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#2001BD

#2001bd ≈ Medium Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2001bd is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 12.55% red, 0.39% green and 74.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 83.07% cyan, 99.47% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.88% black. Its hue angle is 249.89°, with 98.95% saturation and 37.25% 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 11.66:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 1.88.

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Web safe#3300cc
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Relative luminance0.04

Complementary

  1. #2001bd
  2. #9ebd01

Split complementary

  1. #2001bd
  2. #bd7e01
  3. #40bd01

Analogous

  1. #0140bd
  2. #2001bd
  3. #7e01bd

Triadic

  1. #2001bd
  2. #bd2001
  3. #01bd20

Tetradic

  1. #2001bd
  2. #bd019e
  3. #9ebd01
  4. #01bd20

Square

  1. #2001bd
  2. #bd0140
  3. #9ebd01
  4. #01bd7e

Monochromatic

  1. #060025
  2. #130171
  3. #2001bd
  4. #340dfe
  5. #7459fe

Shades

#2001bd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2001bd
  2. #1d01aa
  3. #1a0197
  4. #160184
  5. #130171
  6. #10015f
  7. #0d004c
  8. #0a0039
  9. #060026
  10. #030013
  11. #000000

Tints

#2001bd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2001bd
  2. #361ac4
  3. #4d34ca
  4. #634dd1
  5. #7967d7
  6. #9080de
  7. #a699e5
  8. #bcb3eb
  9. #d2ccf2
  10. #e9e6f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2001bd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2001bd
  2. #2a0eb7
  3. #331ab1
  4. #3d27ab
  5. #4634a5
  6. #50419f
  7. #5a4d98
  8. #635a92
  9. #6d678c
  10. #767386
  11. #808080

Readable text 11.66:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.8:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #383838 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #302b83 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0041c1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #002fba ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #004d6e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0032c0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0023bb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #003c94 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2001bd {
  color: #2001bd;
}
Background
.bg-2001bd {
  background-color: #2001bd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2001bd {
  border: 2px solid #2001bd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2001bd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 32 1 189;
  --color-primary-hsl: 250 99% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2001bd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2001bd, #7e01bd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2001bd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(32 1 189 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 1.88 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 3.44 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 7.17 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 7.30 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 7.31 #0000ff Blue ΔE 8.00 #000080 Navy ΔE 8.70 #dffe42 Inverted #383838 Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#2001bd  rgb(32, 1, 189)  hsl(250, 99%, 37%)  Medium Blue
#9ebd01  rgb(158, 189, 1)  hsl(70, 99%, 37%)  Apple Green
#bd2001  rgb(189, 32, 1)  hsl(10, 99%, 37%)  Rosso Corsa
#01bd20  rgb(1, 189, 32)  hsl(130, 99%, 37%)  Kelly Green