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#2811BC

#2811bc ≈ Medium Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2811bc is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 15.69% red, 6.67% green and 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 78.72% cyan, 90.96% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 248.07°, with 83.41% saturation and 40.2% 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 11.07:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 2.23.

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Relative luminance0.0448

Complementary

  1. #2811bc
  2. #a5bc11

Split complementary

  1. #2811bc
  2. #bc7e11
  3. #50bc11

Analogous

  1. #1150bc
  2. #2811bc
  3. #7e11bc

Triadic

  1. #2811bc
  2. #bc2811
  3. #11bc28

Tetradic

  1. #2811bc
  2. #bc11a5
  3. #a5bc11
  4. #11bc28

Square

  1. #2811bc
  2. #bc1150
  3. #a5bc11
  4. #11bc7e

Monochromatic

  1. #0a0430
  2. #190b76
  3. #2811bc
  4. #472dec
  5. #8574f2

Shades

#2811bc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2811bc
  2. #240fa9
  3. #200e96
  4. #1c0c84
  5. #180a71
  6. #14095e
  7. #10074b
  8. #0c0538
  9. #080326
  10. #040213
  11. #000000

Tints

#2811bc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2811bc
  2. #3e29c3
  3. #5341c9
  4. #6958d0
  5. #7e70d7
  6. #9488de
  7. #a9a0e4
  8. #bfb8eb
  9. #d4cff2
  10. #eae7f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2811bc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2811bc
  2. #311cb6
  3. #3a27b0
  4. #4232aa
  5. #4b3da4
  6. #54499e
  7. #5d5498
  8. #665f92
  9. #6e6a8c
  10. #777586
  11. #808080

Readable text 11.07:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.9:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #3c3c3c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #353083 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0043c0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0033b9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #004f6e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0036bf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0029ba ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #003e94 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2811bc {
  color: #2811bc;
}
Background
.bg-2811bc {
  background-color: #2811bc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2811bc {
  border: 2px solid #2811bc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2811bc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 40 17 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 248 83% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2811bc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2811bc, #7e11bc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2811bc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(40 17 188 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 2.23 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 3.49 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 6.79 #0000ff Blue ΔE 7.57 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 7.59 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 7.82 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 8.07 #d7ee43 Inverted #3c3c3c Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#2811bc  rgb(40, 17, 188)  hsl(248, 83%, 40%)  Medium Blue
#a5bc11  rgb(165, 188, 17)  hsl(68, 83%, 40%)  Apple Green
#bc2811  rgb(188, 40, 17)  hsl(8, 83%, 40%)  Venetian Red
#11bc28  rgb(17, 188, 40)  hsl(128, 83%, 40%)  Kelly Green