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#2B04CA

#2b04ca ≈ Medium Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#2b04ca is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 16.86% red, 1.57% green and 79.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 78.71% cyan, 98.02% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 251.82°, with 96.12% saturation and 40.39% 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 1.52.

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Web safe#3300cc
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Relative luminance0.0486

Complementary

  1. #2b04ca
  2. #a3ca04

Split complementary

  1. #2b04ca
  2. #ca8e04
  3. #40ca04

Analogous

  1. #0440ca
  2. #2b04ca
  3. #8e04ca

Triadic

  1. #2b04ca
  2. #ca2b04
  3. #04ca2b

Tetradic

  1. #2b04ca
  2. #ca04a3
  3. #a3ca04
  4. #04ca2b

Square

  1. #2b04ca
  2. #ca0440
  3. #a3ca04
  4. #04ca8e

Monochromatic

  1. #0b0134
  2. #1b037f
  3. #2b04ca
  4. #4b20fb
  5. #886bfc

Shades

#2b04ca mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2b04ca
  2. #2704b6
  3. #2203a2
  4. #1e038d
  5. #1a0279
  6. #160265
  7. #110251
  8. #0d013d
  9. #090128
  10. #040014
  11. #000000

Tints

#2b04ca mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2b04ca
  2. #401dcf
  3. #5536d5
  4. #6b4fda
  5. #8068df
  6. #9582e5
  7. #aa9bea
  8. #bfb4ef
  9. #d5cdf4
  10. #eae6fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2b04ca mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2b04ca
  2. #3410c3
  3. #3c1dbb
  4. #4529b4
  5. #4d36ac
  6. #5642a5
  7. #5e4e9e
  8. #675b96
  9. #6f678f
  10. #787487
  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-2b04ca {
  color: #2b04ca;
}
Background
.bg-2b04ca {
  background-color: #2b04ca;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2b04ca {
  border: 2px solid #2b04ca;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2b04ca;
  --color-primary-rgb: 43 4 202;
  --color-primary-hsl: 252 96% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2b04ca {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2b04ca, #8e04ca);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2b04ca {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(43 4 202 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 1.52 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 5.13 #0000ff Blue ΔE 6.07 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 7.19 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 8.40 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 8.51 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 8.77 #d4fb35 Inverted #3e3e3e Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#2b04ca  rgb(43, 4, 202)  hsl(252, 96%, 40%)  Medium Blue
#a3ca04  rgb(163, 202, 4)  hsl(72, 96%, 40%)  Yellow Green
#ca2b04  rgb(202, 43, 4)  hsl(12, 96%, 40%)  Rosso Corsa
#04ca2b  rgb(4, 202, 43)  hsl(132, 96%, 40%)  Lime Green