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#2E16BB

#2e16bb ≈ Medium Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2e16bb is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 18.04% red, 8.63% green and 73.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 75.4% cyan, 88.24% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 248.73°, with 78.95% saturation and 40.98% 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 10.78:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 2.76.

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Web safe#3300cc
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Relative luminance0.0474

Complementary

  1. #2e16bb
  2. #a3bb16

Split complementary

  1. #2e16bb
  2. #bb8116
  3. #50bb16

Analogous

  1. #1650bb
  2. #2e16bb
  3. #8116bb

Triadic

  1. #2e16bb
  2. #bb2e16
  3. #16bb2e

Tetradic

  1. #2e16bb
  2. #bb16a3
  3. #a3bb16
  4. #16bb2e

Square

  1. #2e16bb
  2. #bb1650
  3. #a3bb16
  4. #16bb81

Monochromatic

  1. #0c0632
  2. #1d0e77
  3. #2e16bb
  4. #5036e7
  5. #8c7bef

Shades

#2e16bb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2e16bb
  2. #2914a8
  3. #251296
  4. #200f83
  5. #1c0d70
  6. #170b5e
  7. #12094b
  8. #0e0738
  9. #090425
  10. #050213
  11. #000000

Tints

#2e16bb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2e16bb
  2. #432dc2
  3. #5845c9
  4. #6d5ccf
  5. #8273d6
  6. #978bdd
  7. #aba2e4
  8. #c0b9eb
  9. #d5d0f1
  10. #eae8f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2e16bb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2e16bb
  2. #3621b5
  3. #3e2baf
  4. #4736a9
  5. #4f40a3
  6. #574b9e
  7. #5f5698
  8. #676092
  9. #706b8c
  10. #787586
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.78:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.95:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #3e3e3e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #383283 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0045bf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0036b8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #004f6e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0037be ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #002cb9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #003f93 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2e16bb {
  color: #2e16bb;
}
Background
.bg-2e16bb {
  background-color: #2e16bb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2e16bb {
  border: 2px solid #2e16bb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2e16bb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 46 22 187;
  --color-primary-hsl: 249 79% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2e16bb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2e16bb, #8116bb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2e16bb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(46 22 187 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 2.76 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 3.81 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 6.74 #0000ff Blue ΔE 7.49 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 7.57 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 7.74 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 7.85 #d1e944 Inverted #3e3e3e Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#2e16bb  rgb(46, 22, 187)  hsl(249, 79%, 41%)  Medium Blue
#a3bb16  rgb(163, 187, 22)  hsl(69, 79%, 41%)  Apple Green
#bb2e16  rgb(187, 46, 22)  hsl(9, 79%, 41%)  Venetian Red
#16bb2e  rgb(22, 187, 46)  hsl(129, 79%, 41%)  Kelly Green