Close to Medium Blue
#2009CA
#2009CA is a mid-tone, vivid blue, close to the color Medium Blue. In RGB it’s made of 12.5% red, 3.5% green, and 79.2% blue. Its hue is 247°, with 91% saturation and 41% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #2009CA.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
Open in the palette creator →Contrast & readability
WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
10.75:1 AAABlack text on this color
1.95:1 FailThis color as text on white
10.75:1 AAAThis color as text on black
1.95:1 FailHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #2009CA as they’d see it.
#2009CA in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
On a dark background
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Questions about #2009CA
What color is #2009CA?
#2009CA is a mid-tone, vivid blue, close to the color Medium Blue. In RGB it’s made of 12.5% red, 3.5% green, and 79.2% blue. Its hue is 247°, with 91% saturation and 41% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #2009CA in RGB?
#2009CA is rgb(32, 9, 202): 32 red, 9 green, and 202 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #2009CA in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(84, 96, 0, 21). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #2009CA?
PANTONE Violet C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #2009CA?
Its complement #394200 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.