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#2A04BF

#2a04bf ≈ Medium Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2a04bf is a color from the violet family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 16.47% red, 1.57% green and 74.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 78.01% cyan, 97.91% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 252.19°, with 95.9% saturation and 38.24% 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 11.24:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 1.85.

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Relative luminance0.0434

Complementary

  1. #2a04bf
  2. #99bf04

Split complementary

  1. #2a04bf
  2. #bf8804
  3. #3cbf04

Analogous

  1. #043cbf
  2. #2a04bf
  3. #8804bf

Triadic

  1. #2a04bf
  2. #bf2a04
  3. #04bf2a

Tetradic

  1. #2a04bf
  2. #bf0499
  3. #99bf04
  4. #04bf2a

Square

  1. #2a04bf
  2. #bf043c
  3. #99bf04
  4. #04bf88

Monochromatic

  1. #090129
  2. #1a0274
  3. #2a04bf
  4. #4415fa
  5. #8060fc

Shades

#2a04bf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2a04bf
  2. #2604ac
  3. #220399
  4. #1d0386
  5. #190273
  6. #150260
  7. #11024c
  8. #0d0139
  9. #080126
  10. #040013
  11. #000000

Tints

#2a04bf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2a04bf
  2. #3f1dc5
  3. #5536cc
  4. #6a4fd2
  5. #7f68d9
  6. #9582df
  7. #aa9be5
  8. #bfb4ec
  9. #d4cdf2
  10. #eae6f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2a04bf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2a04bf
  2. #3310b9
  3. #3b1db2
  4. #4429ac
  5. #4c36a6
  6. #5542a0
  7. #5e4e99
  8. #665b93
  9. #6f678d
  10. #777486
  11. #808080

Readable text 11.24:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.87:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #3b3b3b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #352d85 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0042c3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0032bc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #004e6f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0033c2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0026bd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #003d96 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2a04bf {
  color: #2a04bf;
}
Background
.bg-2a04bf {
  background-color: #2a04bf;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2a04bf {
  border: 2px solid #2a04bf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2a04bf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 42 4 191;
  --color-primary-hsl: 252 96% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2a04bf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2a04bf, #8804bf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2a04bf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(42 4 191 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 1.85 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 3.96 #0000ff Blue ΔE 7.48 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 7.60 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 7.82 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 7.87 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 8.59 #d5fb40 Inverted #3b3b3b Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#2a04bf  rgb(42, 4, 191)  hsl(252, 96%, 38%)  Medium Blue
#99bf04  rgb(153, 191, 4)  hsl(72, 96%, 38%)  Apple Green
#bf2a04  rgb(191, 42, 4)  hsl(12, 96%, 38%)  Rosso Corsa
#04bf2a  rgb(4, 191, 42)  hsl(132, 96%, 38%)  Kelly Green