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#2C2EDD

#2c2edd ≈ Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2c2edd is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 17.25% red, 18.04% green and 86.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 80.09% cyan, 79.19% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 239.32°, with 72.24% saturation and 51.96% 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 8.26:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Blue (#0000ff), ΔE 4.85.

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Relative luminance0.0771

Complementary

  1. #2c2edd
  2. #dddb2c

Split complementary

  1. #2c2edd
  2. #dd822c
  3. #87dd2c

Analogous

  1. #2c87dd
  2. #2c2edd
  3. #822cdd

Triadic

  1. #2c2edd
  2. #dd2c2e
  3. #2edd2c

Tetradic

  1. #2c2edd
  2. #db2cdd
  3. #dddb2c
  4. #2edd2c

Square

  1. #2c2edd
  2. #dd2c87
  3. #dddb2c
  4. #2cdd82

Monochromatic

  1. #101060
  2. #1a1ca2
  3. #2c2edd
  4. #6e6fe8
  5. #b0b1f2

Shades

#2c2edd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2c2edd
  2. #2829c7
  3. #2325b1
  4. #1f209b
  5. #1a1c85
  6. #16176f
  7. #121258
  8. #0d0e42
  9. #09092c
  10. #040516
  11. #000000

Tints

#2c2edd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2c2edd
  2. #4143e0
  3. #5658e4
  4. #6b6de7
  5. #8082eb
  6. #9697ee
  7. #ababf1
  8. #c0c0f5
  9. #d5d5f8
  10. #eaeafc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2c2edd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2c2edd
  2. #3436d4
  3. #3d3eca
  4. #4547c1
  5. #4e4fb8
  6. #5657af
  7. #5e5fa5
  8. #67679c
  9. #6f7093
  10. #787889
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.26:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.54:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4e4e4e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #43449d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0057e2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0045da ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006586 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #004ae0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #003ddb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0054b0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2c2edd {
  color: #2c2edd;
}
Background
.bg-2c2edd {
  background-color: #2c2edd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2c2edd {
  border: 2px solid #2c2edd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2c2edd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 44 46 221;
  --color-primary-hsl: 239 72% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2c2edd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2c2edd, #822cdd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2c2edd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(44 46 221 / 0.35);
}

#0000ff Blue ΔE 4.85 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 5.19 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 5.27 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 5.40 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 6.92 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 6.97 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 8.07 #d3d122 Inverted #4e4e4e Grayscale 

Blue
#2c2edd  rgb(44, 46, 221)  hsl(239, 72%, 52%)  Blue
#dddb2c  rgb(221, 219, 44)  hsl(59, 72%, 52%)  Dandelion
#dd2c2e  rgb(221, 44, 46)  hsl(359, 72%, 52%)  Cadmium Red
#2edd2c  rgb(46, 221, 44)  hsl(119, 72%, 52%)  Lime Green