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#2C04CE

#2c04ce ≈ Medium Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#2c04ce is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 17.25% red, 1.57% green and 80.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 78.64% cyan, 98.06% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.22% black. Its hue angle is 251.88°, with 96.19% saturation and 41.18% 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 10.42:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 1.76.

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Web safe#3300cc
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Relative luminance0.0508

Complementary

  1. #2c04ce
  2. #a6ce04

Split complementary

  1. #2c04ce
  2. #ce9104
  3. #41ce04

Analogous

  1. #0441ce
  2. #2c04ce
  3. #9104ce

Triadic

  1. #2c04ce
  2. #ce2c04
  3. #04ce2c

Tetradic

  1. #2c04ce
  2. #ce04a6
  3. #a6ce04
  4. #04ce2c

Square

  1. #2c04ce
  2. #ce0441
  3. #a6ce04
  4. #04ce91

Monochromatic

  1. #0c0138
  2. #1c0383
  3. #2c04ce
  4. #4e24fb
  5. #8b6ffc

Shades

#2c04ce mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2c04ce
  2. #2804b9
  3. #2303a5
  4. #1f0390
  5. #1a027c
  6. #160267
  7. #120252
  8. #0d013e
  9. #090129
  10. #040015
  11. #000000

Tints

#2c04ce mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2c04ce
  2. #411dd3
  3. #5636d8
  4. #6b4fdd
  5. #8068e2
  6. #9682e7
  7. #ab9beb
  8. #c0b4f0
  9. #d5cdf5
  10. #eae6fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2c04ce mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2c04ce
  2. #3410c6
  3. #3d1dbe
  4. #4529b7
  5. #4e36af
  6. #5642a7
  7. #5e4e9f
  8. #675b97
  9. #6f6790
  10. #787488
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.42:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.02:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #404040 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #393190 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0048d3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0036cb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005578 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0038d1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #002acc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0042a2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2c04ce {
  color: #2c04ce;
}
Background
.bg-2c04ce {
  background-color: #2c04ce;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2c04ce {
  border: 2px solid #2c04ce;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2c04ce;
  --color-primary-rgb: 44 4 206;
  --color-primary-hsl: 252 96% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2c04ce {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2c04ce, #9104ce);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2c04ce {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(44 4 206 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 1.76 #0000ff Blue ΔE 5.55 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 5.60 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 6.66 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 7.90 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 8.72 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 8.89 #d3fb31 Inverted #404040 Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#2c04ce  rgb(44, 4, 206)  hsl(252, 96%, 41%)  Medium Blue
#a6ce04  rgb(166, 206, 4)  hsl(72, 96%, 41%)  Yellow Green
#ce2c04  rgb(206, 44, 4)  hsl(12, 96%, 41%)  Rosso Corsa
#04ce2c  rgb(4, 206, 44)  hsl(132, 96%, 41%)  Lime Green