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#2B0ABA

#2b0aba ≈ Medium Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2b0aba is a color from the violet family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 16.86% red, 3.92% green and 72.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 76.88% cyan, 94.62% magenta, 0% yellow and 27.06% black. Its hue angle is 251.25°, with 89.8% saturation and 38.43% 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 11.32:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 2.34.

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Relative luminance0.0428

Complementary

  1. #2b0aba
  2. #99ba0a

Split complementary

  1. #2b0aba
  2. #ba830a
  3. #41ba0a

Analogous

  1. #0a41ba
  2. #2b0aba
  3. #830aba

Triadic

  1. #2b0aba
  2. #ba2b0a
  3. #0aba2b

Tetradic

  1. #2b0aba
  2. #ba0a99
  3. #99ba0a
  4. #0aba2b

Square

  1. #2b0aba
  2. #ba0a41
  3. #99ba0a
  4. #0aba83

Monochromatic

  1. #090229
  2. #1a0671
  3. #2b0aba
  4. #461ef3
  5. #8166f7

Shades

#2b0aba mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2b0aba
  2. #2709a7
  3. #220895
  4. #1e0782
  5. #1a0670
  6. #16055d
  7. #11044a
  8. #0d0338
  9. #090225
  10. #040113
  11. #000000

Tints

#2b0aba mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2b0aba
  2. #4023c1
  3. #553bc8
  4. #6b54cf
  5. #806cd6
  6. #9585dd
  7. #aa9de3
  8. #bfb6ea
  9. #d5cef1
  10. #eae7f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2b0aba mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2b0aba
  2. #3416b4
  3. #3c22ae
  4. #452da9
  5. #4d39a3
  6. #56459d
  7. #5e5197
  8. #675d91
  9. #6f688c
  10. #787486
  11. #808080

Readable text 11.32:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.86:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #3a3a3a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #352e82 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0042be ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0032b7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #004d6c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0033bd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0027b8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #003c92 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2b0aba {
  color: #2b0aba;
}
Background
.bg-2b0aba {
  background-color: #2b0aba;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2b0aba {
  border: 2px solid #2b0aba;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2b0aba;
  --color-primary-rgb: 43 10 186;
  --color-primary-hsl: 251 90% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2b0aba {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2b0aba, #830aba);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2b0aba {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(43 10 186 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 2.34 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 3.47 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 7.04 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 7.36 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 7.41 #0000ff Blue ΔE 7.95 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 8.72 #d4f545 Inverted #3a3a3a Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#2b0aba  rgb(43, 10, 186)  hsl(251, 90%, 38%)  Medium Blue
#99ba0a  rgb(153, 186, 10)  hsl(71, 90%, 38%)  Apple Green
#ba2b0a  rgb(186, 43, 10)  hsl(11, 90%, 38%)  Rosso Corsa
#0aba2b  rgb(10, 186, 43)  hsl(131, 90%, 38%)  Kelly Green