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#021E96

#021e96 ≈ Imperial Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#021e96 is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 0.78% red, 11.76% green and 58.82% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 98.67% cyan, 80% magenta, 0% yellow and 41.18% black. Its hue angle is 228.65°, with 97.37% saturation and 29.8% 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 12.89:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Imperial Blue (#002395), ΔE 1.33.

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Web safe#003399
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Relative luminance0.0314

Complementary

  1. #021e96
  2. #967a02

Split complementary

  1. #021e96
  2. #963002
  3. #689602

Analogous

  1. #026896
  2. #021e96
  3. #300296

Triadic

  1. #021e96
  2. #96021e
  3. #1e9602

Tetradic

  1. #021e96
  2. #7a0296
  3. #967a02
  4. #1e9602

Square

  1. #021e96
  2. #960268
  3. #967a02
  4. #029630

Monochromatic

  1. #000414
  2. #010f4a
  3. #021e96
  4. #032de1
  5. #355afc

Shades

#021e96 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #021e96
  2. #021b87
  3. #021878
  4. #011569
  5. #01125a
  6. #010f4b
  7. #010c3c
  8. #01092d
  9. #00061e
  10. #00030f
  11. #000000

Tints

#021e96 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #021e96
  2. #1b35a1
  3. #354bab
  4. #4e62b6
  5. #6778c0
  6. #818fcb
  7. #9aa5d5
  8. #b3bce0
  9. #ccd2ea
  10. #e6e9f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#021e96 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #021e96
  2. #0f2894
  3. #1b3292
  4. #283b8f
  5. #34458d
  6. #414f8b
  7. #4e5989
  8. #5a6387
  9. #676c84
  10. #737682
  11. #808080

Readable text 12.89:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.63:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #323232 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #262b69 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #003999 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #002a94 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00445a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #003098 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #002695 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #003877 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-021e96 {
  color: #021e96;
}
Background
.bg-021e96 {
  background-color: #021e96;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-021e96 {
  border: 2px solid #021e96;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #021e96;
  --color-primary-rgb: 2 30 150;
  --color-primary-hsl: 229 97% 30%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-021e96 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #021e96, #300296);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-021e96 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(2 30 150 / 0.35);
}

#002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 1.33 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 3.12 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 3.51 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 5.31 #191970 Midnight Blue ΔE 5.75 #003399 Smalt ΔE 6.00 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 6.04 #fde169 Inverted #323232 Grayscale 

Imperial Blue
#021e96  rgb(2, 30, 150)  hsl(229, 97%, 30%)  Imperial Blue
#967a02  rgb(150, 122, 2)  hsl(49, 97%, 30%)  Olive
#96021e  rgb(150, 2, 30)  hsl(349, 97%, 30%)  Carmine
#1e9602  rgb(30, 150, 2)  hsl(109, 97%, 30%)  Islamic Green