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#2012DC

#2012dc ≈ Medium Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#2012dc is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 12.55% red, 7.06% green and 86.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 85.45% cyan, 91.82% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 244.16°, with 84.87% saturation and 46.67% 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 9.63:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 3.17.

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Web safe#3300cc
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Relative luminance0.0591

Complementary

  1. #2012dc
  2. #cedc12

Split complementary

  1. #2012dc
  2. #dc8512
  3. #69dc12

Analogous

  1. #1269dc
  2. #2012dc
  3. #8512dc

Triadic

  1. #2012dc
  2. #dc2012
  3. #12dc20

Tetradic

  1. #2012dc
  2. #dc12ce
  3. #cedc12
  4. #12dc20

Square

  1. #2012dc
  2. #dc1269
  3. #cedc12
  4. #12dc85

Monochromatic

  1. #0b064f
  2. #160c95
  3. #2012dc
  4. #564af0
  5. #9891f6

Shades

#2012dc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2012dc
  2. #1d10c6
  3. #1a0eb0
  4. #160d9a
  5. #130b84
  6. #10096e
  7. #0d0758
  8. #0a0542
  9. #06042c
  10. #030216
  11. #000000

Tints

#2012dc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2012dc
  2. #362ae0
  3. #4d41e3
  4. #6359e7
  5. #7971ea
  6. #9089ee
  7. #a6a0f1
  8. #bcb8f5
  9. #d2d0f8
  10. #e9e7fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2012dc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2012dc
  2. #2a1dd3
  3. #3328ca
  4. #3d33c0
  5. #463eb7
  6. #5049ae
  7. #5a54a5
  8. #635f9c
  9. #6d6a92
  10. #767589
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.63:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.18:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #454545 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #39379a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004fe1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003ad9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005d82 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #003edf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #002eda ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004aad ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2012dc {
  color: #2012dc;
}
Background
.bg-2012dc {
  background-color: #2012dc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2012dc {
  border: 2px solid #2012dc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2012dc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 32 18 220;
  --color-primary-hsl: 244 85% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2012dc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2012dc, #8512dc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2012dc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(32 18 220 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 3.17 #0000ff Blue ΔE 3.70 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 5.01 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 6.31 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 7.04 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 7.81 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 8.99 #dfed23 Inverted #454545 Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#2012dc  rgb(32, 18, 220)  hsl(244, 85%, 47%)  Medium Blue
#cedc12  rgb(206, 220, 18)  hsl(64, 85%, 47%)  Pear
#dc2012  rgb(220, 32, 18)  hsl(4, 85%, 47%)  Lust
#12dc20  rgb(18, 220, 32)  hsl(124, 85%, 47%)  Lime Green