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#2C09BF

#2c09bf ≈ Medium Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2c09bf is a color from the violet family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 17.25% red, 3.53% green and 74.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 76.96% cyan, 95.29% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 251.54°, with 91% saturation and 39.22% 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 11.06:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 1.96.

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Relative luminance0.0449

Complementary

  1. #2c09bf
  2. #9cbf09

Split complementary

  1. #2c09bf
  2. #bf8709
  3. #41bf09

Analogous

  1. #0941bf
  2. #2c09bf
  3. #8709bf

Triadic

  1. #2c09bf
  2. #bf2c09
  3. #09bf2c

Tetradic

  1. #2c09bf
  2. #bf099c
  3. #9cbf09
  4. #09bf2c

Square

  1. #2c09bf
  2. #bf0941
  3. #9cbf09
  4. #09bf87

Monochromatic

  1. #0a022d
  2. #1b0676
  3. #2c09bf
  4. #4920f4
  5. #8569f8

Shades

#2c09bf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2c09bf
  2. #2808ac
  3. #230799
  4. #1f0686
  5. #1a0573
  6. #160560
  7. #12044c
  8. #0d0339
  9. #090226
  10. #040113
  11. #000000

Tints

#2c09bf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2c09bf
  2. #4122c5
  3. #563acc
  4. #6b53d2
  5. #806bd9
  6. #9684df
  7. #ab9de5
  8. #c0b5ec
  9. #d5cef2
  10. #eae6f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2c09bf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2c09bf
  2. #3415b9
  3. #3d21b2
  4. #452dac
  5. #4e39a6
  6. #5645a0
  7. #5e5099
  8. #675c93
  9. #6f688d
  10. #787486
  11. #808080

Readable text 11.06:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.9:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #3c3c3c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #362f85 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0043c3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0033bc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #004f6f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0035c2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0028bd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #003e96 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2c09bf {
  color: #2c09bf;
}
Background
.bg-2c09bf {
  background-color: #2c09bf;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2c09bf {
  border: 2px solid #2c09bf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2c09bf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 44 9 191;
  --color-primary-hsl: 252 91% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2c09bf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2c09bf, #8709bf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2c09bf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(44 9 191 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 1.96 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 4.01 #0000ff Blue ΔE 7.32 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 7.49 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 7.98 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 8.03 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 8.39 #d3f640 Inverted #3c3c3c Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#2c09bf  rgb(44, 9, 191)  hsl(252, 91%, 39%)  Medium Blue
#9cbf09  rgb(156, 191, 9)  hsl(72, 91%, 39%)  Apple Green
#bf2c09  rgb(191, 44, 9)  hsl(12, 91%, 39%)  Rosso Corsa
#09bf2c  rgb(9, 191, 44)  hsl(132, 91%, 39%)  Lime Green