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#2016BC

#2016bc ≈ Medium Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2016bc is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 12.55% red, 8.63% green and 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 82.98% cyan, 88.3% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 243.61°, with 79.05% saturation and 41.18% 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 brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 11.04:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 2.39.

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Web safe#3300cc
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Relative luminance0.0451

Complementary

  1. #2016bc
  2. #b2bc16

Split complementary

  1. #2016bc
  2. #bc7316
  3. #5fbc16

Analogous

  1. #165fbc
  2. #2016bc
  3. #7316bc

Triadic

  1. #2016bc
  2. #bc2016
  3. #16bc20

Tetradic

  1. #2016bc
  2. #bc16b2
  3. #b2bc16
  4. #16bc20

Square

  1. #2016bc
  2. #bc165f
  3. #b2bc16
  4. #16bc73

Monochromatic

  1. #090633
  2. #140e78
  3. #2016bc
  4. #4237e8
  5. #827bf0

Shades

#2016bc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2016bc
  2. #1d14a9
  3. #1a1296
  4. #160f84
  5. #130d71
  6. #100b5e
  7. #0d094b
  8. #0a0738
  9. #060426
  10. #030213
  11. #000000

Tints

#2016bc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2016bc
  2. #362dc3
  3. #4d45c9
  4. #635cd0
  5. #7973d7
  6. #908bde
  7. #a6a2e4
  8. #bcb9eb
  9. #d2d0f2
  10. #e9e8f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2016bc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2016bc
  2. #2a21b6
  3. #332bb0
  4. #3d36aa
  5. #4640a4
  6. #504b9e
  7. #5a5698
  8. #636092
  9. #6d6b8c
  10. #767586
  11. #808080

Readable text 11.04:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.9:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #3c3c3c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #333183 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0044c0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0033b9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00506f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0037bf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #002aba ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004094 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2016bc {
  color: #2016bc;
}
Background
.bg-2016bc {
  background-color: #2016bc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2016bc {
  border: 2px solid #2016bc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2016bc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 32 22 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 244 79% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2016bc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2016bc, #7316bc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2016bc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(32 22 188 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 2.39 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 3.24 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 6.30 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 7.45 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 7.45 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 7.48 #0000ff Blue ΔE 7.59 #dfe943 Inverted #3c3c3c Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#2016bc  rgb(32, 22, 188)  hsl(244, 79%, 41%)  Medium Blue
#b2bc16  rgb(178, 188, 22)  hsl(64, 79%, 41%)  Apple Green
#bc2016  rgb(188, 32, 22)  hsl(4, 79%, 41%)  Venetian Red
#16bc20  rgb(22, 188, 32)  hsl(124, 79%, 41%)  Kelly Green