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#2D0BB8

#2d0bb8 ≈ Medium Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2d0bb8 is a color from the violet family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 17.65% red, 4.31% green and 72.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 75.54% cyan, 94.02% magenta, 0% yellow and 27.84% black. Its hue angle is 251.79°, with 88.72% saturation and 38.24% 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 11.34:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 2.59.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#3300cc
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Relative luminance0.0426

Complementary

  1. #2d0bb8
  2. #96b80b

Split complementary

  1. #2d0bb8
  2. #b8840b
  3. #40b80b

Analogous

  1. #0b40b8
  2. #2d0bb8
  3. #840bb8

Triadic

  1. #2d0bb8
  2. #b82d0b
  3. #0bb82d

Tetradic

  1. #2d0bb8
  2. #b80b96
  3. #96b80b
  4. #0bb82d

Square

  1. #2d0bb8
  2. #b80b40
  3. #96b80b
  4. #0bb884

Monochromatic

  1. #0a0228
  2. #1b0770
  3. #2d0bb8
  4. #481ef2
  5. #8266f6

Shades

#2d0bb8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2d0bb8
  2. #290aa6
  3. #240993
  4. #200881
  5. #1b076e
  6. #17065c
  7. #12044a
  8. #0e0337
  9. #090225
  10. #050112
  11. #000000

Tints

#2d0bb8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2d0bb8
  2. #4223bf
  3. #573cc6
  4. #6c54cd
  5. #816dd4
  6. #9685dc
  7. #ab9de3
  8. #c0b6ea
  9. #d5cef1
  10. #eae7f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2d0bb8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2d0bb8
  2. #3517b2
  3. #3e22ad
  4. #462ea7
  5. #4e3aa2
  6. #57469c
  7. #5f5196
  8. #675d91
  9. #6f698b
  10. #787486
  11. #808080

Readable text 11.34:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.85:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #3a3a3a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #352e80 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0041bc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0032b5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #004c6b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0033bb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0027b6 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #003b90 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2d0bb8 {
  color: #2d0bb8;
}
Background
.bg-2d0bb8 {
  background-color: #2d0bb8;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2d0bb8 {
  border: 2px solid #2d0bb8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2d0bb8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 45 11 184;
  --color-primary-hsl: 252 89% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2d0bb8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2d0bb8, #840bb8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2d0bb8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(45 11 184 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 2.59 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 3.40 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 6.93 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 7.22 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 7.28 #0000ff Blue ΔE 8.15 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 8.57 #d2f447 Inverted #3a3a3a Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#2d0bb8  rgb(45, 11, 184)  hsl(252, 89%, 38%)  Medium Blue
#96b80b  rgb(150, 184, 11)  hsl(72, 89%, 38%)  Apple Green
#b82d0b  rgb(184, 45, 11)  hsl(12, 89%, 38%)  Rust
#0bb82d  rgb(11, 184, 45)  hsl(132, 89%, 38%)  Kelly Green