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#2D0BB9

#2d0bb9 ≈ Medium Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2d0bb9 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 72.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 75.68% cyan, 94.05% magenta, 0% yellow and 27.45% black. Its hue angle is 251.72°, with 88.78% saturation and 38.43% 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 11.29:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 2.5.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#3300cc
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Relative luminance0.043

Complementary

  1. #2d0bb9
  2. #97b90b

Split complementary

  1. #2d0bb9
  2. #b9840b
  3. #40b90b

Analogous

  1. #0b40b9
  2. #2d0bb9
  3. #840bb9

Triadic

  1. #2d0bb9
  2. #b92d0b
  3. #0bb92d

Tetradic

  1. #2d0bb9
  2. #b90b97
  3. #97b90b
  4. #0bb92d

Square

  1. #2d0bb9
  2. #b90b40
  3. #97b90b
  4. #0bb984

Monochromatic

  1. #0a0229
  2. #1b0771
  3. #2d0bb9
  4. #481ff2
  5. #8367f6

Shades

#2d0bb9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2d0bb9
  2. #290aa7
  3. #240994
  4. #200882
  5. #1b076f
  6. #17065d
  7. #12044a
  8. #0e0338
  9. #090225
  10. #050113
  11. #000000

Tints

#2d0bb9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2d0bb9
  2. #4223c0
  3. #573cc7
  4. #6c54ce
  5. #816dd5
  6. #9685dc
  7. #ab9de3
  8. #c0b6ea
  9. #d5cef1
  10. #eae7f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2d0bb9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2d0bb9
  2. #3517b3
  3. #3e22ae
  4. #462ea8
  5. #4e3aa2
  6. #57469d
  7. #5f5197
  8. #675d91
  9. #6f698b
  10. #787486
  11. #808080

Readable text 11.29:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.86:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #3a3a3a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #362e81 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0042bd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0033b6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #004c6c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0033bc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0028b7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #003c91 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2d0bb9 {
  color: #2d0bb9;
}
Background
.bg-2d0bb9 {
  background-color: #2d0bb9;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2d0bb9 {
  border: 2px solid #2d0bb9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2d0bb9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 45 11 185;
  --color-primary-hsl: 252 89% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2d0bb9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2d0bb9, #840bb9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2d0bb9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(45 11 185 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 2.50 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 3.49 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 7.00 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 7.34 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 7.40 #0000ff Blue ΔE 8.02 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 8.69 #d2f446 Inverted #3a3a3a Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#2d0bb9  rgb(45, 11, 185)  hsl(252, 89%, 38%)  Medium Blue
#97b90b  rgb(151, 185, 11)  hsl(72, 89%, 38%)  Apple Green
#b92d0b  rgb(185, 45, 11)  hsl(12, 89%, 38%)  Rust
#0bb92d  rgb(11, 185, 45)  hsl(132, 89%, 38%)  Kelly Green