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#2001CD

#2001cd ≈ Medium Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#2001cd is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 12.55% red, 0.39% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 84.39% cyan, 99.51% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 249.12°, with 99.03% saturation and 40.39% 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 10.78:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 0.96.

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Web safe#3300cc
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Relative luminance0.0474

Complementary

  1. #2001cd
  2. #aecd01

Split complementary

  1. #2001cd
  2. #cd8601
  3. #48cd01

Analogous

  1. #0148cd
  2. #2001cd
  3. #8601cd

Triadic

  1. #2001cd
  2. #cd2001
  3. #01cd20

Tetradic

  1. #2001cd
  2. #cd01ae
  3. #aecd01
  4. #01cd20

Square

  1. #2001cd
  2. #cd0148
  3. #aecd01
  4. #01cd86

Monochromatic

  1. #080035
  2. #140181
  3. #2001cd
  4. #3f1dfe
  5. #7f69fe

Shades

#2001cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2001cd
  2. #1d01b9
  3. #1a01a4
  4. #160190
  5. #13017b
  6. #100167
  7. #0d0052
  8. #0a003e
  9. #060029
  10. #030015
  11. #000000

Tints

#2001cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2001cd
  2. #361ad2
  3. #4d34d7
  4. #634ddc
  5. #7967e1
  6. #9080e6
  7. #a699eb
  8. #bcb3f0
  9. #d2ccf5
  10. #e9e6fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2001cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2001cd
  2. #2a0ec5
  3. #331abe
  4. #3d27b6
  5. #4634ae
  6. #5041a7
  7. #5a4d9f
  8. #635a97
  9. #6d678f
  10. #767388
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.78:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.95:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #3d3d3d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #342f8f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0047d2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0033ca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005477 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0037d0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0027cb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0042a1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2001cd {
  color: #2001cd;
}
Background
.bg-2001cd {
  background-color: #2001cd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2001cd {
  border: 2px solid #2001cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2001cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 32 1 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 249 99% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2001cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2001cd, #8601cd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2001cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(32 1 205 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 0.96 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 5.09 #0000ff Blue ΔE 5.96 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 7.25 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 8.56 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 8.59 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 8.90 #dffe32 Inverted #3d3d3d Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#2001cd  rgb(32, 1, 205)  hsl(249, 99%, 40%)  Medium Blue
#aecd01  rgb(174, 205, 1)  hsl(69, 99%, 40%)  Yellow Green
#cd2001  rgb(205, 32, 1)  hsl(9, 99%, 40%)  Rosso Corsa
#01cd20  rgb(1, 205, 32)  hsl(129, 99%, 40%)  Lime Green