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#2F16CB

#2f16cb ≈ Medium Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2f16cb is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 18.43% red, 8.63% green and 79.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 76.85% cyan, 89.16% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 248.29°, with 80.44% saturation and 44.12% 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 10.01:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 2.67.

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Web safe#3300cc
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Relative luminance0.0549

Complementary

  1. #2f16cb
  2. #b2cb16

Split complementary

  1. #2f16cb
  2. #cb8a16
  3. #57cb16

Analogous

  1. #1657cb
  2. #2f16cb
  3. #8a16cb

Triadic

  1. #2f16cb
  2. #cb2f16
  3. #16cb2f

Tetradic

  1. #2f16cb
  2. #cb16b2
  3. #b2cb16
  4. #16cb2f

Square

  1. #2f16cb
  2. #cb1657
  3. #b2cb16
  4. #16cb8a

Monochromatic

  1. #0f0741
  2. #1f0f86
  3. #2f16cb
  4. #5a43eb
  5. #9788f2

Shades

#2f16cb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2f16cb
  2. #2a14b7
  3. #2612a2
  4. #210f8e
  5. #1c0d7a
  6. #180b66
  7. #130951
  8. #0e073d
  9. #090429
  10. #050214
  11. #000000

Tints

#2f16cb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2f16cb
  2. #442dd0
  3. #5945d5
  4. #6d5cdb
  5. #8273e0
  6. #978be5
  7. #aca2ea
  8. #c1b9ef
  9. #d5d0f5
  10. #eae8fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2f16cb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2f16cb
  2. #3721c4
  3. #3f2bbc
  4. #4736b5
  5. #4f40ad
  6. #584ba6
  7. #60569e
  8. #686097
  9. #706b8f
  10. #787588
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.01:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.1:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #424242 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3b358e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004ad0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003ac8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005678 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #003cce ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #002fc9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0045a0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2f16cb {
  color: #2f16cb;
}
Background
.bg-2f16cb {
  background-color: #2f16cb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2f16cb {
  border: 2px solid #2f16cb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2f16cb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 47 22 203;
  --color-primary-hsl: 248 80% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2f16cb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2f16cb, #8a16cb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2f16cb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(47 22 203 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 2.67 #0000ff Blue ΔE 5.50 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 5.63 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 6.46 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 7.39 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 7.44 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 8.35 #d0e934 Inverted #424242 Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#2f16cb  rgb(47, 22, 203)  hsl(248, 80%, 44%)  Medium Blue
#b2cb16  rgb(178, 203, 22)  hsl(68, 80%, 44%)  June Bud
#cb2f16  rgb(203, 47, 22)  hsl(8, 80%, 44%)  Rosso Corsa
#16cb2f  rgb(22, 203, 47)  hsl(128, 80%, 44%)  Lime Green