#2C00CC

A medium, vivid blue closely aligning with Mediumblue.

About #2C00CC

Visually, #2C00CC is defined as a vivid blue. Designers often compare it to the standard color Mediumblue. Its digital footprint relies on 44 parts red, 0 parts green, and 204 parts blue light.

If you are designing for print, the four-color process is what matters most. The color uses 78% Cyan, 100% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 20% Black. The HSL representation is 252.9° hue, 100.0% saturation, and 40.0% lightness.

Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. Mathematical luminance calculations suggest that #FFFFFF text provides the most optimal reading experience. You can view the detailed AAA and AA pass/fail metrics in the table below.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#2C00CC
RGB44, 0, 204
HSL252.9°, 100.0%, 40.0%
CMYK78%, 100%, 0%, 20%
HSV252.9°, 100.0%, 80.0%
LAB26.4, 67.5, -88.4
XYZ11.9, 4.9, 57.4
Decimal2883788

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

10.61:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AAA
1.98:1
Text on #000000
FAIL
10.14:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AAA
1.68:1
Text on #0F172A
FAIL

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #2C00CC; }
.text-color { color: #2C00CC; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #2C00CC; }

Similar Colors

Mediumblue
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