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#021B87

#021b87 ≈ Phthalo Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#021b87 is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 0.78% red, 10.59% green and 52.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 98.52% cyan, 80% magenta, 0% yellow and 47.06% black. Its hue angle is 228.72°, with 97.08% saturation and 26.86% 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 luxury branding. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 13.91:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Phthalo Blue (#000f89), ΔE 2.59.

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Relative luminance0.0255

Complementary

  1. #021b87
  2. #876e02

Split complementary

  1. #021b87
  2. #872b02
  3. #5d8702

Analogous

  1. #025d87
  2. #021b87
  3. #2b0287

Triadic

  1. #021b87
  2. #87021b
  3. #1b8702

Tetradic

  1. #021b87
  2. #6e0287
  3. #876e02
  4. #1b8702

Square

  1. #021b87
  2. #87025d
  3. #876e02
  4. #02872b

Monochromatic

  1. #000414
  2. #010c3c
  3. #021b87
  4. #032ad2
  5. #264efc

Shades

#021b87 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #021b87
  2. #02187a
  3. #02166c
  4. #01135f
  5. #011051
  6. #010e44
  7. #010b36
  8. #010829
  9. #00051b
  10. #00030e
  11. #000000

Tints

#021b87 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #021b87
  2. #1b3293
  3. #35499f
  4. #4e5fab
  5. #6776b7
  6. #818dc3
  7. #9aa4cf
  8. #b3bbdb
  9. #ccd1e7
  10. #e6e8f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#021b87 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #021b87
  2. #0f2586
  3. #1b2f86
  4. #283985
  5. #344384
  6. #414e84
  7. #4e5883
  8. #5a6282
  9. #676c81
  10. #737681
  11. #808080

Readable text 13.91:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.51:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #2c2c2c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #21265e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #00338a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #002685 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #003c50 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #002b89 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #002286 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00326b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-021b87 {
  color: #021b87;
}
Background
.bg-021b87 {
  background-color: #021b87;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-021b87 {
  border: 2px solid #021b87;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #021b87;
  --color-primary-rgb: 2 27 135;
  --color-primary-hsl: 229 97% 27%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-021b87 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #021b87, #2b0287);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-021b87 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(2 27 135 / 0.35);
}

#000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 2.59 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 2.67 #191970 Midnight Blue ΔE 3.72 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 4.71 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 4.84 #000080 Navy ΔE 5.01 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 5.29 #fde478 Inverted #2c2c2c Grayscale 

Phthalo Blue
#021b87  rgb(2, 27, 135)  hsl(229, 97%, 27%)  Phthalo Blue
#876e02  rgb(135, 110, 2)  hsl(49, 97%, 27%)  Olive
#87021b  rgb(135, 2, 27)  hsl(349, 97%, 27%)  Burgundy
#1b8702  rgb(27, 135, 2)  hsl(109, 97%, 27%)  India Green