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#2012CB

#2012cb ≈ Medium Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2012cb 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 79.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 84.24% cyan, 91.13% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 244.54°, with 83.71% saturation and 43.33% 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 10.45:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 1.71.

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Web safe#3300cc
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Relative luminance0.0505

Complementary

  1. #2012cb
  2. #bdcb12

Split complementary

  1. #2012cb
  2. #cb7c12
  3. #60cb12

Analogous

  1. #1260cb
  2. #2012cb
  3. #7c12cb

Triadic

  1. #2012cb
  2. #cb2012
  3. #12cb20

Tetradic

  1. #2012cb
  2. #cb12bd
  3. #bdcb12
  4. #12cb20

Square

  1. #2012cb
  2. #cb1260
  3. #bdcb12
  4. #12cb7c

Monochromatic

  1. #0a063e
  2. #150c85
  3. #2012cb
  4. #493cee
  5. #8b82f4

Shades

#2012cb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2012cb
  2. #1d10b7
  3. #1a0ea2
  4. #160d8e
  5. #130b7a
  6. #100966
  7. #0d0751
  8. #0a053d
  9. #060429
  10. #030214
  11. #000000

Tints

#2012cb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2012cb
  2. #362ad0
  3. #4d41d5
  4. #6359db
  5. #7971e0
  6. #9089e5
  7. #a6a0ea
  8. #bcb8ef
  9. #d2d0f5
  10. #e9e7fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2012cb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2012cb
  2. #2a1dc4
  3. #3328bc
  4. #3d33b5
  5. #463ead
  6. #5049a6
  7. #5a549e
  8. #635f97
  9. #6d6a8f
  10. #767588
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.45:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.01:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #404040 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #35338e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0048d0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0036c8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005677 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #003ace ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #002bc9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0044a0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2012cb {
  color: #2012cb;
}
Background
.bg-2012cb {
  background-color: #2012cb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2012cb {
  border: 2px solid #2012cb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2012cb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 32 18 203;
  --color-primary-hsl: 245 84% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2012cb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2012cb, #7c12cb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2012cb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(32 18 203 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 1.71 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 4.96 #0000ff Blue ΔE 5.79 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 7.05 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 7.66 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 7.96 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 8.22 #dfed34 Inverted #404040 Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#2012cb  rgb(32, 18, 203)  hsl(245, 84%, 43%)  Medium Blue
#bdcb12  rgb(189, 203, 18)  hsl(65, 84%, 43%)  Pear
#cb2012  rgb(203, 32, 18)  hsl(5, 84%, 43%)  Rosso Corsa
#12cb20  rgb(18, 203, 32)  hsl(125, 84%, 43%)  Lime Green