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#021EBE

#021ebe ≈ Medium Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#021ebe 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 74.51% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 98.95% cyan, 84.21% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.49% black. Its hue angle is 231.06°, with 97.92% saturation and 37.65% 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 10.87:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 3.23.

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Web safe#0033cc
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Relative luminance0.0466

Complementary

  1. #021ebe
  2. #bea202

Split complementary

  1. #021ebe
  2. #be4402
  3. #7cbe02

Analogous

  1. #027cbe
  2. #021ebe
  3. #4402be

Triadic

  1. #021ebe
  2. #be021e
  3. #1ebe02

Tetradic

  1. #021ebe
  2. #a202be
  3. #bea202
  4. #1ebe02

Square

  1. #021ebe
  2. #be027c
  3. #bea202
  4. #02be44

Monochromatic

  1. #000627
  2. #011272
  3. #021ebe
  4. #1033fc
  5. #5c74fd

Shades

#021ebe mixed progressively with black.

  1. #021ebe
  2. #021bab
  3. #021898
  4. #011585
  5. #011272
  6. #010f5f
  7. #010c4c
  8. #010939
  9. #000626
  10. #000313
  11. #000000

Tints

#021ebe mixed progressively with white.

  1. #021ebe
  2. #1b35c5
  3. #354bcb
  4. #4e62d2
  5. #6778d8
  6. #818fdf
  7. #9aa5e5
  8. #b3bcec
  9. #ccd2f2
  10. #e6e9f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#021ebe mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #021ebe
  2. #0f28b8
  3. #1b32b2
  4. #283bab
  5. #3445a5
  6. #414f9f
  7. #4e5999
  8. #5a6393
  9. #676c8c
  10. #737686
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.87:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.93:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #3d3d3d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #2f3385 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0046c2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0033bb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005471 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #003ac1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #002cbc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004496 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-021ebe {
  color: #021ebe;
}
Background
.bg-021ebe {
  background-color: #021ebe;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-021ebe {
  border: 2px solid #021ebe;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #021ebe;
  --color-primary-rgb: 2 30 190;
  --color-primary-hsl: 231 98% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-021ebe {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #021ebe, #4402be);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-021ebe {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(2 30 190 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 3.23 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 3.52 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 5.70 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 6.18 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 6.18 #0000ff Blue ΔE 7.61 #003399 Smalt ΔE 7.70 #fde141 Inverted #3d3d3d Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#021ebe  rgb(2, 30, 190)  hsl(231, 98%, 38%)  Medium Blue
#bea202  rgb(190, 162, 2)  hsl(51, 98%, 38%)  Metallic Gold
#be021e  rgb(190, 2, 30)  hsl(351, 98%, 38%)  Firebrick
#1ebe02  rgb(30, 190, 2)  hsl(111, 98%, 38%)  Kelly Green