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#2F01BA

#2f01ba ≈ Medium Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2f01ba is a color from the violet family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 18.43% red, 0.39% green and 72.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 74.73% cyan, 99.46% magenta, 0% yellow and 27.06% black. Its hue angle is 254.92°, with 98.93% saturation and 36.67% 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 11.45:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 2.51.

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Relative luminance0.0417

Complementary

  1. #2f01ba
  2. #8cba01

Split complementary

  1. #2f01ba
  2. #ba8c01
  3. #30ba01

Analogous

  1. #0130ba
  2. #2f01ba
  3. #8c01ba

Triadic

  1. #2f01ba
  2. #ba2f01
  3. #01ba2f

Tetradic

  1. #2f01ba
  2. #ba018c
  3. #8cba01
  4. #01ba2f

Square

  1. #2f01ba
  2. #ba0130
  3. #8cba01
  4. #01ba8c

Monochromatic

  1. #090022
  2. #1c016e
  3. #2f01ba
  4. #460afe
  5. #8056fe

Shades

#2f01ba mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2f01ba
  2. #2a01a7
  3. #260195
  4. #210182
  5. #1c0170
  6. #18015d
  7. #13004a
  8. #0e0038
  9. #090025
  10. #050013
  11. #000000

Tints

#2f01ba mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2f01ba
  2. #441ac1
  3. #5934c8
  4. #6d4dcf
  5. #8267d6
  6. #9780dd
  7. #ac99e3
  8. #c1b3ea
  9. #d5ccf1
  10. #eae6f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2f01ba mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2f01ba
  2. #370eb4
  3. #3f1aae
  4. #4727a9
  5. #4f34a3
  6. #58419d
  7. #604d97
  8. #685a91
  9. #70678c
  10. #787386
  11. #808080

Readable text 11.45:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.83:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #3a3a3a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #362c82 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0041be ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0032b7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #004b6c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0032bd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0026b8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #003a92 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2f01ba {
  color: #2f01ba;
}
Background
.bg-2f01ba {
  background-color: #2f01ba;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2f01ba {
  border: 2px solid #2f01ba;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2f01ba;
  --color-primary-rgb: 47 1 186;
  --color-primary-hsl: 255 99% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2f01ba {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2f01ba, #8c01ba);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2f01ba {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(47 1 186 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 2.51 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 3.84 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 7.34 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 7.48 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 7.55 #0000ff Blue ΔE 8.11 #4b0082 Indigo ΔE 8.54 #d0fe45 Inverted #3a3a3a Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#2f01ba  rgb(47, 1, 186)  hsl(255, 99%, 37%)  Medium Blue
#8cba01  rgb(140, 186, 1)  hsl(75, 99%, 37%)  Apple Green
#ba2f01  rgb(186, 47, 1)  hsl(15, 99%, 37%)  Rust
#01ba2f  rgb(1, 186, 47)  hsl(135, 99%, 37%)  Kelly Green