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#2000BB

#2000bb ≈ Medium Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2000bb is a color from the violet family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 12.55% red, 0% green and 73.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 82.89% cyan, 100% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 250.27°, with 100% saturation and 36.67% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with imagination, spirituality and luxury. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 11.8:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 2.14.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#3300cc
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Relative luminance0.0389

Complementary

  1. #2000bb
  2. #9bbb00

Split complementary

  1. #2000bb
  2. #bb7e00
  3. #3dbb00

Analogous

  1. #003dbb
  2. #2000bb
  3. #7e00bb

Triadic

  1. #2000bb
  2. #bb2000
  3. #00bb20

Tetradic

  1. #2000bb
  2. #bb009b
  3. #9bbb00
  4. #00bb20

Square

  1. #2000bb
  2. #bb003d
  3. #9bbb00
  4. #00bb7e

Monochromatic

  1. #060022
  2. #13006f
  3. #2000bb
  4. #3309ff
  5. #7255ff

Shades

#2000bb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2000bb
  2. #1d00a8
  3. #1a0096
  4. #160083
  5. #130070
  6. #10005e
  7. #0d004b
  8. #0a0038
  9. #060025
  10. #030013
  11. #000000

Tints

#2000bb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2000bb
  2. #361ac2
  3. #4d33c9
  4. #634dcf
  5. #7966d6
  6. #9080dd
  7. #a699e4
  8. #bcb3eb
  9. #d2ccf1
  10. #e9e6f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2000bb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2000bb
  2. #2a0db5
  3. #331aaf
  4. #3d26a9
  5. #4633a3
  6. #50409e
  7. #5a4d98
  8. #635a92
  9. #6d668c
  10. #767386
  11. #808080

Readable text 11.8:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.78:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #383838 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #302a82 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0040bf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #002eb8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #004c6c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0031be ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0023b9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #003b92 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2000bb {
  color: #2000bb;
}
Background
.bg-2000bb {
  background-color: #2000bb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2000bb {
  border: 2px solid #2000bb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2000bb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 32 0 187;
  --color-primary-hsl: 250 100% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2000bb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2000bb, #7e00bb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2000bb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(32 0 187 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 2.14 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 3.29 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 6.90 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 7.06 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 7.23 #0000ff Blue ΔE 8.28 #000080 Navy ΔE 8.42 #dfff44 Inverted #383838 Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#2000bb  rgb(32, 0, 187)  hsl(250, 100%, 37%)  Medium Blue
#9bbb00  rgb(155, 187, 0)  hsl(70, 100%, 37%)  Apple Green
#bb2000  rgb(187, 32, 0)  hsl(10, 100%, 37%)  Rufous
#00bb20  rgb(0, 187, 32)  hsl(130, 100%, 37%)  Kelly Green