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#2F15CD

#2f15cd ≈ Medium Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2f15cd is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 18.43% red, 8.24% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 77.07% cyan, 89.76% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 248.48°, with 81.42% saturation and 44.31% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with trust, stability and focus. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 9.95:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 2.69.

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Relative luminance0.0555

Complementary

  1. #2f15cd
  2. #b3cd15

Split complementary

  1. #2f15cd
  2. #cd8b15
  3. #57cd15

Analogous

  1. #1557cd
  2. #2f15cd
  3. #8b15cd

Triadic

  1. #2f15cd
  2. #cd2f15
  3. #15cd2f

Tetradic

  1. #2f15cd
  2. #cd15b3
  3. #b3cd15
  4. #15cd2f

Square

  1. #2f15cd
  2. #cd1557
  3. #b3cd15
  4. #15cd8b

Monochromatic

  1. #0f0742
  2. #1f0e88
  3. #2f15cd
  4. #5b43ec
  5. #9788f3

Shades

#2f15cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2f15cd
  2. #2a13b9
  3. #2611a4
  4. #210f90
  5. #1c0d7b
  6. #180b67
  7. #130852
  8. #0e063e
  9. #090429
  10. #050215
  11. #000000

Tints

#2f15cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2f15cd
  2. #442cd2
  3. #5944d7
  4. #6d5bdc
  5. #8273e1
  6. #978ae6
  7. #aca1eb
  8. #c1b9f0
  9. #d5d0f5
  10. #eae8fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2f15cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2f15cd
  2. #3720c5
  3. #3f2abe
  4. #4735b6
  5. #4f40ae
  6. #584ba7
  7. #60559f
  8. #686097
  9. #706b8f
  10. #787588
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.95:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.11:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #434343 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3c3690 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004bd2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003aca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005779 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #003cd0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #002fcb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0045a1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2f15cd {
  color: #2f15cd;
}
Background
.bg-2f15cd {
  background-color: #2f15cd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2f15cd {
  border: 2px solid #2f15cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2f15cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 47 21 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 248 81% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2f15cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2f15cd, #8b15cd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2f15cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(47 21 205 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 2.69 #0000ff Blue ΔE 5.27 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 5.83 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 6.24 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 7.25 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 7.49 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 8.53 #d0ea32 Inverted #434343 Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#2f15cd  rgb(47, 21, 205)  hsl(248, 81%, 44%)  Medium Blue
#b3cd15  rgb(179, 205, 21)  hsl(68, 81%, 44%)  June Bud
#cd2f15  rgb(205, 47, 21)  hsl(8, 81%, 44%)  Rosso Corsa
#15cd2f  rgb(21, 205, 47)  hsl(128, 81%, 44%)  Lime Green