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#2012CA

#2012ca ≈ Medium Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2012ca 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 79.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 84.16% cyan, 91.09% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 244.57°, with 83.64% saturation and 43.14% 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 10.5:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 1.68.

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Web safe#3300cc
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Relative luminance0.05

Complementary

  1. #2012ca
  2. #bcca12

Split complementary

  1. #2012ca
  2. #ca7c12
  3. #60ca12

Analogous

  1. #1260ca
  2. #2012ca
  3. #7c12ca

Triadic

  1. #2012ca
  2. #ca2012
  3. #12ca20

Tetradic

  1. #2012ca
  2. #ca12bc
  3. #bcca12
  4. #12ca20

Square

  1. #2012ca
  2. #ca1260
  3. #bcca12
  4. #12ca7c

Monochromatic

  1. #0a053e
  2. #150c84
  3. #2012ca
  4. #493bee
  5. #8a81f4

Shades

#2012ca mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2012ca
  2. #1d10b6
  3. #1a0ea2
  4. #160d8d
  5. #130b79
  6. #100965
  7. #0d0751
  8. #0a053d
  9. #060428
  10. #030214
  11. #000000

Tints

#2012ca mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2012ca
  2. #362acf
  3. #4d41d5
  4. #6359da
  5. #7971df
  6. #9089e5
  7. #a6a0ea
  8. #bcb8ef
  9. #d2d0f4
  10. #e9e7fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2012ca mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2012ca
  2. #2a1dc3
  3. #3328bb
  4. #3d33b4
  5. #463eac
  6. #5049a5
  7. #5a549e
  8. #635f96
  9. #6d6a8f
  10. #767587
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.5:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #3f3f3f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #35328d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0048cf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0035c7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005577 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0039cd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #002bc8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00449f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2012ca {
  color: #2012ca;
}
Background
.bg-2012ca {
  background-color: #2012ca;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2012ca {
  border: 2px solid #2012ca;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2012ca;
  --color-primary-rgb: 32 18 202;
  --color-primary-hsl: 245 84% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2012ca {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2012ca, #7c12ca);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2012ca {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(32 18 202 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 1.68 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 4.84 #0000ff Blue ΔE 5.91 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 7.17 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 7.67 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 7.86 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 8.31 #dfed35 Inverted #3f3f3f Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#2012ca  rgb(32, 18, 202)  hsl(245, 84%, 43%)  Medium Blue
#bcca12  rgb(188, 202, 18)  hsl(65, 84%, 43%)  Pear
#ca2012  rgb(202, 32, 18)  hsl(5, 84%, 43%)  Rosso Corsa
#12ca20  rgb(18, 202, 32)  hsl(125, 84%, 43%)  Lime Green