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#2B01E2

#2b01e2 ≈ Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#2b01e2 is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 16.86% red, 0.39% green and 88.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 80.97% cyan, 99.56% magenta, 0% yellow and 11.37% black. Its hue angle is 251.2°, with 99.12% saturation and 44.51% 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 9.52:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Blue (#0000ff), ΔE 3.18.

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Relative luminance0.0603

Complementary

  1. #2b01e2
  2. #b8e201

Split complementary

  1. #2b01e2
  2. #e29c01
  3. #47e201

Analogous

  1. #0147e2
  2. #2b01e2
  3. #9c01e2

Triadic

  1. #2b01e2
  2. #e22b01
  3. #01e22b

Tetradic

  1. #2b01e2
  2. #e201b8
  3. #b8e201
  4. #01e22b

Square

  1. #2b01e2
  2. #e20147
  3. #b8e201
  4. #01e29c

Monochromatic

  1. #0e004a
  2. #1d0196
  3. #2b01e2
  4. #5831fe
  5. #967efe

Shades

#2b01e2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2b01e2
  2. #2701cb
  3. #2201b5
  4. #1e019e
  5. #1a0188
  6. #160171
  7. #11005a
  8. #0d0044
  9. #09002d
  10. #040017
  11. #000000

Tints

#2b01e2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2b01e2
  2. #401ae5
  3. #5534e8
  4. #6b4deb
  5. #8067ee
  6. #9580f1
  7. #aa99f3
  8. #bfb3f6
  9. #d5ccf9
  10. #eae6fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2b01e2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2b01e2
  2. #340ed8
  3. #3c1ace
  4. #4527c5
  5. #4d34bb
  6. #5641b1
  7. #5e4da7
  8. #675a9d
  9. #6f6794
  10. #78738a
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.52:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.21:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #454545 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3c369e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004fe7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003bdf ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005d84 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #003de5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #002de0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0049b2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2b01e2 {
  color: #2b01e2;
}
Background
.bg-2b01e2 {
  background-color: #2b01e2;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2b01e2 {
  border: 2px solid #2b01e2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2b01e2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 43 1 226;
  --color-primary-hsl: 251 99% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2b01e2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2b01e2, #9c01e2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2b01e2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(43 1 226 / 0.35);
}

#0000ff Blue ΔE 3.18 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 3.58 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 4.33 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 5.81 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 7.82 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 8.29 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 8.94 #d4fe1d Inverted #454545 Grayscale 

Blue
#2b01e2  rgb(43, 1, 226)  hsl(251, 99%, 45%)  Blue
#b8e201  rgb(184, 226, 1)  hsl(71, 99%, 45%)  Pear
#e22b01  rgb(226, 43, 1)  hsl(11, 99%, 45%)  Sinopia
#01e22b  rgb(1, 226, 43)  hsl(131, 99%, 45%)  Malachite