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#2F18BE

#2f18be ≈ Medium Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2f18be is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 18.43% red, 9.41% green and 74.51% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 75.26% cyan, 87.37% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.49% black. Its hue angle is 248.31°, with 77.57% saturation and 41.96% 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 brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 10.53:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 2.81.

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Relative luminance0.0498

Complementary

  1. #2f18be
  2. #a7be18

Split complementary

  1. #2f18be
  2. #be8218
  3. #54be18

Analogous

  1. #1854be
  2. #2f18be
  3. #8218be

Triadic

  1. #2f18be
  2. #be2f18
  3. #18be2f

Tetradic

  1. #2f18be
  2. #be18a7
  3. #a7be18
  4. #18be2f

Square

  1. #2f18be
  2. #be1854
  3. #a7be18
  4. #18be82

Monochromatic

  1. #0d0736
  2. #1e0f7a
  3. #2f18be
  4. #543ce6
  5. #8f80ef

Shades

#2f18be mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2f18be
  2. #2a16ab
  3. #261398
  4. #211185
  5. #1c0e72
  6. #180c5f
  7. #130a4c
  8. #0e0739
  9. #090526
  10. #050213
  11. #000000

Tints

#2f18be mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2f18be
  2. #442fc5
  3. #5946cb
  4. #6d5dd2
  5. #8274d8
  6. #978cdf
  7. #aca3e5
  8. #c1baec
  9. #d5d1f2
  10. #eae8f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2f18be mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2f18be
  2. #3722b8
  3. #3f2db2
  4. #4737ab
  5. #4f42a5
  6. #584c9f
  7. #605699
  8. #686193
  9. #706b8c
  10. #787686
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.53:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #3f3f3f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #393385 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0046c2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0037bb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005170 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0039c1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #002dbc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004196 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2f18be {
  color: #2f18be;
}
Background
.bg-2f18be {
  background-color: #2f18be;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2f18be {
  border: 2px solid #2f18be;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2f18be;
  --color-primary-rgb: 47 24 190;
  --color-primary-hsl: 248 78% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2f18be {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2f18be, #8218be);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2f18be {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(47 24 190 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 2.81 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 4.25 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 7.00 #0000ff Blue ΔE 7.07 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 7.26 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 7.64 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 8.02 #d0e741 Inverted #3f3f3f Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#2f18be  rgb(47, 24, 190)  hsl(248, 78%, 42%)  Medium Blue
#a7be18  rgb(167, 190, 24)  hsl(68, 78%, 42%)  Apple Green
#be2f18  rgb(190, 47, 24)  hsl(8, 78%, 42%)  Venetian Red
#18be2f  rgb(24, 190, 47)  hsl(128, 78%, 42%)  Kelly Green