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#2F23BF

#2f23bf ≈ Medium Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2f23bf is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 18.43% red, 13.73% green and 74.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 75.39% cyan, 81.68% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 244.62°, with 69.03% 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 brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 9.94:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 4.12.

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Relative luminance0.0557

Complementary

  1. #2f23bf
  2. #b3bf23

Split complementary

  1. #2f23bf
  2. #bf7d23
  3. #65bf23

Analogous

  1. #2365bf
  2. #2f23bf
  3. #7d23bf

Triadic

  1. #2f23bf
  2. #bf2f23
  3. #23bf2f

Tetradic

  1. #2f23bf
  2. #bf23b3
  3. #b3bf23
  4. #23bf2f

Square

  1. #2f23bf
  2. #bf2365
  3. #b3bf23
  4. #23bf7d

Monochromatic

  1. #0f0b3e
  2. #1f177e
  3. #2f23bf
  4. #5b50df
  5. #9790eb

Shades

#2f23bf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2f23bf
  2. #2a20ac
  3. #261c99
  4. #211986
  5. #1c1573
  6. #181260
  7. #130e4c
  8. #0e0b39
  9. #090726
  10. #050413
  11. #000000

Tints

#2f23bf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2f23bf
  2. #4439c5
  3. #594fcc
  4. #6d65d2
  5. #827bd9
  6. #9791df
  7. #aca7e5
  8. #c1bdec
  9. #d5d3f2
  10. #eae9f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2f23bf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2f23bf
  2. #372cb9
  3. #3f36b2
  4. #473fac
  5. #4f48a6
  6. #5852a0
  7. #605b99
  8. #686493
  9. #706d8d
  10. #787786
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.94:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.11:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #434343 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3c3887 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004ac3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003bbc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005573 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #003ec2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0033bd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004697 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2f23bf {
  color: #2f23bf;
}
Background
.bg-2f23bf {
  background-color: #2f23bf;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2f23bf {
  border: 2px solid #2f23bf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2f23bf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 47 35 191;
  --color-primary-hsl: 245 69% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2f23bf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2f23bf, #7d23bf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2f23bf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(47 35 191 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 4.12 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 5.12 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 5.58 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 6.36 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 6.86 #0000ff Blue ΔE 6.94 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.75 #d0dc40 Inverted #434343 Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#2f23bf  rgb(47, 35, 191)  hsl(245, 69%, 44%)  Medium Blue
#b3bf23  rgb(179, 191, 35)  hsl(65, 69%, 44%)  Apple Green
#bf2f23  rgb(191, 47, 35)  hsl(5, 69%, 44%)  Venetian Red
#23bf2f  rgb(35, 191, 47)  hsl(125, 69%, 44%)  Kelly Green