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#2E09BE

#2e09be ≈ Medium Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2e09be is a color from the violet family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 18.04% red, 3.53% green and 74.51% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 75.79% cyan, 95.26% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.49% black. Its hue angle is 252.27°, with 90.95% saturation and 39.02% 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 11.06:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 2.11.

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Relative luminance0.0449

Complementary

  1. #2e09be
  2. #99be09

Split complementary

  1. #2e09be
  2. #be8909
  3. #3ebe09

Analogous

  1. #093ebe
  2. #2e09be
  3. #8909be

Triadic

  1. #2e09be
  2. #be2e09
  3. #09be2e

Tetradic

  1. #2e09be
  2. #be0999
  3. #99be09
  4. #09be2e

Square

  1. #2e09be
  2. #be093e
  3. #99be09
  4. #09be89

Monochromatic

  1. #0b022c
  2. #1c0675
  3. #2e09be
  4. #4b1ff4
  5. #8668f8

Shades

#2e09be mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2e09be
  2. #2908ab
  3. #250798
  4. #200685
  5. #1c0572
  6. #17055f
  7. #12044c
  8. #0e0339
  9. #090226
  10. #050113
  11. #000000

Tints

#2e09be mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2e09be
  2. #4322c5
  3. #583acb
  4. #6d53d2
  5. #826bd8
  6. #9784df
  7. #ab9de5
  8. #c0b5ec
  9. #d5cef2
  10. #eae6f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2e09be mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2e09be
  2. #3615b8
  3. #3e21b2
  4. #472dab
  5. #4f39a5
  6. #57459f
  7. #5f5099
  8. #675c93
  9. #70688c
  10. #787486
  11. #808080

Readable text 11.06:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.9:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #3c3c3c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #372f85 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0043c2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0034bb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #004e6f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0034c1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0028bc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #003d95 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2e09be {
  color: #2e09be;
}
Background
.bg-2e09be {
  background-color: #2e09be;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2e09be {
  border: 2px solid #2e09be;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2e09be;
  --color-primary-rgb: 46 9 190;
  --color-primary-hsl: 252 91% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2e09be {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2e09be, #8909be);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2e09be {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(46 9 190 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 2.11 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 4.02 #0000ff Blue ΔE 7.41 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 7.49 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 7.95 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 7.99 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 8.44 #d1f641 Inverted #3c3c3c Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#2e09be  rgb(46, 9, 190)  hsl(252, 91%, 39%)  Medium Blue
#99be09  rgb(153, 190, 9)  hsl(72, 91%, 39%)  Apple Green
#be2e09  rgb(190, 46, 9)  hsl(12, 91%, 39%)  Rust
#09be2e  rgb(9, 190, 46)  hsl(132, 91%, 39%)  Kelly Green