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#2805CD

#2805cd ≈ Medium Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#2805cd is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 15.69% red, 1.96% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 80.49% cyan, 97.56% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 250.5°, with 95.24% saturation and 41.18% 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 10.53:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 1.48.

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Relative luminance0.0497

Complementary

  1. #2805cd
  2. #aacd05

Split complementary

  1. #2805cd
  2. #cd8c05
  3. #46cd05

Analogous

  1. #0546cd
  2. #2805cd
  3. #8c05cd

Triadic

  1. #2805cd
  2. #cd2805
  3. #05cd28

Tetradic

  1. #2805cd
  2. #cd05aa
  3. #aacd05
  4. #05cd28

Square

  1. #2805cd
  2. #cd0546
  3. #aacd05
  4. #05cd8c

Monochromatic

  1. #0b0138
  2. #190382
  3. #2805cd
  4. #4a25fa
  5. #8870fc

Shades

#2805cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2805cd
  2. #2405b9
  3. #2004a4
  4. #1c0490
  5. #18037b
  6. #140367
  7. #100252
  8. #0c023e
  9. #080129
  10. #040115
  11. #000000

Tints

#2805cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2805cd
  2. #3e1ed2
  3. #5337d7
  4. #6950dc
  5. #7e69e1
  6. #9482e6
  7. #a99beb
  8. #bfb4f0
  9. #d4cdf5
  10. #eae6fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2805cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2805cd
  2. #3111c5
  3. #3a1ebe
  4. #422ab6
  5. #4b36ae
  6. #5443a7
  7. #5d4f9f
  8. #665b97
  9. #6e678f
  10. #777488
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.53:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.99:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #3f3f3f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #37318f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0048d2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0035ca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005578 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0038d0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0029cb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0042a1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2805cd {
  color: #2805cd;
}
Background
.bg-2805cd {
  background-color: #2805cd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2805cd {
  border: 2px solid #2805cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2805cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 40 5 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 251 95% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2805cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2805cd, #8c05cd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2805cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(40 5 205 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 1.48 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 5.34 #0000ff Blue ΔE 5.72 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 6.89 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 8.15 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 8.65 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 8.65 #d7fa32 Inverted #3f3f3f Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#2805cd  rgb(40, 5, 205)  hsl(251, 95%, 41%)  Medium Blue
#aacd05  rgb(170, 205, 5)  hsl(71, 95%, 41%)  Yellow Green
#cd2805  rgb(205, 40, 5)  hsl(11, 95%, 41%)  Rosso Corsa
#05cd28  rgb(5, 205, 40)  hsl(131, 95%, 41%)  Lime Green