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#2F0EB4

#2f0eb4 ≈ Medium Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2f0eb4 is a color from the violet family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 18.43% red, 5.49% green and 70.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 73.89% cyan, 92.22% magenta, 0% yellow and 29.41% black. Its hue angle is 251.93°, with 85.57% saturation and 38.04% 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 11.4:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 3.08.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#3300cc
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Relative luminance0.0421

Complementary

  1. #2f0eb4
  2. #93b40e

Split complementary

  1. #2f0eb4
  2. #b4820e
  3. #40b40e

Analogous

  1. #0e40b4
  2. #2f0eb4
  3. #820eb4

Triadic

  1. #2f0eb4
  2. #b42f0e
  3. #0eb42f

Tetradic

  1. #2f0eb4
  2. #b40e93
  3. #93b40e
  4. #0eb42f

Square

  1. #2f0eb4
  2. #b40e40
  3. #93b40e
  4. #0eb482

Monochromatic

  1. #0a0326
  2. #1c086d
  3. #2f0eb4
  4. #4a21ee
  5. #8368f3

Shades

#2f0eb4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2f0eb4
  2. #2a0da2
  3. #260b90
  4. #210a7e
  5. #1c086c
  6. #18075a
  7. #130648
  8. #0e0436
  9. #090324
  10. #050112
  11. #000000

Tints

#2f0eb4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2f0eb4
  2. #4426bc
  3. #593ec3
  4. #6d56cb
  5. #826ed2
  6. #9787da
  7. #ac9fe1
  8. #c1b7e9
  9. #d5cff0
  10. #eae7f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2f0eb4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2f0eb4
  2. #3719af
  3. #3f25aa
  4. #4730a4
  5. #4f3c9f
  6. #58479a
  7. #605295
  8. #685e90
  9. #70698a
  10. #787585
  11. #808080

Readable text 11.4:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.84:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #3a3a3a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #362e7e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0040b8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0033b1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #004a69 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0033b6 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0028b2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #003b8d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2f0eb4 {
  color: #2f0eb4;
}
Background
.bg-2f0eb4 {
  background-color: #2f0eb4;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2f0eb4 {
  border: 2px solid #2f0eb4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2f0eb4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 47 14 180;
  --color-primary-hsl: 252 86% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2f0eb4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2f0eb4, #820eb4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2f0eb4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(47 14 180 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 3.08 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 3.19 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 6.60 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 6.88 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 7.01 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 8.11 #4b0082 Indigo ΔE 8.21 #d0f14b Inverted #3a3a3a Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#2f0eb4  rgb(47, 14, 180)  hsl(252, 86%, 38%)  Medium Blue
#93b40e  rgb(147, 180, 14)  hsl(72, 86%, 38%)  Apple Green
#b42f0e  rgb(180, 47, 14)  hsl(12, 86%, 38%)  Rufous
#0eb42f  rgb(14, 180, 47)  hsl(132, 86%, 38%)  Kelly Green