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#2E00CB

#2e00cb ≈ Medium Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#2e00cb is a color from the violet family, with low lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 18.04% red, 0% green and 79.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 77.34% cyan, 100% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 253.6°, with 100% saturation and 39.8% 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 10.61:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 1.69.

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Web safe#3300cc
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Relative luminance0.0489

Complementary

  1. #2e00cb
  2. #9dcb00

Split complementary

  1. #2e00cb
  2. #cb9300
  3. #37cb00

Analogous

  1. #0037cb
  2. #2e00cb
  3. #9300cb

Triadic

  1. #2e00cb
  2. #cb2e00
  3. #00cb2e

Tetradic

  1. #2e00cb
  2. #cb009d
  3. #9dcb00
  4. #00cb2e

Square

  1. #2e00cb
  2. #cb0037
  3. #9dcb00
  4. #00cb93

Monochromatic

  1. #0b0032
  2. #1d007e
  3. #2e00cb
  4. #4d18ff
  5. #8865ff

Shades

#2e00cb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2e00cb
  2. #2900b7
  3. #2500a2
  4. #20008e
  5. #1c007a
  6. #170066
  7. #120051
  8. #0e003d
  9. #090029
  10. #050014
  11. #000000

Tints

#2e00cb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2e00cb
  2. #431ad0
  3. #5833d5
  4. #6d4ddb
  5. #8266e0
  6. #9780e5
  7. #ab99ea
  8. #c0b3ef
  9. #d5ccf5
  10. #eae6fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2e00cb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2e00cb
  2. #360dc4
  3. #3e1abc
  4. #4726b5
  5. #4f33ad
  6. #5740a6
  7. #5f4d9e
  8. #675a97
  9. #70668f
  10. #787388
  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 #39308d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0047d0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0035c8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005376 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0036ce ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0028c9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00409f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2e00cb {
  color: #2e00cb;
}
Background
.bg-2e00cb {
  background-color: #2e00cb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2e00cb {
  border: 2px solid #2e00cb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2e00cb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 46 0 203;
  --color-primary-hsl: 254 100% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2e00cb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2e00cb, #9300cb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2e00cb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(46 0 203 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 1.69 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 5.37 #0000ff Blue ΔE 6.01 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 7.07 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 8.30 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 8.79 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 9.03 #d1ff34 Inverted #3e3e3e Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#2e00cb  rgb(46, 0, 203)  hsl(254, 100%, 40%)  Medium Blue
#9dcb00  rgb(157, 203, 0)  hsl(74, 100%, 40%)  Yellow Green
#cb2e00  rgb(203, 46, 0)  hsl(14, 100%, 40%)  Sinopia
#00cb2e  rgb(0, 203, 46)  hsl(134, 100%, 40%)  Lime Green