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#021EC5

#021ec5 ≈ Medium Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#021ec5 is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 0.78% red, 11.76% green and 77.25% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 98.98% cyan, 84.77% magenta, 0% yellow and 22.75% black. Its hue angle is 231.38°, with 97.99% saturation and 39.02% 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 10.53:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 2.98.

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Relative luminance0.0497

Complementary

  1. #021ec5
  2. #c5a902

Split complementary

  1. #021ec5
  2. #c54702
  3. #80c502

Analogous

  1. #0280c5
  2. #021ec5
  3. #4702c5

Triadic

  1. #021ec5
  2. #c5021e
  3. #1ec502

Tetradic

  1. #021ec5
  2. #a902c5
  3. #c5a902
  4. #1ec502

Square

  1. #021ec5
  2. #c50280
  3. #c5a902
  4. #02c547

Monochromatic

  1. #00072e
  2. #011279
  3. #021ec5
  4. #1738fd
  5. #6379fd

Shades

#021ec5 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #021ec5
  2. #021bb1
  3. #02189e
  4. #01158a
  5. #011276
  6. #010f63
  7. #010c4f
  8. #01093b
  9. #000627
  10. #000314
  11. #000000

Tints

#021ec5 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #021ec5
  2. #1b35cb
  3. #354bd1
  4. #4e62d6
  5. #6778dc
  6. #818fe2
  7. #9aa5e8
  8. #b3bcee
  9. #ccd2f3
  10. #e6e9f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#021ec5 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #021ec5
  2. #0f28be
  3. #1b32b7
  4. #283bb0
  5. #3445a9
  6. #414fa3
  7. #4e599c
  8. #5a6395
  9. #676c8e
  10. #737687
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.53:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.99:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #3f3f3f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #30358a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0048c9 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0035c2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005775 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #003cc8 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #002dc3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00469c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-021ec5 {
  color: #021ec5;
}
Background
.bg-021ec5 {
  background-color: #021ec5;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-021ec5 {
  border: 2px solid #021ec5;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #021ec5;
  --color-primary-rgb: 2 30 197;
  --color-primary-hsl: 231 98% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-021ec5 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #021ec5, #4702c5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-021ec5 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(2 30 197 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 2.98 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 4.33 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 6.10 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 6.54 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 6.55 #0000ff Blue ΔE 6.73 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 8.13 #fde13a Inverted #3f3f3f Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#021ec5  rgb(2, 30, 197)  hsl(231, 98%, 39%)  Medium Blue
#c5a902  rgb(197, 169, 2)  hsl(51, 98%, 39%)  Old Gold
#c5021e  rgb(197, 2, 30)  hsl(351, 98%, 39%)  Venetian Red
#1ec502  rgb(30, 197, 2)  hsl(111, 98%, 39%)  Lime Green