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#2A05CA

#2a05ca ≈ Medium Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#2a05ca is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 16.47% red, 1.96% green and 79.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 79.21% cyan, 97.52% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 251.27°, with 95.17% saturation and 40.59% 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 10.64:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 1.48.

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Web safe#3300cc
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Relative luminance0.0487

Complementary

  1. #2a05ca
  2. #a5ca05

Split complementary

  1. #2a05ca
  2. #ca8d05
  3. #42ca05

Analogous

  1. #0542ca
  2. #2a05ca
  3. #8d05ca

Triadic

  1. #2a05ca
  2. #ca2a05
  3. #05ca2a

Tetradic

  1. #2a05ca
  2. #ca05a5
  3. #a5ca05
  4. #05ca2a

Square

  1. #2a05ca
  2. #ca0542
  3. #a5ca05
  4. #05ca8d

Monochromatic

  1. #0b0135
  2. #1a037f
  3. #2a05ca
  4. #4a22fa
  5. #876dfb

Shades

#2a05ca mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2a05ca
  2. #2605b6
  3. #2204a2
  4. #1d048d
  5. #190379
  6. #150365
  7. #110251
  8. #0d023d
  9. #080128
  10. #040114
  11. #000000

Tints

#2a05ca mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2a05ca
  2. #3f1ecf
  3. #5537d5
  4. #6a50da
  5. #7f69df
  6. #9582e5
  7. #aa9bea
  8. #bfb4ef
  9. #d4cdf4
  10. #eae6fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2a05ca mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2a05ca
  2. #3311c3
  3. #3b1ebb
  4. #442ab4
  5. #4c36ac
  6. #5543a5
  7. #5e4f9e
  8. #665b96
  9. #6f678f
  10. #777487
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.64:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.97:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #3e3e3e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #37308d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0047cf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0035c7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005376 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0037cd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0029c8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00419f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2a05ca {
  color: #2a05ca;
}
Background
.bg-2a05ca {
  background-color: #2a05ca;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2a05ca {
  border: 2px solid #2a05ca;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2a05ca;
  --color-primary-rgb: 42 5 202;
  --color-primary-hsl: 251 95% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2a05ca {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2a05ca, #8d05ca);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2a05ca {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(42 5 202 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 1.48 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 5.08 #0000ff Blue ΔE 6.06 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 7.19 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 8.41 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 8.45 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 8.70 #d5fa35 Inverted #3e3e3e Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#2a05ca  rgb(42, 5, 202)  hsl(251, 95%, 41%)  Medium Blue
#a5ca05  rgb(165, 202, 5)  hsl(71, 95%, 41%)  Yellow Green
#ca2a05  rgb(202, 42, 5)  hsl(11, 95%, 41%)  Rosso Corsa
#05ca2a  rgb(5, 202, 42)  hsl(131, 95%, 41%)  Lime Green