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#2B23CD

#2b23cd ≈ Medium Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2b23cd 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 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 79.02% cyan, 82.93% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 242.82°, with 70.83% saturation and 47.06% 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 9.44:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 4.19.

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Web safe#3333cc
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Relative luminance0.0612

Complementary

  1. #2b23cd
  2. #c5cd23

Split complementary

  1. #2b23cd
  2. #cd8023
  3. #70cd23

Analogous

  1. #2370cd
  2. #2b23cd
  3. #8023cd

Triadic

  1. #2b23cd
  2. #cd2b23
  3. #23cd2b

Tetradic

  1. #2b23cd
  2. #cd23c5
  3. #c5cd23
  4. #23cd2b

Square

  1. #2b23cd
  2. #cd2370
  3. #c5cd23
  4. #23cd80

Monochromatic

  1. #100d4a
  2. #1d188c
  3. #2b23cd
  4. #605ae3
  5. #9f9bee

Shades

#2b23cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2b23cd
  2. #2720b9
  3. #221ca4
  4. #1e1990
  5. #1a157b
  6. #161267
  7. #110e52
  8. #0d0b3e
  9. #090729
  10. #040415
  11. #000000

Tints

#2b23cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2b23cd
  2. #4039d2
  3. #554fd7
  4. #6b65dc
  5. #807be1
  6. #9591e6
  7. #aaa7eb
  8. #bfbdf0
  9. #d5d3f5
  10. #eae9fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2b23cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2b23cd
  2. #342cc5
  3. #3c36be
  4. #453fb6
  5. #4d48ae
  6. #5652a7
  7. #5e5b9f
  8. #676497
  9. #6f6d8f
  10. #787788
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.44:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.22:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #464646 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3d3b90 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004ed2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003dca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005b7b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0041d0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0034cb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004aa2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2b23cd {
  color: #2b23cd;
}
Background
.bg-2b23cd {
  background-color: #2b23cd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2b23cd {
  border: 2px solid #2b23cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2b23cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 43 35 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 243 71% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2b23cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2b23cd, #8023cd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2b23cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(43 35 205 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 4.19 #0000ff Blue ΔE 5.37 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 5.69 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 6.25 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 6.44 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 6.92 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 7.19 #d4dc32 Inverted #464646 Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#2b23cd  rgb(43, 35, 205)  hsl(243, 71%, 47%)  Medium Blue
#c5cd23  rgb(197, 205, 35)  hsl(63, 71%, 47%)  Pear
#cd2b23  rgb(205, 43, 35)  hsl(3, 71%, 47%)  Lava
#23cd2b  rgb(35, 205, 43)  hsl(123, 71%, 47%)  Lime Green