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#2E09CC

#2e09cc ≈ Medium Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#2e09cc is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 18.04% red, 3.53% green and 80% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 77.45% cyan, 95.59% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 251.38°, with 91.55% saturation and 41.76% 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 10.36:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 1.93.

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Web safe#3300cc
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Relative luminance0.0514

Complementary

  1. #2e09cc
  2. #a7cc09

Split complementary

  1. #2e09cc
  2. #cc8f09
  3. #46cc09

Analogous

  1. #0946cc
  2. #2e09cc
  3. #8f09cc

Triadic

  1. #2e09cc
  2. #cc2e09
  3. #09cc2e

Tetradic

  1. #2e09cc
  2. #cc09a7
  3. #a7cc09
  4. #09cc2e

Square

  1. #2e09cc
  2. #cc0946
  3. #a7cc09
  4. #09cc8f

Monochromatic

  1. #0d0339
  2. #1d0683
  3. #2e09cc
  4. #522cf6
  5. #8e75f9

Shades

#2e09cc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2e09cc
  2. #2908b8
  3. #2507a3
  4. #20068f
  5. #1c057a
  6. #170566
  7. #120452
  8. #0e033d
  9. #090229
  10. #050114
  11. #000000

Tints

#2e09cc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2e09cc
  2. #4322d1
  3. #583ad6
  4. #6d53db
  5. #826be0
  6. #9784e6
  7. #ab9deb
  8. #c0b5f0
  9. #d5cef5
  10. #eae6fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2e09cc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2e09cc
  2. #3615c4
  3. #3e21bd
  4. #472db5
  5. #4f39ae
  6. #5745a6
  7. #5f509e
  8. #675c97
  9. #70688f
  10. #787488
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.36:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.03:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #404040 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3a328e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0048d1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0037c9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005477 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0038cf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #002bca ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0042a0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2e09cc {
  color: #2e09cc;
}
Background
.bg-2e09cc {
  background-color: #2e09cc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2e09cc {
  border: 2px solid #2e09cc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2e09cc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 46 9 204;
  --color-primary-hsl: 251 92% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2e09cc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2e09cc, #8f09cc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2e09cc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(46 9 204 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 1.93 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 5.49 #0000ff Blue ΔE 5.66 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 6.71 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 7.87 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 8.44 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 8.68 #d1f633 Inverted #404040 Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#2e09cc  rgb(46, 9, 204)  hsl(251, 92%, 42%)  Medium Blue
#a7cc09  rgb(167, 204, 9)  hsl(71, 92%, 42%)  Yellow Green
#cc2e09  rgb(204, 46, 9)  hsl(11, 92%, 42%)  Rosso Corsa
#09cc2e  rgb(9, 204, 46)  hsl(131, 92%, 42%)  Lime Green