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#2A02DE

#2a02de ≈ Medium Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#2a02de is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 16.47% red, 0.78% green and 87.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 81.08% cyan, 99.1% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 250.91°, with 98.21% saturation and 43.92% 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 9.71:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 3.11.

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Relative luminance0.0581

Complementary

  1. #2a02de
  2. #b6de02

Split complementary

  1. #2a02de
  2. #de9802
  3. #48de02

Analogous

  1. #0248de
  2. #2a02de
  3. #9802de

Triadic

  1. #2a02de
  2. #de2a02
  3. #02de2a

Tetradic

  1. #2a02de
  2. #de02b6
  3. #b6de02
  4. #02de2a

Square

  1. #2a02de
  2. #de0248
  3. #b6de02
  4. #02de98

Monochromatic

  1. #0d0146
  2. #1c0192
  3. #2a02de
  4. #552ffd
  5. #937bfe

Shades

#2a02de mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2a02de
  2. #2602c8
  3. #2202b2
  4. #1d019b
  5. #190185
  6. #15016f
  7. #110159
  8. #0d0143
  9. #08002c
  10. #040016
  11. #000000

Tints

#2a02de mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2a02de
  2. #3f1be1
  3. #5535e5
  4. #6a4ee8
  5. #7f67eb
  6. #9581ef
  7. #aa9af2
  8. #bfb3f5
  9. #d4ccf8
  10. #eae6fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2a02de mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2a02de
  2. #330fd5
  3. #3b1bcb
  4. #4428c2
  5. #4c34b8
  6. #5541af
  7. #5e4ea6
  8. #665a9c
  9. #6f6793
  10. #777389
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.71:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.16:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #444444 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3b359b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004ee3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0039db ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005c82 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #003ce1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #002cdc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0048ae ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2a02de {
  color: #2a02de;
}
Background
.bg-2a02de {
  background-color: #2a02de;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2a02de {
  border: 2px solid #2a02de;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2a02de;
  --color-primary-rgb: 42 2 222;
  --color-primary-hsl: 251 98% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2a02de {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2a02de, #9802de);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2a02de {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(42 2 222 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 3.11 #0000ff Blue ΔE 3.65 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 4.82 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 6.25 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 7.33 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 8.71 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 8.83 #d5fd21 Inverted #444444 Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#2a02de  rgb(42, 2, 222)  hsl(251, 98%, 44%)  Medium Blue
#b6de02  rgb(182, 222, 2)  hsl(71, 98%, 44%)  Pear
#de2a02  rgb(222, 42, 2)  hsl(11, 98%, 44%)  Sinopia
#02de2a  rgb(2, 222, 42)  hsl(131, 98%, 44%)  Malachite