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#021BCD

#021bcd ≈ Medium Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#021bcd is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 0.78% red, 10.59% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 99.02% cyan, 86.83% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 232.61°, with 98.07% saturation and 40.59% 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 10.29:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 2.58.

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Relative luminance0.052

Complementary

  1. #021bcd
  2. #cdb402

Split complementary

  1. #021bcd
  2. #cd4e02
  3. #81cd02

Analogous

  1. #0281cd
  2. #021bcd
  3. #4e02cd

Triadic

  1. #021bcd
  2. #cd021b
  3. #1bcd02

Tetradic

  1. #021bcd
  2. #b402cd
  3. #cdb402
  4. #1bcd02

Square

  1. #021bcd
  2. #cd0281
  3. #cdb402
  4. #02cd4e

Monochromatic

  1. #010735
  2. #011181
  3. #021bcd
  4. #1f3afd
  5. #6a7dfe

Shades

#021bcd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #021bcd
  2. #0218b9
  3. #0216a4
  4. #011390
  5. #01107b
  6. #010e67
  7. #010b52
  8. #01083e
  9. #000529
  10. #000315
  11. #000000

Tints

#021bcd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #021bcd
  2. #1b32d2
  3. #3549d7
  4. #4e5fdc
  5. #6776e1
  6. #818de6
  7. #9aa4eb
  8. #b3bbf0
  9. #ccd1f5
  10. #e6e8fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#021bcd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #021bcd
  2. #0f25c5
  3. #1b2fbe
  4. #2839b6
  5. #3443ae
  6. #414ea7
  7. #4e589f
  8. #5a6297
  9. #676c8f
  10. #737688
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.29:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.04:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #404040 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #32358f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004ad2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0036ca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00597a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #003dd0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #002dcb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0048a2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-021bcd {
  color: #021bcd;
}
Background
.bg-021bcd {
  background-color: #021bcd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-021bcd {
  border: 2px solid #021bcd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #021bcd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 2 27 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 233 98% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-021bcd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #021bcd, #4e02cd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-021bcd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(2 27 205 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 2.58 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 5.10 #0000ff Blue ΔE 5.75 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 6.56 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 7.19 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 7.37 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 7.55 #fde432 Inverted #404040 Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#021bcd  rgb(2, 27, 205)  hsl(233, 98%, 41%)  Medium Blue
#cdb402  rgb(205, 180, 2)  hsl(53, 98%, 41%)  Old Gold
#cd021b  rgb(205, 2, 27)  hsl(353, 98%, 41%)  Lava
#1bcd02  rgb(27, 205, 2)  hsl(113, 98%, 41%)  Lime Green