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#0221EC

#0221ec ≈ Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#0221ec is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 0.78% red, 12.94% green and 92.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 99.15% cyan, 86.02% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 232.05°, with 98.32% saturation and 46.67% 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 8.64:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Blue (#0000ff), ΔE 2.68.

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Relative luminance0.0716

Complementary

  1. #0221ec
  2. #eccd02

Split complementary

  1. #0221ec
  2. #ec5802
  3. #96ec02

Analogous

  1. #0296ec
  2. #0221ec
  3. #5802ec

Triadic

  1. #0221ec
  2. #ec0221
  3. #21ec02

Tetradic

  1. #0221ec
  2. #cd02ec
  3. #eccd02
  4. #21ec02

Square

  1. #0221ec
  2. #ec0296
  3. #eccd02
  4. #02ec58

Monochromatic

  1. #010c54
  2. #0116a0
  3. #0221ec
  4. #3d57fd
  5. #8999fe

Shades

#0221ec mixed progressively with black.

  1. #0221ec
  2. #021ed4
  3. #021abd
  4. #0117a5
  5. #01148e
  6. #011176
  7. #010d5e
  8. #010a47
  9. #00072f
  10. #000318
  11. #000000

Tints

#0221ec mixed progressively with white.

  1. #0221ec
  2. #1b37ee
  3. #354df0
  4. #4e64f2
  5. #677af4
  6. #8190f6
  7. #9aa6f7
  8. #b3bcf9
  9. #ccd3fb
  10. #e6e9fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#0221ec mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #0221ec
  2. #0f2be1
  3. #1b34d6
  4. #283ecc
  5. #3447c1
  6. #4151b6
  7. #4e5aab
  8. #5a64a0
  9. #676d96
  10. #73778b
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.64:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.43:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4c4c4c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3b3fa5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0057f1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003fe9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00688d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0047ef ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0035ea ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0054bb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-0221ec {
  color: #0221ec;
}
Background
.bg-0221ec {
  background-color: #0221ec;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-0221ec {
  border: 2px solid #0221ec;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #0221ec;
  --color-primary-rgb: 2 33 236;
  --color-primary-hsl: 232 98% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-0221ec {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #0221ec, #5802ec);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-0221ec {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(2 33 236 / 0.35);
}

#0000ff Blue ΔE 2.68 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 3.89 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 4.92 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 5.88 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 7.16 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 8.00 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 9.24 #fdde13 Inverted #4c4c4c Grayscale 

Blue
#0221ec  rgb(2, 33, 236)  hsl(232, 98%, 47%)  Blue
#eccd02  rgb(236, 205, 2)  hsl(52, 98%, 47%)  Citrine
#ec0221  rgb(236, 2, 33)  hsl(352, 98%, 47%)  Lust
#21ec02  rgb(33, 236, 2)  hsl(112, 98%, 47%)  Lime