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#2809CC

#2809cc ≈ Medium Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#2809cc is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 15.69% red, 3.53% green and 80% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 80.39% cyan, 95.59% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 249.54°, with 91.55% saturation and 41.76% 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 10.49:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 1.56.

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Web safe#3300cc
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Relative luminance0.0501

Complementary

  1. #2809cc
  2. #adcc09

Split complementary

  1. #2809cc
  2. #cc8909
  3. #4bcc09

Analogous

  1. #094bcc
  2. #2809cc
  3. #8909cc

Triadic

  1. #2809cc
  2. #cc2809
  3. #09cc28

Tetradic

  1. #2809cc
  2. #cc09ad
  3. #adcc09
  4. #09cc28

Square

  1. #2809cc
  2. #cc094b
  3. #adcc09
  4. #09cc89

Monochromatic

  1. #0b0339
  2. #1a0683
  3. #2809cc
  4. #4c2cf6
  5. #8a75f9

Shades

#2809cc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2809cc
  2. #2408b8
  3. #2007a3
  4. #1c068f
  5. #18057a
  6. #140566
  7. #100452
  8. #0c033d
  9. #080229
  10. #040114
  11. #000000

Tints

#2809cc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2809cc
  2. #3e22d1
  3. #533ad6
  4. #6953db
  5. #7e6be0
  6. #9484e6
  7. #a99deb
  8. #bfb5f0
  9. #d4cef5
  10. #eae6fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2809cc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2809cc
  2. #3115c4
  3. #3a21bd
  4. #422db5
  5. #4b39ae
  6. #5445a6
  7. #5d509e
  8. #665c97
  9. #6e688f
  10. #777488
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.49:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #3f3f3f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #37318e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0048d1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0036c9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005577 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0038cf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #002aca ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0042a0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2809cc {
  color: #2809cc;
}
Background
.bg-2809cc {
  background-color: #2809cc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2809cc {
  border: 2px solid #2809cc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2809cc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 40 9 204;
  --color-primary-hsl: 250 92% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2809cc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2809cc, #8909cc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2809cc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(40 9 204 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 1.56 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 5.24 #0000ff Blue ΔE 5.74 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 6.91 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 8.13 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 8.40 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 8.48 #d7f633 Inverted #3f3f3f Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#2809cc  rgb(40, 9, 204)  hsl(250, 92%, 42%)  Medium Blue
#adcc09  rgb(173, 204, 9)  hsl(70, 92%, 42%)  Yellow Green
#cc2809  rgb(204, 40, 9)  hsl(10, 92%, 42%)  Rosso Corsa
#09cc28  rgb(9, 204, 40)  hsl(130, 92%, 42%)  Lime Green