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#2F09CD

#2f09cd ≈ Medium Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#2f09cd is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 18.43% red, 3.53% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 77.07% cyan, 95.61% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 251.63°, with 91.59% saturation and 41.96% 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 10.29:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 2.04.

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Web safe#3300cc
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Relative luminance0.0521

Complementary

  1. #2f09cd
  2. #a7cd09

Split complementary

  1. #2f09cd
  2. #cd9109
  3. #45cd09

Analogous

  1. #0945cd
  2. #2f09cd
  3. #9109cd

Triadic

  1. #2f09cd
  2. #cd2f09
  3. #09cd2f

Tetradic

  1. #2f09cd
  2. #cd09a7
  3. #a7cd09
  4. #09cd2f

Square

  1. #2f09cd
  2. #cd0945
  3. #a7cd09
  4. #09cd91

Monochromatic

  1. #0d033a
  2. #1e0684
  3. #2f09cd
  4. #542df6
  5. #8f76f9

Shades

#2f09cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2f09cd
  2. #2a08b9
  3. #2607a4
  4. #210690
  5. #1c057b
  6. #180567
  7. #130452
  8. #0e033e
  9. #090229
  10. #050115
  11. #000000

Tints

#2f09cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2f09cd
  2. #4422d2
  3. #593ad7
  4. #6d53dc
  5. #826be1
  6. #9784e6
  7. #ac9deb
  8. #c1b5f0
  9. #d5cef5
  10. #eae6fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2f09cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2f09cd
  2. #3715c5
  3. #3f21be
  4. #472db6
  5. #4f39ae
  6. #5845a7
  7. #60509f
  8. #685c97
  9. #70688f
  10. #787488
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.29:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.04:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #414141 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3a328f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0049d2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0037ca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005578 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0039d0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #002bcb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0043a1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2f09cd {
  color: #2f09cd;
}
Background
.bg-2f09cd {
  background-color: #2f09cd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2f09cd {
  border: 2px solid #2f09cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2f09cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 47 9 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 252 92% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2f09cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2f09cd, #9109cd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2f09cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(47 9 205 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 2.04 #0000ff Blue ΔE 5.52 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 5.64 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 6.55 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 7.71 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 8.44 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 8.80 #d0f632 Inverted #414141 Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#2f09cd  rgb(47, 9, 205)  hsl(252, 92%, 42%)  Medium Blue
#a7cd09  rgb(167, 205, 9)  hsl(72, 92%, 42%)  Yellow Green
#cd2f09  rgb(205, 47, 9)  hsl(12, 92%, 42%)  Rosso Corsa
#09cd2f  rgb(9, 205, 47)  hsl(132, 92%, 42%)  Lime Green