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#2802EE

#2802ee ≈ Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#2802ee is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 15.69% red, 0.78% green and 93.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 83.19% cyan, 99.16% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.67% black. Its hue angle is 249.66°, with 98.33% saturation and 47.06% 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 9:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Blue (#0000ff), ΔE 1.78.

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Relative luminance0.0667

Complementary

  1. #2802ee
  2. #c8ee02

Split complementary

  1. #2802ee
  2. #ee9e02
  3. #52ee02

Analogous

  1. #0252ee
  2. #2802ee
  3. #9e02ee

Triadic

  1. #2802ee
  2. #ee2802
  3. #02ee28

Tetradic

  1. #2802ee
  2. #ee02c8
  3. #c8ee02
  4. #02ee28

Square

  1. #2802ee
  2. #ee0252
  3. #c8ee02
  4. #02ee9e

Monochromatic

  1. #0f0156
  2. #1b01a2
  3. #2802ee
  4. #5e3ffd
  5. #9e8bfe

Shades

#2802ee mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2802ee
  2. #2402d6
  3. #2002be
  4. #1c01a7
  5. #18018f
  6. #140177
  7. #10015f
  8. #0c0147
  9. #080030
  10. #040018
  11. #000000

Tints

#2802ee mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2802ee
  2. #3e1bf0
  3. #5335f1
  4. #694ef3
  5. #7e67f5
  6. #9481f7
  7. #a99af8
  8. #bfb3fa
  9. #d4ccfc
  10. #eae6fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2802ee mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2802ee
  2. #310fe3
  3. #3a1bd8
  4. #4228cd
  5. #4b34c2
  6. #5441b7
  7. #5d4eac
  8. #665aa1
  9. #6e6796
  10. #77738b
  11. #808080

Readable text 9:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.33:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #494949 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3e39a6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0054f3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003deb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00638c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0041f1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #002fec ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004ebb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2802ee {
  color: #2802ee;
}
Background
.bg-2802ee {
  background-color: #2802ee;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2802ee {
  border: 2px solid #2802ee;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2802ee;
  --color-primary-rgb: 40 2 238;
  --color-primary-hsl: 250 98% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2802ee {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2802ee, #9e02ee);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2802ee {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(40 2 238 / 0.35);
}

#0000ff Blue ΔE 1.78 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 2.99 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 4.66 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 4.93 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 7.29 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 9.16 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 9.19 #d7fd11 Inverted #494949 Grayscale 

Blue
#2802ee  rgb(40, 2, 238)  hsl(250, 98%, 47%)  Blue
#c8ee02  rgb(200, 238, 2)  hsl(70, 98%, 47%)  Electric Lime
#ee2802  rgb(238, 40, 2)  hsl(10, 98%, 47%)  Candy Apple Red
#02ee28  rgb(2, 238, 40)  hsl(130, 98%, 47%)  Lime