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#2D00BC

#2d00bc ≈ Medium Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2d00bc is a color from the violet family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 17.65% red, 0% green and 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 76.06% cyan, 100% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 254.36°, with 100% saturation and 36.86% 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 11.43:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 2.26.

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Relative luminance0.0419

Complementary

  1. #2d00bc
  2. #8fbc00

Split complementary

  1. #2d00bc
  2. #bc8b00
  3. #31bc00

Analogous

  1. #0031bc
  2. #2d00bc
  3. #8b00bc

Triadic

  1. #2d00bc
  2. #bc2d00
  3. #00bc2d

Tetradic

  1. #2d00bc
  2. #bc008f
  3. #8fbc00
  4. #00bc2d

Square

  1. #2d00bc
  2. #bc0031
  3. #8fbc00
  4. #00bc8b

Monochromatic

  1. #080023
  2. #1b006f
  3. #2d00bc
  4. #4409ff
  5. #7e56ff

Shades

#2d00bc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2d00bc
  2. #2900a9
  3. #240096
  4. #200084
  5. #1b0071
  6. #17005e
  7. #12004b
  8. #0e0038
  9. #090026
  10. #050013
  11. #000000

Tints

#2d00bc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2d00bc
  2. #421ac3
  3. #5733c9
  4. #6c4dd0
  5. #8166d7
  6. #9680de
  7. #ab99e4
  8. #c0b3eb
  9. #d5ccf2
  10. #eae6f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2d00bc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2d00bc
  2. #350db6
  3. #3e1ab0
  4. #4626aa
  5. #4e33a4
  6. #57409e
  7. #5f4d98
  8. #675a92
  9. #6f668c
  10. #787386
  11. #808080

Readable text 11.43:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.84:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #3a3a3a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #352c83 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0041c0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0031b9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #004c6d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0032bf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0025ba ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #003b93 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2d00bc {
  color: #2d00bc;
}
Background
.bg-2d00bc {
  background-color: #2d00bc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2d00bc {
  border: 2px solid #2d00bc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2d00bc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 45 0 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 254 100% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2d00bc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2d00bc, #8b00bc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2d00bc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(45 0 188 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 2.26 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 3.91 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 7.47 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 7.62 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 7.65 #0000ff Blue ΔE 7.92 #4b0082 Indigo ΔE 8.78 #d2ff43 Inverted #3a3a3a Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#2d00bc  rgb(45, 0, 188)  hsl(254, 100%, 37%)  Medium Blue
#8fbc00  rgb(143, 188, 0)  hsl(74, 100%, 37%)  Apple Green
#bc2d00  rgb(188, 45, 0)  hsl(14, 100%, 37%)  Rust
#00bc2d  rgb(0, 188, 45)  hsl(134, 100%, 37%)  Kelly Green