  Apple Green
#bc2408  rgb(188, 36, 8)  hsl(9, 92%, 38%)  Rosso Corsa
#08bc24  rgb(8, 188, 36)  hsl(129, 92%, 38%)  Kelly Green