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#2B05CD

#2b05cd ≈ Medium Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#2b05cd is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 16.86% red, 1.96% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 79.02% cyan, 97.56% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 251.4°, with 95.24% saturation and 41.18% 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 10.47:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 1.66.

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Relative luminance0.0503

Complementary

  1. #2b05cd
  2. #a7cd05

Split complementary

  1. #2b05cd
  2. #cd8f05
  3. #43cd05

Analogous

  1. #0543cd
  2. #2b05cd
  3. #8f05cd

Triadic

  1. #2b05cd
  2. #cd2b05
  3. #05cd2b

Tetradic

  1. #2b05cd
  2. #cd05a7
  3. #a7cd05
  4. #05cd2b

Square

  1. #2b05cd
  2. #cd0543
  3. #a7cd05
  4. #05cd8f

Monochromatic

  1. #0c0138
  2. #1b0382
  3. #2b05cd
  4. #4d25fa
  5. #8a70fc

Shades

#2b05cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2b05cd
  2. #2705b9
  3. #2204a4
  4. #1e0490
  5. #1a037b
  6. #160367
  7. #110252
  8. #0d023e
  9. #090129
  10. #040115
  11. #000000

Tints

#2b05cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2b05cd
  2. #401ed2
  3. #5537d7
  4. #6b50dc
  5. #8069e1
  6. #9582e6
  7. #aa9beb
  8. #bfb4f0
  9. #d5cdf5
  10. #eae6fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2b05cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2b05cd
  2. #3411c5
  3. #3c1ebe
  4. #452ab6
  5. #4d36ae
  6. #5643a7
  7. #5e4f9f
  8. #675b97
  9. #6f678f
  10. #787488
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.47:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.01:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #3f3f3f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #38318f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0048d2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0036ca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005478 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0038d0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0029cb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0042a1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2b05cd {
  color: #2b05cd;
}
Background
.bg-2b05cd {
  background-color: #2b05cd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2b05cd {
  border: 2px solid #2b05cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2b05cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 43 5 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 251 95% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2b05cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2b05cd, #8f05cd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2b05cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(43 5 205 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 1.66 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 5.45 #0000ff Blue ΔE 5.67 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 6.79 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 8.02 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 8.66 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 8.75 #d4fa32 Inverted #3f3f3f Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#2b05cd  rgb(43, 5, 205)  hsl(251, 95%, 41%)  Medium Blue
#a7cd05  rgb(167, 205, 5)  hsl(71, 95%, 41%)  Yellow Green
#cd2b05  rgb(205, 43, 5)  hsl(11, 95%, 41%)  Rosso Corsa
#05cd2b  rgb(5, 205, 43)  hsl(131, 95%, 41%)  Lime Green