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#2B02BA

#2b02ba ≈ Medium Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2b02ba is a color from the violet family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 16.86% red, 0.78% green and 72.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 76.88% cyan, 98.92% magenta, 0% yellow and 27.06% black. Its hue angle is 253.37°, with 97.87% saturation and 36.86% 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 11.54:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 2.37.

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Relative luminance0.041

Complementary

  1. #2b02ba
  2. #91ba02

Split complementary

  1. #2b02ba
  2. #ba8702
  3. #35ba02

Analogous

  1. #0235ba
  2. #2b02ba
  3. #8702ba

Triadic

  1. #2b02ba
  2. #ba2b02
  3. #02ba2b

Tetradic

  1. #2b02ba
  2. #ba0291
  3. #91ba02
  4. #02ba2b

Square

  1. #2b02ba
  2. #ba0235
  3. #91ba02
  4. #02ba87

Monochromatic

  1. #080023
  2. #1a016e
  3. #2b02ba
  4. #420cfc
  5. #7d58fd

Shades

#2b02ba mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2b02ba
  2. #2702a7
  3. #220295
  4. #1e0182
  5. #1a0170
  6. #16015d
  7. #11014a
  8. #0d0138
  9. #090025
  10. #040013
  11. #000000

Tints

#2b02ba mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2b02ba
  2. #401bc1
  3. #5535c8
  4. #6b4ecf
  5. #8067d6
  6. #9581dd
  7. #aa9ae3
  8. #bfb3ea
  9. #d5ccf1
  10. #eae6f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2b02ba mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2b02ba
  2. #340fb4
  3. #3c1bae
  4. #4528a9
  5. #4d34a3
  6. #56419d
  7. #5e4e97
  8. #675a91
  9. #6f678c
  10. #787386
  11. #808080

Readable text 11.54:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.82:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #393939 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #342c81 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0040be ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0031b7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #004b6c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0032bd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0025b8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #003a92 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2b02ba {
  color: #2b02ba;
}
Background
.bg-2b02ba {
  background-color: #2b02ba;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2b02ba {
  border: 2px solid #2b02ba;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2b02ba;
  --color-primary-rgb: 43 2 186;
  --color-primary-hsl: 253 98% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2b02ba {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2b02ba, #8702ba);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2b02ba {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(43 2 186 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 2.37 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 3.60 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 7.19 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 7.31 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 7.36 #0000ff Blue ΔE 8.15 #4b0082 Indigo ΔE 8.67 #d4fd45 Inverted #393939 Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#2b02ba  rgb(43, 2, 186)  hsl(253, 98%, 37%)  Medium Blue
#91ba02  rgb(145, 186, 2)  hsl(73, 98%, 37%)  Apple Green
#ba2b02  rgb(186, 43, 2)  hsl(13, 98%, 37%)  Rust
#02ba2b  rgb(2, 186, 43)  hsl(133, 98%, 37%)  Kelly Green