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#2020BF

#2020bf ≈ Medium Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2020bf is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 12.55% red, 12.55% green and 74.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 83.25% cyan, 83.25% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 240°, with 71.3% saturation and 43.73% 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 10.39:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 3.43.

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Web safe#3333cc
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Relative luminance0.051

Complementary

  1. #2020bf
  2. #bfbf20

Split complementary

  1. #2020bf
  2. #bf7020
  3. #70bf20

Analogous

  1. #2070bf
  2. #2020bf
  3. #7020bf

Triadic

  1. #2020bf
  2. #bf2020
  3. #20bf20

Tetradic

  1. #2020bf
  2. #bf20bf
  3. #bfbf20
  4. #20bf20

Square

  1. #2020bf
  2. #bf2070
  3. #bfbf20
  4. #20bf70

Monochromatic

  1. #0a0a3c
  2. #15157d
  3. #2020bf
  4. #4b4be1
  5. #8c8cec

Shades

#2020bf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2020bf
  2. #1d1dac
  3. #1a1a99
  4. #161686
  5. #131373
  6. #101060
  7. #0d0d4c
  8. #0a0a39
  9. #060626
  10. #030313
  11. #000000

Tints

#2020bf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2020bf
  2. #3636c5
  3. #4d4dcc
  4. #6363d2
  5. #7979d9
  6. #9090df
  7. #a6a6e5
  8. #bcbcec
  9. #d2d2f2
  10. #e9e9f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2020bf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2020bf
  2. #2a2ab9
  3. #3333b2
  4. #3d3dac
  5. #4646a6
  6. #5050a0
  7. #5a5a99
  8. #636393
  9. #6d6d8d
  10. #767686
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.39:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.02:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #404040 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #363686 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0048c3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0037bc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005472 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #003cc2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #002fbd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004597 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2020bf {
  color: #2020bf;
}
Background
.bg-2020bf {
  background-color: #2020bf;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2020bf {
  border: 2px solid #2020bf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2020bf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 32 32 191;
  --color-primary-hsl: 240 71% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2020bf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2020bf, #7020bf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2020bf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(32 32 191 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 3.43 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 4.25 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 5.86 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 6.27 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 6.27 #0000ff Blue ΔE 7.12 #003399 Smalt ΔE 7.98 #dfdf40 Inverted #404040 Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#2020bf  rgb(32, 32, 191)  hsl(240, 71%, 44%)  Medium Blue
#bfbf20  rgb(191, 191, 32)  hsl(60, 71%, 44%)  Old Gold
#bf2020  rgb(191, 32, 32)  hsl(0, 71%, 44%)  Venetian Red
#20bf20  rgb(32, 191, 32)  hsl(120, 71%, 44%)  Kelly Green