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#240ABA

#240aba ≈ Medium Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#240aba is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 14.12% red, 3.92% green and 72.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 80.65% cyan, 94.62% magenta, 0% yellow and 27.06% black. Its hue angle is 248.86°, with 89.8% 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 11.49:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 2.19.

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Relative luminance0.0414

Complementary

  1. #240aba
  2. #a0ba0a

Split complementary

  1. #240aba
  2. #ba7c0a
  3. #48ba0a

Analogous

  1. #0a48ba
  2. #240aba
  3. #7c0aba

Triadic

  1. #240aba
  2. #ba240a
  3. #0aba24

Tetradic

  1. #240aba
  2. #ba0aa0
  3. #a0ba0a
  4. #0aba24

Square

  1. #240aba
  2. #ba0a48
  3. #a0ba0a
  4. #0aba7c

Monochromatic

  1. #080229
  2. #160671
  3. #240aba
  4. #3d1ef3
  5. #7c66f7

Shades

#240aba mixed progressively with black.

  1. #240aba
  2. #2009a7
  3. #1d0895
  4. #190782
  5. #160670
  6. #12055d
  7. #0e044a
  8. #0b0338
  9. #070225
  10. #040113
  11. #000000

Tints

#240aba mixed progressively with white.

  1. #240aba
  2. #3a23c1
  3. #503bc8
  4. #6654cf
  5. #7c6cd6
  6. #9285dd
  7. #a79de3
  8. #bdb6ea
  9. #d3cef1
  10. #e9e7f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#240aba mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #240aba
  2. #2d16b4
  3. #3622ae
  4. #402da9
  5. #4939a3
  6. #52459d
  7. #5b5197
  8. #645d91
  9. #6e688c
  10. #777486
  11. #808080

Readable text 11.49:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.83:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #393939 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #322d81 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0041be ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0031b7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #004d6c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0033bd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0026b8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #003c92 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-240aba {
  color: #240aba;
}
Background
.bg-240aba {
  background-color: #240aba;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-240aba {
  border: 2px solid #240aba;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #240aba;
  --color-primary-rgb: 36 10 186;
  --color-primary-hsl: 249 90% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-240aba {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #240aba, #7c0aba);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-240aba {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(36 10 186 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 2.19 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 3.12 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 6.80 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 7.10 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 7.16 #0000ff Blue ΔE 8.07 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 8.62 #dbf545 Inverted #393939 Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#240aba  rgb(36, 10, 186)  hsl(249, 90%, 38%)  Medium Blue
#a0ba0a  rgb(160, 186, 10)  hsl(69, 90%, 38%)  Apple Green
#ba240a  rgb(186, 36, 10)  hsl(9, 90%, 38%)  Rufous
#0aba24  rgb(10, 186, 36)  hsl(129, 90%, 38%)  Kelly Green