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#2A09CB

#2a09cb ≈ Medium Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#2a09cb is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 16.47% red, 3.53% green and 79.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 79.31% cyan, 95.57% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 250.21°, with 91.51% saturation and 41.57% 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 10.5:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 1.63.

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Web safe#3300cc
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Relative luminance0.05

Complementary

  1. #2a09cb
  2. #aacb09

Split complementary

  1. #2a09cb
  2. #cb8b09
  3. #49cb09

Analogous

  1. #0949cb
  2. #2a09cb
  3. #8b09cb

Triadic

  1. #2a09cb
  2. #cb2a09
  3. #09cb2a

Tetradic

  1. #2a09cb
  2. #cb09aa
  3. #aacb09
  4. #09cb2a

Square

  1. #2a09cb
  2. #cb0949
  3. #aacb09
  4. #09cb8b

Monochromatic

  1. #0c0339
  2. #1b0682
  3. #2a09cb
  4. #4d2bf6
  5. #8b74f9

Shades

#2a09cb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2a09cb
  2. #2608b7
  3. #2207a2
  4. #1d068e
  5. #19057a
  6. #150566
  7. #110451
  8. #0d033d
  9. #080229
  10. #040114
  11. #000000

Tints

#2a09cb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2a09cb
  2. #3f22d0
  3. #553ad5
  4. #6a53db
  5. #7f6be0
  6. #9584e5
  7. #aa9dea
  8. #bfb5ef
  9. #d4cef5
  10. #eae6fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2a09cb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2a09cb
  2. #3315c4
  3. #3b21bc
  4. #442db5
  5. #4c39ad
  6. #5545a6
  7. #5e509e
  8. #665c97
  9. #6f688f
  10. #777488
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.5:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #3f3f3f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #38318e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0048d0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0036c8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005477 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0038ce ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #002ac9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00429f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2a09cb {
  color: #2a09cb;
}
Background
.bg-2a09cb {
  background-color: #2a09cb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2a09cb {
  border: 2px solid #2a09cb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2a09cb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 42 9 203;
  --color-primary-hsl: 250 92% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2a09cb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2a09cb, #8b09cb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2a09cb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(42 9 203 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 1.63 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 5.20 #0000ff Blue ΔE 5.84 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 6.97 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 8.16 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 8.42 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 8.45 #d5f634 Inverted #3f3f3f Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#2a09cb  rgb(42, 9, 203)  hsl(250, 92%, 42%)  Medium Blue
#aacb09  rgb(170, 203, 9)  hsl(70, 92%, 42%)  Yellow Green
#cb2a09  rgb(203, 42, 9)  hsl(10, 92%, 42%)  Rosso Corsa
#09cb2a  rgb(9, 203, 42)  hsl(130, 92%, 42%)  Lime Green