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#2B0ECB

#2b0ecb ≈ Medium Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2b0ecb is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 16.86% red, 5.49% green and 79.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 78.82% cyan, 93.1% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 249.21°, with 87.1% saturation and 42.55% 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 10.36:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 1.9.

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Relative luminance0.0514

Complementary

  1. #2b0ecb
  2. #aecb0e

Split complementary

  1. #2b0ecb
  2. #cb8a0e
  3. #4fcb0e

Analogous

  1. #0e4fcb
  2. #2b0ecb
  3. #8a0ecb

Triadic

  1. #2b0ecb
  2. #cb2b0e
  3. #0ecb2b

Tetradic

  1. #2b0ecb
  2. #cb0eae
  3. #aecb0e
  4. #0ecb2b

Square

  1. #2b0ecb
  2. #cb0e4f
  3. #aecb0e
  4. #0ecb8a

Monochromatic

  1. #0d043c
  2. #1c0983
  3. #2b0ecb
  4. #5134f1
  5. #8f7cf6

Shades

#2b0ecb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2b0ecb
  2. #270db7
  3. #220ba2
  4. #1e0a8e
  5. #1a087a
  6. #160766
  7. #110651
  8. #0d043d
  9. #090329
  10. #040114
  11. #000000

Tints

#2b0ecb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2b0ecb
  2. #4026d0
  3. #553ed5
  4. #6b56db
  5. #806ee0
  6. #9587e5
  7. #aa9fea
  8. #bfb7ef
  9. #d5cff5
  10. #eae7fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2b0ecb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2b0ecb
  2. #3419c4
  3. #3c25bc
  4. #4530b5
  5. #4d3cad
  6. #5647a6
  7. #5e529e
  8. #675e97
  9. #6f698f
  10. #787588
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.36:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.03:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #404040 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #39338e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0048d0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0037c8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005577 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0039ce ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #002bc9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0043a0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2b0ecb {
  color: #2b0ecb;
}
Background
.bg-2b0ecb {
  background-color: #2b0ecb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2b0ecb {
  border: 2px solid #2b0ecb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2b0ecb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 43 14 203;
  --color-primary-hsl: 249 87% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2b0ecb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2b0ecb, #8a0ecb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2b0ecb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(43 14 203 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 1.90 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 5.28 #0000ff Blue ΔE 5.71 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 6.81 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 7.94 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 8.08 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 8.38 #d4f134 Inverted #404040 Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#2b0ecb  rgb(43, 14, 203)  hsl(249, 87%, 43%)  Medium Blue
#aecb0e  rgb(174, 203, 14)  hsl(69, 87%, 43%)  Yellow Green
#cb2b0e  rgb(203, 43, 14)  hsl(9, 87%, 43%)  Rosso Corsa
#0ecb2b  rgb(14, 203, 43)  hsl(129, 87%, 43%)  Lime Green