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#2F00BE

#2f00be ≈ Medium Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2f00be is a color from the violet family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 18.43% red, 0% green and 74.51% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 75.26% cyan, 100% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.49% black. Its hue angle is 254.84°, with 100% saturation and 37.25% 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 11.26:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 2.17.

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Relative luminance0.0432

Complementary

  1. #2f00be
  2. #8fbe00

Split complementary

  1. #2f00be
  2. #be8e00
  3. #30be00

Analogous

  1. #0030be
  2. #2f00be
  3. #8e00be

Triadic

  1. #2f00be
  2. #be2f00
  3. #00be2f

Tetradic

  1. #2f00be
  2. #be008f
  3. #8fbe00
  4. #00be2f

Square

  1. #2f00be
  2. #be0030
  3. #8fbe00
  4. #00be8e

Monochromatic

  1. #090025
  2. #1c0071
  3. #2f00be
  4. #480bff
  5. #8158ff

Shades

#2f00be mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2f00be
  2. #2a00ab
  3. #260098
  4. #210085
  5. #1c0072
  6. #18005f
  7. #13004c
  8. #0e0039
  9. #090026
  10. #050013
  11. #000000

Tints

#2f00be mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2f00be
  2. #441ac5
  3. #5933cb
  4. #6d4dd2
  5. #8266d8
  6. #9780df
  7. #ac99e5
  8. #c1b3ec
  9. #d5ccf2
  10. #eae6f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2f00be mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2f00be
  2. #370db8
  3. #3f1ab2
  4. #4726ab
  5. #4f33a5
  6. #58409f
  7. #604d99
  8. #685a93
  9. #70668c
  10. #787386
  11. #808080

Readable text 11.26:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.86:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #3b3b3b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #362d84 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0042c2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0032bb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #004d6e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0033c1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0026bc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #003b95 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2f00be {
  color: #2f00be;
}
Background
.bg-2f00be {
  background-color: #2f00be;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2f00be {
  border: 2px solid #2f00be;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2f00be;
  --color-primary-rgb: 47 0 190;
  --color-primary-hsl: 255 100% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2f00be {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2f00be, #8e00be);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2f00be {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(47 0 190 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 2.17 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 4.18 #0000ff Blue ΔE 7.63 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 7.80 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 7.85 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 7.93 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 8.66 #d0ff41 Inverted #3b3b3b Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#2f00be  rgb(47, 0, 190)  hsl(255, 100%, 37%)  Medium Blue
#8fbe00  rgb(143, 190, 0)  hsl(75, 100%, 37%)  Apple Green
#be2f00  rgb(190, 47, 0)  hsl(15, 100%, 37%)  Rust
#00be2f  rgb(0, 190, 47)  hsl(135, 100%, 37%)  Kelly Green