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#2012BB

#2012bb ≈ Medium Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2012bb is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 12.55% red, 7.06% green and 73.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 82.89% cyan, 90.37% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 244.97°, with 82.44% saturation and 40.2% 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 11.26:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 2.23.

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Web safe#3300cc
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Relative luminance0.0433

Complementary

  1. #2012bb
  2. #adbb12

Split complementary

  1. #2012bb
  2. #bb7512
  3. #59bb12

Analogous

  1. #1259bb
  2. #2012bb
  3. #7512bb

Triadic

  1. #2012bb
  2. #bb2012
  3. #12bb20

Tetradic

  1. #2012bb
  2. #bb12ad
  3. #adbb12
  4. #12bb20

Square

  1. #2012bb
  2. #bb1259
  3. #adbb12
  4. #12bb75

Monochromatic

  1. #08052f
  2. #140b75
  3. #2012bb
  4. #3e2feb
  5. #7f74f2

Shades

#2012bb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2012bb
  2. #1d10a8
  3. #1a0e96
  4. #160d83
  5. #130b70
  6. #10095e
  7. #0d074b
  8. #0a0538
  9. #060425
  10. #030213
  11. #000000

Tints

#2012bb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2012bb
  2. #362ac2
  3. #4d41c9
  4. #6359cf
  5. #7971d6
  6. #9089dd
  7. #a6a0e4
  8. #bcb8eb
  9. #d2d0f1
  10. #e9e7f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2012bb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2012bb
  2. #2a1db5
  3. #3328af
  4. #3d33a9
  5. #463ea3
  6. #50499e
  7. #5a5498
  8. #635f92
  9. #6d6a8c
  10. #767586
  11. #808080

Readable text 11.26:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.87:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #3b3b3b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #322f82 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0043bf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0032b8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #004f6e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0035be ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0028b9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #003f93 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2012bb {
  color: #2012bb;
}
Background
.bg-2012bb {
  background-color: #2012bb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2012bb {
  border: 2px solid #2012bb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2012bb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 32 18 187;
  --color-primary-hsl: 245 82% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2012bb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2012bb, #7512bb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2012bb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(32 18 187 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 2.23 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 3.04 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 6.40 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 7.24 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 7.51 #0000ff Blue ΔE 7.80 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 7.87 #dfed44 Inverted #3b3b3b Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#2012bb  rgb(32, 18, 187)  hsl(245, 82%, 40%)  Medium Blue
#adbb12  rgb(173, 187, 18)  hsl(65, 82%, 40%)  Apple Green
#bb2012  rgb(187, 32, 18)  hsl(5, 82%, 40%)  Venetian Red
#12bb20  rgb(18, 187, 32)  hsl(125, 82%, 40%)  Kelly Green