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#2F01BE

#2f01be ≈ Medium Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2f01be 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 74.51% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 75.26% cyan, 99.47% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.49% black. Its hue angle is 254.6°, with 98.95% saturation and 37.45% 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 11.24:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 2.16.

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Relative luminance0.0434

Complementary

  1. #2f01be
  2. #90be01

Split complementary

  1. #2f01be
  2. #be8d01
  3. #32be01

Analogous

  1. #0132be
  2. #2f01be
  3. #8d01be

Triadic

  1. #2f01be
  2. #be2f01
  3. #01be2f

Tetradic

  1. #2f01be
  2. #be0190
  3. #90be01
  4. #01be2f

Square

  1. #2f01be
  2. #be0132
  3. #90be01
  4. #01be8d

Monochromatic

  1. #090026
  2. #1c0172
  3. #2f01be
  4. #480efe
  5. #825afe

Shades

#2f01be mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2f01be
  2. #2a01ab
  3. #260198
  4. #210185
  5. #1c0172
  6. #18015f
  7. #13004c
  8. #0e0039
  9. #090026
  10. #050013
  11. #000000

Tints

#2f01be mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2f01be
  2. #441ac5
  3. #5934cb
  4. #6d4dd2
  5. #8267d8
  6. #9780df
  7. #ac99e5
  8. #c1b3ec
  9. #d5ccf2
  10. #eae6f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2f01be mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2f01be
  2. #370eb8
  3. #3f1ab2
  4. #4727ab
  5. #4f34a5
  6. #58419f
  7. #604d99
  8. #685a93
  9. #70678c
  10. #787386
  11. #808080

Readable text 11.24:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.87:1 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 #0033bb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #004d6e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0033c1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0026bc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #003c95 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2f01be {
  color: #2f01be;
}
Background
.bg-2f01be {
  background-color: #2f01be;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2f01be {
  border: 2px solid #2f01be;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2f01be;
  --color-primary-rgb: 47 1 190;
  --color-primary-hsl: 255 99% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2f01be {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2f01be, #8d01be);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2f01be {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(47 1 190 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 2.16 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 4.16 #0000ff Blue ΔE 7.60 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 7.81 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 7.82 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 7.94 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 8.63 #d0fe41 Inverted #3b3b3b Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#2f01be  rgb(47, 1, 190)  hsl(255, 99%, 37%)  Medium Blue
#90be01  rgb(144, 190, 1)  hsl(75, 99%, 37%)  Apple Green
#be2f01  rgb(190, 47, 1)  hsl(15, 99%, 37%)  Rust
#01be2f  rgb(1, 190, 47)  hsl(135, 99%, 37%)  Kelly Green