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#021C9B

#021c9b ≈ Imperial Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#021c9b is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 0.78% red, 10.98% green and 60.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 98.71% cyan, 81.94% magenta, 0% yellow and 39.22% black. Its hue angle is 229.8°, with 97.45% saturation and 30.78% 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 corporate identities. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 12.79:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Imperial Blue (#002395), ΔE 2.03.

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Relative luminance0.0321

Complementary

  1. #021c9b
  2. #9b8102

Split complementary

  1. #021c9b
  2. #9b3402
  3. #689b02

Analogous

  1. #02689b
  2. #021c9b
  3. #34029b

Triadic

  1. #021c9b
  2. #9b021c
  3. #1c9b02

Tetradic

  1. #021c9b
  2. #81029b
  3. #9b8102
  4. #1c9b02

Square

  1. #021c9b
  2. #9b0268
  3. #9b8102
  4. #029b34

Monochromatic

  1. #000414
  2. #010e4f
  3. #021c9b
  4. #032ae7
  5. #3a5bfc

Shades

#021c9b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #021c9b
  2. #02198c
  3. #02167c
  4. #01146d
  5. #01115d
  6. #010e4e
  7. #010b3e
  8. #01082f
  9. #00061f
  10. #000310
  11. #000000

Tints

#021c9b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #021c9b
  2. #1b33a5
  3. #3549af
  4. #4e60b9
  5. #6777c3
  6. #818ecd
  7. #9aa4d7
  8. #b3bbe1
  9. #ccd2eb
  10. #e6e8f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#021c9b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #021c9b
  2. #0f2698
  3. #1b3096
  4. #283a93
  5. #344490
  6. #414e8e
  7. #4e588b
  8. #5a6288
  9. #676c85
  10. #737683
  11. #808080

Readable text 12.79:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.64:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #323232 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #262b6c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #003a9e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #002a99 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00455c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #00309d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #00259a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00387a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-021c9b {
  color: #021c9b;
}
Background
.bg-021c9b {
  background-color: #021c9b;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-021c9b {
  border: 2px solid #021c9b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #021c9b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 2 28 155;
  --color-primary-hsl: 230 97% 31%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-021c9b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #021c9b, #34029b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-021c9b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(2 28 155 / 0.35);
}

#002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 2.03 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 2.25 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 3.54 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 5.07 #000080 Navy ΔE 6.11 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 6.27 #191970 Midnight Blue ΔE 6.37 #fde364 Inverted #323232 Grayscale 

Imperial Blue
#021c9b  rgb(2, 28, 155)  hsl(230, 97%, 31%)  Imperial Blue
#9b8102  rgb(155, 129, 2)  hsl(50, 97%, 31%)  Dark Goldenrod
#9b021c  rgb(155, 2, 28)  hsl(350, 97%, 31%)  Carmine
#1c9b02  rgb(28, 155, 2)  hsl(110, 97%, 31%)  Islamic Green