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#2F26CA

#2f26ca ≈ Medium Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2f26ca is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 18.43% red, 14.9% green and 79.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 76.73% cyan, 81.19% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 243.29°, with 68.33% saturation and 47.06% 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 9.33:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 4.68.

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Web safe#3333cc
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Relative luminance0.0625

Complementary

  1. #2f26ca
  2. #c1ca26

Split complementary

  1. #2f26ca
  2. #ca8126
  3. #6fca26

Analogous

  1. #266fca
  2. #2f26ca
  3. #8126ca

Triadic

  1. #2f26ca
  2. #ca2f26
  3. #26ca2f

Tetradic

  1. #2f26ca
  2. #ca26c1
  3. #c1ca26
  4. #26ca2f

Square

  1. #2f26ca
  2. #ca266f
  3. #c1ca26
  4. #26ca81

Monochromatic

  1. #110e49
  2. #201a8a
  3. #2f26ca
  4. #635ce0
  5. #a19dec

Shades

#2f26ca mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2f26ca
  2. #2a22b6
  3. #261ea2
  4. #211b8d
  5. #1c1779
  6. #181365
  7. #130f51
  8. #0e0b3d
  9. #090828
  10. #050414
  11. #000000

Tints

#2f26ca mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2f26ca
  2. #443ccf
  3. #5951d5
  4. #6d67da
  5. #827ddf
  6. #9793e5
  7. #aca8ea
  8. #c1beef
  9. #d5d4f4
  10. #eae9fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2f26ca mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2f26ca
  2. #372fc3
  3. #3f38bb
  4. #4741b4
  5. #4f4aac
  6. #5853a5
  7. #605c9e
  8. #686596
  9. #706e8f
  10. #787787
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.33:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.25:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #474747 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3e3c8f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004ece ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003fc7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005a7a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0042cd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0036c8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004ba0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2f26ca {
  color: #2f26ca;
}
Background
.bg-2f26ca {
  background-color: #2f26ca;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2f26ca {
  border: 2px solid #2f26ca;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2f26ca;
  --color-primary-rgb: 47 38 202;
  --color-primary-hsl: 243 68% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2f26ca {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2f26ca, #8126ca);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2f26ca {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(47 38 202 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 4.68 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 5.26 #0000ff Blue ΔE 5.78 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 6.52 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 6.56 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 6.83 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 7.03 #d0d935 Inverted #474747 Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#2f26ca  rgb(47, 38, 202)  hsl(243, 68%, 47%)  Medium Blue
#c1ca26  rgb(193, 202, 38)  hsl(63, 68%, 47%)  Pear
#ca2f26  rgb(202, 47, 38)  hsl(3, 68%, 47%)  Fire Engine Red
#26ca2f  rgb(38, 202, 47)  hsl(123, 68%, 47%)  Lime Green