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#2F0CBC

#2f0cbc ≈ Medium Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2f0cbc is a color from the violet family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 18.43% red, 4.71% green and 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 75% cyan, 93.62% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 251.93°, with 88% saturation and 39.22% 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 11.05:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 2.34.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#3300cc
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Relative luminance0.045

Complementary

  1. #2f0cbc
  2. #99bc0c

Split complementary

  1. #2f0cbc
  2. #bc870c
  3. #41bc0c

Analogous

  1. #0c41bc
  2. #2f0cbc
  3. #870cbc

Triadic

  1. #2f0cbc
  2. #bc2f0c
  3. #0cbc2f

Tetradic

  1. #2f0cbc
  2. #bc0c99
  3. #99bc0c
  4. #0cbc2f

Square

  1. #2f0cbc
  2. #bc0c41
  3. #99bc0c
  4. #0cbc87

Monochromatic

  1. #0b032c
  2. #1d0774
  3. #2f0cbc
  4. #4c24f1
  5. #876bf6

Shades

#2f0cbc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2f0cbc
  2. #2a0ba9
  3. #260a96
  4. #210884
  5. #1c0771
  6. #18065e
  7. #13054b
  8. #0e0438
  9. #090226
  10. #050113
  11. #000000

Tints

#2f0cbc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2f0cbc
  2. #4424c3
  3. #593dc9
  4. #6d55d0
  5. #826dd7
  6. #9786de
  7. #ac9ee4
  8. #c1b6eb
  9. #d5cef2
  10. #eae7f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2f0cbc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2f0cbc
  2. #3718b6
  3. #3f23b0
  4. #472faa
  5. #4f3aa4
  6. #58469e
  7. #605298
  8. #685d92
  9. #70698c
  10. #787486
  11. #808080

Readable text 11.05:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.9:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #3c3c3c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #372f83 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0043c0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0034b9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #004e6e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0035bf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0029ba ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #003d94 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2f0cbc {
  color: #2f0cbc;
}
Background
.bg-2f0cbc {
  background-color: #2f0cbc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2f0cbc {
  border: 2px solid #2f0cbc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2f0cbc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 47 12 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 252 88% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2f0cbc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2f0cbc, #870cbc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2f0cbc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(47 12 188 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 2.34 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 3.88 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 7.28 #0000ff Blue ΔE 7.58 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 7.79 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 7.88 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 8.58 #d0f343 Inverted #3c3c3c Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#2f0cbc  rgb(47, 12, 188)  hsl(252, 88%, 39%)  Medium Blue
#99bc0c  rgb(153, 188, 12)  hsl(72, 88%, 39%)  Apple Green
#bc2f0c  rgb(188, 47, 12)  hsl(12, 88%, 39%)  Rust
#0cbc2f  rgb(12, 188, 47)  hsl(132, 88%, 39%)  Kelly Green