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#2E16DC

#2e16dc ≈ Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#2e16dc is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 18.04% red, 8.63% green and 86.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 79.09% cyan, 90% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 247.27°, with 81.82% saturation and 47.45% 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 call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 9.27:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Blue (#0000ff), ΔE 3.52.

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Relative luminance0.0632

Complementary

  1. #2e16dc
  2. #c4dc16

Split complementary

  1. #2e16dc
  2. #dc9116
  3. #61dc16

Analogous

  1. #1661dc
  2. #2e16dc
  3. #9116dc

Triadic

  1. #2e16dc
  2. #dc2e16
  3. #16dc2e

Tetradic

  1. #2e16dc
  2. #dc16c4
  3. #c4dc16
  4. #16dc2e

Square

  1. #2e16dc
  2. #dc1661
  3. #c4dc16
  4. #16dc91

Monochromatic

  1. #110851
  2. #1f0f96
  3. #2e16dc
  4. #6451ee
  5. #a296f5

Shades

#2e16dc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2e16dc
  2. #2914c6
  3. #2512b0
  4. #200f9a
  5. #1c0d84
  6. #170b6e
  7. #120958
  8. #0e0742
  9. #09042c
  10. #050216
  11. #000000

Tints

#2e16dc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2e16dc
  2. #432de0
  3. #5845e3
  4. #6d5ce7
  5. #8273ea
  6. #978bee
  7. #aba2f1
  8. #c0b9f5
  9. #d5d0f8
  10. #eae8fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2e16dc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2e16dc
  2. #3621d3
  3. #3e2bca
  4. #4736c0
  5. #4f40b7
  6. #574bae
  7. #5f56a5
  8. #67609c
  9. #706b92
  10. #787589
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.27:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.26:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #474747 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3e399a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0050e1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003dd9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005e82 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0040df ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0032da ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004bad ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2e16dc {
  color: #2e16dc;
}
Background
.bg-2e16dc {
  background-color: #2e16dc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2e16dc {
  border: 2px solid #2e16dc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2e16dc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 46 22 220;
  --color-primary-hsl: 247 82% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2e16dc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2e16dc, #9116dc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2e16dc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(46 22 220 / 0.35);
}

#0000ff Blue ΔE 3.52 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 3.94 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 4.45 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 5.56 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 7.58 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 7.66 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 8.23 #d1e923 Inverted #474747 Grayscale 

Blue
#2e16dc  rgb(46, 22, 220)  hsl(247, 82%, 47%)  Blue
#c4dc16  rgb(196, 220, 22)  hsl(67, 82%, 47%)  Pear
#dc2e16  rgb(220, 46, 22)  hsl(7, 82%, 47%)  Lust
#16dc2e  rgb(22, 220, 46)  hsl(127, 82%, 47%)  Malachite