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#2E05DD

#2e05dd ≈ Medium Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#2e05dd is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 18.04% red, 1.96% green and 86.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 79.19% cyan, 97.74% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 251.39°, with 95.58% saturation and 44.31% 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 9.62:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 3.27.

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Web safe#3300cc
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Relative luminance0.0591

Complementary

  1. #2e05dd
  2. #b4dd05

Split complementary

  1. #2e05dd
  2. #dd9a05
  3. #48dd05

Analogous

  1. #0548dd
  2. #2e05dd
  3. #9a05dd

Triadic

  1. #2e05dd
  2. #dd2e05
  3. #05dd2e

Tetradic

  1. #2e05dd
  2. #dd05b4
  3. #b4dd05
  4. #05dd2e

Square

  1. #2e05dd
  2. #dd0548
  3. #b4dd05
  4. #05dd9a

Monochromatic

  1. #0f0247
  2. #1e0392
  3. #2e05dd
  4. #5a34fa
  5. #977ffc

Shades

#2e05dd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2e05dd
  2. #2905c7
  3. #2504b1
  4. #20049b
  5. #1c0385
  6. #17036f
  7. #120258
  8. #0e0242
  9. #09012c
  10. #050116
  11. #000000

Tints

#2e05dd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2e05dd
  2. #431ee0
  3. #5837e4
  4. #6d50e7
  5. #8269eb
  6. #9782ee
  7. #ab9bf1
  8. #c0b4f5
  9. #d5cdf8
  10. #eae6fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2e05dd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2e05dd
  2. #3611d4
  3. #3e1eca
  4. #472ac1
  5. #4f36b8
  6. #5743af
  7. #5f4fa5
  8. #675b9c
  9. #706793
  10. #787489
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.62:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.18:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #454545 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3d359a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004ee2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003ada ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005c81 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #003de0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #002ddb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0048ae ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2e05dd {
  color: #2e05dd;
}
Background
.bg-2e05dd {
  background-color: #2e05dd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2e05dd {
  border: 2px solid #2e05dd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2e05dd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 46 5 221;
  --color-primary-hsl: 251 96% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2e05dd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2e05dd, #9a05dd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2e05dd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(46 5 221 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 3.27 #0000ff Blue ΔE 3.66 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 4.72 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 6.08 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 7.39 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 8.53 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 8.70 #d1fa22 Inverted #454545 Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#2e05dd  rgb(46, 5, 221)  hsl(251, 96%, 44%)  Medium Blue
#b4dd05  rgb(180, 221, 5)  hsl(71, 96%, 44%)  Pear
#dd2e05  rgb(221, 46, 5)  hsl(11, 96%, 44%)  Sinopia
#05dd2e  rgb(5, 221, 46)  hsl(131, 96%, 44%)  Malachite