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#2911BF

#2911bf ≈ Medium Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2911bf is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 16.08% red, 6.67% green and 74.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 78.53% cyan, 91.1% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 248.28°, with 83.65% saturation and 40.78% 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 10.9:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 2.06.

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Relative luminance0.0463

Complementary

  1. #2911bf
  2. #a7bf11

Split complementary

  1. #2911bf
  2. #bf8011
  3. #50bf11

Analogous

  1. #1150bf
  2. #2911bf
  3. #8011bf

Triadic

  1. #2911bf
  2. #bf2911
  3. #11bf29

Tetradic

  1. #2911bf
  2. #bf11a7
  3. #a7bf11
  4. #11bf29

Square

  1. #2911bf
  2. #bf1150
  3. #a7bf11
  4. #11bf80

Monochromatic

  1. #0b0432
  2. #1a0b79
  3. #2911bf
  4. #4a30ed
  5. #8776f3

Shades

#2911bf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2911bf
  2. #250fac
  3. #210e99
  4. #1d0c86
  5. #190a73
  6. #150960
  7. #10074c
  8. #0c0539
  9. #080326
  10. #040213
  11. #000000

Tints

#2911bf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2911bf
  2. #3e29c5
  3. #5441cc
  4. #6958d2
  5. #7f70d9
  6. #9488df
  7. #a9a0e5
  8. #bfb8ec
  9. #d4cff2
  10. #eae7f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2911bf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2911bf
  2. #321cb9
  3. #3a27b2
  4. #4332ac
  5. #4c3da6
  6. #5549a0
  7. #5d5499
  8. #665f93
  9. #6f6a8d
  10. #777586
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.9:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.93:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #3d3d3d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #363085 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0044c3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0034bc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005070 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0036c2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #002abd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #003f96 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2911bf {
  color: #2911bf;
}
Background
.bg-2911bf {
  background-color: #2911bf;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2911bf {
  border: 2px solid #2911bf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2911bf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 41 17 191;
  --color-primary-hsl: 248 84% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2911bf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2911bf, #8011bf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2911bf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(41 17 191 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 2.06 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 3.87 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 7.10 #0000ff Blue ΔE 7.17 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 7.99 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 7.99 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 8.20 #d6ee40 Inverted #3d3d3d Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#2911bf  rgb(41, 17, 191)  hsl(248, 84%, 41%)  Medium Blue
#a7bf11  rgb(167, 191, 17)  hsl(68, 84%, 41%)  Apple Green
#bf2911  rgb(191, 41, 17)  hsl(8, 84%, 41%)  Venetian Red
#11bf29  rgb(17, 191, 41)  hsl(128, 84%, 41%)  Kelly Green