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#2B05EF

#2b05ef ≈ Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#2b05ef is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 16.86% red, 1.96% green and 93.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 82.01% cyan, 97.91% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 249.74°, with 95.9% saturation and 47.84% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with trust, stability and focus. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.86:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Blue (#0000ff), ΔE 1.63.

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Web safe#3300ff
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Relative luminance0.0685

Complementary

  1. #2b05ef
  2. #c9ef05

Split complementary

  1. #2b05ef
  2. #efa005
  3. #54ef05

Analogous

  1. #0554ef
  2. #2b05ef
  3. #a005ef

Triadic

  1. #2b05ef
  2. #ef2b05
  3. #05ef2b

Tetradic

  1. #2b05ef
  2. #ef05c9
  3. #c9ef05
  4. #05ef2b

Square

  1. #2b05ef
  2. #ef0554
  3. #c9ef05
  4. #05efa0

Monochromatic

  1. #100259
  2. #1e03a4
  3. #2b05ef
  4. #6345fb
  5. #a290fd

Shades

#2b05ef mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2b05ef
  2. #2705d7
  3. #2204bf
  4. #1e04a7
  5. #1a038f
  6. #160378
  7. #110260
  8. #0d0248
  9. #090130
  10. #040118
  11. #000000

Tints

#2b05ef mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2b05ef
  2. #401ef1
  3. #5537f2
  4. #6b50f4
  5. #8069f5
  6. #9582f7
  7. #aa9bf9
  8. #bfb4fa
  9. #d5cdfc
  10. #eae6fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2b05ef mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2b05ef
  2. #3411e4
  3. #3c1ed9
  4. #452ace
  5. #4d36c3
  6. #5643b8
  7. #5e4fac
  8. #675ba1
  9. #6f6796
  10. #78748b
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.86:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.37:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4a4a4a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #403aa7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0054f4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003eec ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00648c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0042f2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0030ed ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004ebc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2b05ef {
  color: #2b05ef;
}
Background
.bg-2b05ef {
  background-color: #2b05ef;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2b05ef {
  border: 2px solid #2b05ef;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2b05ef;
  --color-primary-rgb: 43 5 239;
  --color-primary-hsl: 250 96% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2b05ef {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2b05ef, #a005ef);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2b05ef {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(43 5 239 / 0.35);
}

#0000ff Blue ΔE 1.63 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 2.68 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 4.32 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 5.24 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 7.00 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 9.16 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 9.40 #d4fa10 Inverted #4a4a4a Grayscale 

Blue
#2b05ef  rgb(43, 5, 239)  hsl(250, 96%, 48%)  Blue
#c9ef05  rgb(201, 239, 5)  hsl(70, 96%, 48%)  Electric Lime
#ef2b05  rgb(239, 43, 5)  hsl(10, 96%, 48%)  Candy Apple Red
#05ef2b  rgb(5, 239, 43)  hsl(130, 96%, 48%)  Lime