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#0216EF

#0216ef ≈ Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#0216ef is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 0.78% red, 8.63% green and 93.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 99.16% cyan, 90.79% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 234.94°, with 98.34% saturation and 47.25% 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 call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.88:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Blue (#0000ff), ΔE 1.82.

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Web safe#0000ff
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Relative luminance0.0682

Complementary

  1. #0216ef
  2. #efdb02

Split complementary

  1. #0216ef
  2. #ef6502
  3. #8cef02

Analogous

  1. #028cef
  2. #0216ef
  3. #6502ef

Triadic

  1. #0216ef
  2. #ef0216
  3. #16ef02

Tetradic

  1. #0216ef
  2. #db02ef
  3. #efdb02
  4. #16ef02

Square

  1. #0216ef
  2. #ef028c
  3. #efdb02
  4. #02ef65

Monochromatic

  1. #010857
  2. #010fa3
  3. #0216ef
  4. #4050fd
  5. #8c96fe

Shades

#0216ef mixed progressively with black.

  1. #0216ef
  2. #0214d7
  3. #0212bf
  4. #010fa7
  5. #010d8f
  6. #010b78
  7. #010960
  8. #010748
  9. #000430
  10. #000218
  11. #000000

Tints

#0216ef mixed progressively with white.

  1. #0216ef
  2. #1b2df1
  3. #3545f2
  4. #4e5cf4
  5. #6773f5
  6. #818bf7
  7. #9aa2f9
  8. #b3b9fa
  9. #ccd0fc
  10. #e6e8fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#0216ef mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #0216ef
  2. #0f21e4
  3. #1b2bd9
  4. #2836ce
  5. #3440c3
  6. #414bb8
  7. #4e56ac
  8. #5a60a1
  9. #676b96
  10. #73758b
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.88:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.36:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4a4a4a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #393ba7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0056f4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003dec ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00678d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0044f2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0031ed ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0052bd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-0216ef {
  color: #0216ef;
}
Background
.bg-0216ef {
  background-color: #0216ef;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-0216ef {
  border: 2px solid #0216ef;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #0216ef;
  --color-primary-rgb: 2 22 239;
  --color-primary-hsl: 235 98% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-0216ef {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #0216ef, #6502ef);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-0216ef {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(2 22 239 / 0.35);
}

#0000ff Blue ΔE 1.82 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 3.46 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 4.92 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 5.24 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 7.88 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 8.11 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 9.12 #fde910 Inverted #4a4a4a Grayscale 

Blue
#0216ef  rgb(2, 22, 239)  hsl(235, 98%, 47%)  Blue
#efdb02  rgb(239, 219, 2)  hsl(55, 98%, 47%)  Dandelion
#ef0216  rgb(239, 2, 22)  hsl(355, 98%, 47%)  Lust
#16ef02  rgb(22, 239, 2)  hsl(115, 98%, 47%)  Lime