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#2A00DA

#2a00da ≈ Medium Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#2a00da is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 16.47% red, 0% green and 85.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 80.73% cyan, 100% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.51% black. Its hue angle is 251.56°, with 100% saturation and 42.75% 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 9.95:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 2.61.

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Web safe#3300cc
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Relative luminance0.0555

Complementary

  1. #2a00da
  2. #b0da00

Split complementary

  1. #2a00da
  2. #da9700
  3. #43da00

Analogous

  1. #0043da
  2. #2a00da
  3. #9700da

Triadic

  1. #2a00da
  2. #da2a00
  3. #00da2a

Tetradic

  1. #2a00da
  2. #da00b0
  3. #b0da00
  4. #00da2a

Square

  1. #2a00da
  2. #da0043
  3. #b0da00
  4. #00da97

Monochromatic

  1. #0d0041
  2. #1b008e
  3. #2a00da
  4. #5128ff
  5. #8f74ff

Shades

#2a00da mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2a00da
  2. #2600c4
  3. #2200ae
  4. #1d0099
  5. #190083
  6. #15006d
  7. #110057
  8. #0d0041
  9. #08002c
  10. #040016
  11. #000000

Tints

#2a00da mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2a00da
  2. #3f1ade
  3. #5533e1
  4. #6a4de5
  5. #7f66e9
  6. #9580ed
  7. #aa99f0
  8. #bfb3f4
  9. #d4ccf8
  10. #eae6fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2a00da mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2a00da
  2. #330dd1
  3. #3b1ac8
  4. #4426bf
  5. #4c33b6
  6. #5540ad
  7. #5e4da4
  8. #665a9b
  9. #6f6692
  10. #777389
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.95:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.11:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #434343 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3a3398 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004cdf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0038d7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005a7f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #003bdd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #002bd8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0046ab ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2a00da {
  color: #2a00da;
}
Background
.bg-2a00da {
  background-color: #2a00da;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2a00da {
  border: 2px solid #2a00da;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2a00da;
  --color-primary-rgb: 42 0 218;
  --color-primary-hsl: 252 100% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2a00da {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2a00da, #9700da);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2a00da {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(42 0 218 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 2.61 #0000ff Blue ΔE 4.20 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 5.37 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 6.77 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 6.86 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 8.90 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 9.16 #d5ff25 Inverted #434343 Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#2a00da  rgb(42, 0, 218)  hsl(252, 100%, 43%)  Medium Blue
#b0da00  rgb(176, 218, 0)  hsl(72, 100%, 43%)  June Bud
#da2a00  rgb(218, 42, 0)  hsl(12, 100%, 43%)  Sinopia
#00da2a  rgb(0, 218, 42)  hsl(132, 100%, 43%)  Lime Green