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#2D16BF

#2d16bf ≈ Medium Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2d16bf is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 17.65% red, 8.63% green and 74.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 76.44% cyan, 88.48% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 248.17°, with 79.34% saturation and 41.76% 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 10.61:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 2.53.

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Web safe#3300cc
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Relative luminance0.0489

Complementary

  1. #2d16bf
  2. #a8bf16

Split complementary

  1. #2d16bf
  2. #bf8116
  3. #53bf16

Analogous

  1. #1653bf
  2. #2d16bf
  3. #8116bf

Triadic

  1. #2d16bf
  2. #bf2d16
  3. #16bf2d

Tetradic

  1. #2d16bf
  2. #bf16a8
  3. #a8bf16
  4. #16bf2d

Square

  1. #2d16bf
  2. #bf1653
  3. #a8bf16
  4. #16bf81

Monochromatic

  1. #0d0636
  2. #1d0e7a
  3. #2d16bf
  4. #5139e8
  5. #8d7ef0

Shades

#2d16bf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2d16bf
  2. #2914ac
  3. #241299
  4. #200f86
  5. #1b0d73
  6. #170b60
  7. #12094c
  8. #0e0739
  9. #090426
  10. #050213
  11. #000000

Tints

#2d16bf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2d16bf
  2. #422dc5
  3. #5745cc
  4. #6c5cd2
  5. #8173d9
  6. #968bdf
  7. #aba2e5
  8. #c0b9ec
  9. #d5d0f2
  10. #eae8f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2d16bf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2d16bf
  2. #3521b9
  3. #3e2bb2
  4. #4636ac
  5. #4e40a6
  6. #574ba0
  7. #5f5699
  8. #676093
  9. #6f6b8d
  10. #787586
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.61:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.98:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #3e3e3e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #383386 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0046c3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0036bc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005171 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0038c2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #002cbd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004196 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2d16bf {
  color: #2d16bf;
}
Background
.bg-2d16bf {
  background-color: #2d16bf;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2d16bf {
  border: 2px solid #2d16bf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2d16bf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 45 22 191;
  --color-primary-hsl: 248 79% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2d16bf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2d16bf, #8116bf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2d16bf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(45 22 191 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 2.53 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 4.18 #0000ff Blue ΔE 7.00 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 7.07 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 7.47 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 7.82 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 8.01 #d2e940 Inverted #3e3e3e Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#2d16bf  rgb(45, 22, 191)  hsl(248, 79%, 42%)  Medium Blue
#a8bf16  rgb(168, 191, 22)  hsl(68, 79%, 42%)  Apple Green
#bf2d16  rgb(191, 45, 22)  hsl(8, 79%, 42%)  Venetian Red
#16bf2d  rgb(22, 191, 45)  hsl(128, 79%, 42%)  Kelly Green