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#2822BC

#2822bc ≈ Medium Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2822bc is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 15.69% red, 13.33% green and 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 78.72% cyan, 81.91% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 242.34°, with 69.37% saturation and 43.53% 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 brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 10.27:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 3.91.

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Relative luminance0.0523

Complementary

  1. #2822bc
  2. #b6bc22

Split complementary

  1. #2822bc
  2. #bc7522
  3. #69bc22

Analogous

  1. #2269bc
  2. #2822bc
  3. #7522bc

Triadic

  1. #2822bc
  2. #bc2822
  3. #22bc28

Tetradic

  1. #2822bc
  2. #bc22b6
  3. #b6bc22
  4. #22bc28

Square

  1. #2822bc
  2. #bc2269
  3. #b6bc22
  4. #22bc75

Monochromatic

  1. #0c0b3a
  2. #1a167b
  3. #2822bc
  4. #524cdf
  5. #908dea

Shades

#2822bc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2822bc
  2. #241fa9
  3. #201b96
  4. #1c1884
  5. #181471
  6. #14115e
  7. #100e4b
  8. #0c0a38
  9. #080726
  10. #040313
  11. #000000

Tints

#2822bc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2822bc
  2. #3e38c3
  3. #534ec9
  4. #6964d0
  5. #7e7ad7
  6. #9491de
  7. #a9a7e4
  8. #bfbdeb
  9. #d4d3f2
  10. #eae9f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2822bc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2822bc
  2. #312bb6
  3. #3a35b0
  4. #423eaa
  5. #4b48a4
  6. #54519e
  7. #5d5a98
  8. #666492
  9. #6e6d8c
  10. #777786
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.27:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.05:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #414141 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #383784 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0048c0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0039b9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005371 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #003cbf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0031ba ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004595 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2822bc {
  color: #2822bc;
}
Background
.bg-2822bc {
  background-color: #2822bc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2822bc {
  border: 2px solid #2822bc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2822bc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 40 34 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 242 69% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2822bc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2822bc, #7522bc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2822bc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(40 34 188 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 3.91 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 4.41 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 5.63 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 6.04 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 6.18 #0000ff Blue ΔE 7.39 #003399 Smalt ΔE 7.80 #d7dd43 Inverted #414141 Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#2822bc  rgb(40, 34, 188)  hsl(242, 69%, 44%)  Medium Blue
#b6bc22  rgb(182, 188, 34)  hsl(62, 69%, 44%)  Apple Green
#bc2822  rgb(188, 40, 34)  hsl(2, 69%, 44%)  Firebrick
#22bc28  rgb(34, 188, 40)  hsl(122, 69%, 44%)  Kelly Green