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#2B23BF

#2b23bf ≈ Medium Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2b23bf is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 16.86% red, 13.73% green and 74.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 77.49% cyan, 81.68% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 243.08°, with 69.03% saturation and 44.31% 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 brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 10.02:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 4.03.

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Relative luminance0.0548

Complementary

  1. #2b23bf
  2. #b7bf23

Split complementary

  1. #2b23bf
  2. #bf7923
  3. #69bf23

Analogous

  1. #2369bf
  2. #2b23bf
  3. #7923bf

Triadic

  1. #2b23bf
  2. #bf2b23
  3. #23bf2b

Tetradic

  1. #2b23bf
  2. #bf23b7
  3. #b7bf23
  4. #23bf2b

Square

  1. #2b23bf
  2. #bf2369
  3. #b7bf23
  4. #23bf79

Monochromatic

  1. #0e0b3e
  2. #1c177e
  3. #2b23bf
  4. #5750df
  5. #9590eb

Shades

#2b23bf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2b23bf
  2. #2720ac
  3. #221c99
  4. #1e1986
  5. #1a1573
  6. #161260
  7. #110e4c
  8. #0d0b39
  9. #090726
  10. #040413
  11. #000000

Tints

#2b23bf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2b23bf
  2. #4039c5
  3. #554fcc
  4. #6b65d2
  5. #807bd9
  6. #9591df
  7. #aaa7e5
  8. #bfbdec
  9. #d5d3f2
  10. #eae9f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2b23bf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2b23bf
  2. #342cb9
  3. #3c36b2
  4. #453fac
  5. #4d48a6
  6. #5652a0
  7. #5e5b99
  8. #676493
  9. #6f6d8d
  10. #787786
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.02:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.1:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #424242 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3a3887 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004ac3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003abc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005573 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #003dc2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0032bd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004697 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2b23bf {
  color: #2b23bf;
}
Background
.bg-2b23bf {
  background-color: #2b23bf;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2b23bf {
  border: 2px solid #2b23bf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2b23bf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 43 35 191;
  --color-primary-hsl: 243 69% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2b23bf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2b23bf, #7923bf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2b23bf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(43 35 191 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 4.03 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 4.94 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 5.48 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 6.19 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 6.66 #0000ff Blue ΔE 6.99 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.89 #d4dc40 Inverted #424242 Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#2b23bf  rgb(43, 35, 191)  hsl(243, 69%, 44%)  Medium Blue
#b7bf23  rgb(183, 191, 35)  hsl(63, 69%, 44%)  Apple Green
#bf2b23  rgb(191, 43, 35)  hsl(3, 69%, 44%)  Venetian Red
#23bf2b  rgb(35, 191, 43)  hsl(123, 69%, 44%)  Kelly Green