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#2803EF

#2803ef ≈ Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#2803ef is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 15.69% red, 1.18% green and 93.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 83.26% cyan, 98.74% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 249.41°, with 97.52% saturation and 47.45% 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 8.94:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Blue (#0000ff), ΔE 1.65.

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Relative luminance0.0675

Complementary

  1. #2803ef
  2. #caef03

Split complementary

  1. #2803ef
  2. #ef9e03
  3. #54ef03

Analogous

  1. #0354ef
  2. #2803ef
  3. #9e03ef

Triadic

  1. #2803ef
  2. #ef2803
  3. #03ef28

Tetradic

  1. #2803ef
  2. #ef03ca
  3. #caef03
  4. #03ef28

Square

  1. #2803ef
  2. #ef0354
  3. #caef03
  4. #03ef9e

Monochromatic

  1. #0f0158
  2. #1b02a3
  3. #2803ef
  4. #5f42fd
  5. #9f8dfe

Shades

#2803ef mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2803ef
  2. #2403d7
  3. #2002bf
  4. #1c02a7
  5. #18028f
  6. #140278
  7. #100160
  8. #0c0148
  9. #080130
  10. #040018
  11. #000000

Tints

#2803ef mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2803ef
  2. #3e1cf1
  3. #5335f2
  4. #694ff4
  5. #7e68f5
  6. #9481f7
  7. #a99af9
  8. #bfb3fa
  9. #d4cdfc
  10. #eae6fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2803ef mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2803ef
  2. #3110e4
  3. #3a1cd9
  4. #4229ce
  5. #4b35c3
  6. #5442b8
  7. #5d4eac
  8. #665ba1
  9. #6e6796
  10. #77748b
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.94:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.35:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #494949 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3f39a7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0054f4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003eec ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00648c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0041f2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #002fed ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004ebc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2803ef {
  color: #2803ef;
}
Background
.bg-2803ef {
  background-color: #2803ef;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2803ef {
  border: 2px solid #2803ef;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2803ef;
  --color-primary-rgb: 40 3 239;
  --color-primary-hsl: 249 98% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2803ef {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2803ef, #9e03ef);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2803ef {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(40 3 239 / 0.35);
}

#0000ff Blue ΔE 1.65 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 2.85 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 4.52 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 5.08 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 7.18 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 9.19 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 9.29 #d7fc10 Inverted #494949 Grayscale 

Blue
#2803ef  rgb(40, 3, 239)  hsl(249, 98%, 47%)  Blue
#caef03  rgb(202, 239, 3)  hsl(69, 98%, 47%)  Electric Lime
#ef2803  rgb(239, 40, 3)  hsl(9, 98%, 47%)  Candy Apple Red
#03ef28  rgb(3, 239, 40)  hsl(129, 98%, 47%)  Lime