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#2000EF

#2000ef ≈ Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#2000ef is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 12.55% red, 0% green and 93.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 86.61% cyan, 100% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 248.03°, with 100% saturation and 46.86% 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 9.1:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Blue (#0000ff), ΔE 1.75.

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Web safe#3300ff
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Relative luminance0.0654

Complementary

  1. #2000ef
  2. #cfef00

Split complementary

  1. #2000ef
  2. #ef9700
  3. #58ef00

Analogous

  1. #0058ef
  2. #2000ef
  3. #9700ef

Triadic

  1. #2000ef
  2. #ef2000
  3. #00ef20

Tetradic

  1. #2000ef
  2. #ef00cf
  3. #cfef00
  4. #00ef20

Square

  1. #2000ef
  2. #ef0058
  3. #cfef00
  4. #00ef97

Monochromatic

  1. #0c0056
  2. #1600a2
  3. #2000ef
  4. #573cff
  5. #9989ff

Shades

#2000ef mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2000ef
  2. #1d00d7
  3. #1a00bf
  4. #1600a7
  5. #13008f
  6. #100078
  7. #0d0060
  8. #0a0048
  9. #060030
  10. #030018
  11. #000000

Tints

#2000ef mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2000ef
  2. #361af1
  3. #4d33f2
  4. #634df4
  5. #7966f5
  6. #9080f7
  7. #a699f9
  8. #bcb3fa
  9. #d2ccfc
  10. #e9e6fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2000ef mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2000ef
  2. #2a0de4
  3. #331ad9
  4. #3d26ce
  5. #4633c3
  6. #5040b8
  7. #5a4dac
  8. #635aa1
  9. #6d6696
  10. #76738b
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.1:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.31:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #484848 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3c38a7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0053f4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003cec ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00648c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0041f2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #002eed ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004ebc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2000ef {
  color: #2000ef;
}
Background
.bg-2000ef {
  background-color: #2000ef;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2000ef {
  border: 2px solid #2000ef;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2000ef;
  --color-primary-rgb: 32 0 239;
  --color-primary-hsl: 248 100% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2000ef {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2000ef, #9700ef);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2000ef {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(32 0 239 / 0.35);
}

#0000ff Blue ΔE 1.75 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 3.21 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 4.78 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 4.94 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 7.58 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 9.05 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 9.23 #dfff10 Inverted #484848 Grayscale 

Blue
#2000ef  rgb(32, 0, 239)  hsl(248, 100%, 47%)  Blue
#cfef00  rgb(207, 239, 0)  hsl(68, 100%, 47%)  Chartreuse Yellow
#ef2000  rgb(239, 32, 0)  hsl(8, 100%, 47%)  Red
#00ef20  rgb(0, 239, 32)  hsl(128, 100%, 47%)  Lime