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#2F11BC

#2f11bc ≈ Medium Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2f11bc is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 18.43% red, 6.67% green and 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 75% cyan, 90.96% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 250.53°, with 83.41% saturation and 40.2% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with imagination, spirituality and luxury. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 10.9:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 2.48.

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Relative luminance0.0464

Complementary

  1. #2f11bc
  2. #9ebc11

Split complementary

  1. #2f11bc
  2. #bc8511
  3. #48bc11

Analogous

  1. #1148bc
  2. #2f11bc
  3. #8511bc

Triadic

  1. #2f11bc
  2. #bc2f11
  3. #11bc2f

Tetradic

  1. #2f11bc
  2. #bc119e
  3. #9ebc11
  4. #11bc2f

Square

  1. #2f11bc
  2. #bc1148
  3. #9ebc11
  4. #11bc85

Monochromatic

  1. #0c0430
  2. #1d0b76
  3. #2f11bc
  4. #4f2dec
  5. #8a74f2

Shades

#2f11bc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2f11bc
  2. #2a0fa9
  3. #260e96
  4. #210c84
  5. #1c0a71
  6. #18095e
  7. #13074b
  8. #0e0538
  9. #090326
  10. #050213
  11. #000000

Tints

#2f11bc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2f11bc
  2. #4429c3
  3. #5941c9
  4. #6d58d0
  5. #8270d7
  6. #9788de
  7. #aca0e4
  8. #c1b8eb
  9. #d5cff2
  10. #eae7f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2f11bc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2f11bc
  2. #371cb6
  3. #3f27b0
  4. #4732aa
  5. #4f3da4
  6. #58499e
  7. #605498
  8. #685f92
  9. #706a8c
  10. #787586
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.9:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.93:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #3d3d3d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #383084 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0044c0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0035b9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #004f6e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0036bf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #002aba ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #003e94 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2f11bc {
  color: #2f11bc;
}
Background
.bg-2f11bc {
  background-color: #2f11bc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2f11bc {
  border: 2px solid #2f11bc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2f11bc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 47 17 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 251 83% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2f11bc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2f11bc, #8511bc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2f11bc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(47 17 188 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 2.48 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 3.89 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 7.08 #0000ff Blue ΔE 7.46 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 7.87 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 8.08 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 8.12 #d0ee43 Inverted #3d3d3d Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#2f11bc  rgb(47, 17, 188)  hsl(251, 83%, 40%)  Medium Blue
#9ebc11  rgb(158, 188, 17)  hsl(71, 83%, 40%)  Apple Green
#bc2f11  rgb(188, 47, 17)  hsl(11, 83%, 40%)  Rosso Corsa
#11bc2f  rgb(17, 188, 47)  hsl(131, 83%, 40%)  Kelly Green