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#121BBC

#121bbc ≈ Medium Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#121bbc is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 7.06% red, 10.59% green and 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 90.43% cyan, 85.64% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 236.82°, with 82.52% saturation and 40.39% 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 11:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 2.88.

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Relative luminance0.0454

Complementary

  1. #121bbc
  2. #bcb312

Split complementary

  1. #121bbc
  2. #bc5e12
  3. #70bc12

Analogous

  1. #1270bc
  2. #121bbc
  3. #5e12bc

Triadic

  1. #121bbc
  2. #bc121b
  3. #1bbc12

Tetradic

  1. #121bbc
  2. #b312bc
  3. #bcb312
  4. #1bbc12

Square

  1. #121bbc
  2. #bc1270
  3. #bcb312
  4. #12bc5e

Monochromatic

  1. #050730
  2. #0b1176
  3. #121bbc
  4. #2f39eb
  5. #757cf2

Shades

#121bbc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #121bbc
  2. #1018a9
  3. #0e1696
  4. #0d1384
  5. #0b1071
  6. #090e5e
  7. #070b4b
  8. #050838
  9. #040526
  10. #020313
  11. #000000

Tints

#121bbc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #121bbc
  2. #2a32c3
  3. #4149c9
  4. #595fd0
  5. #7176d7
  6. #898dde
  7. #a0a4e4
  8. #b8bbeb
  9. #d0d1f2
  10. #e7e8f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#121bbc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #121bbc
  2. #1d25b6
  3. #282fb0
  4. #3339aa
  5. #3e43a4
  6. #494e9e
  7. #545898
  8. #5f6292
  9. #6a6c8c
  10. #757686
  11. #808080

Readable text 11:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.91:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #3c3c3c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #303283 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0045c0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0033b9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00526f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0038bf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #002bba ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004294 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-121bbc {
  color: #121bbc;
}
Background
.bg-121bbc {
  background-color: #121bbc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-121bbc {
  border: 2px solid #121bbc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #121bbc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 18 27 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 237 83% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-121bbc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #121bbc, #5e12bc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-121bbc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(18 27 188 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 2.88 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 3.16 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 5.76 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 6.63 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 6.71 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 7.46 #0000ff Blue ΔE 7.71 #ede443 Inverted #3c3c3c Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#121bbc  rgb(18, 27, 188)  hsl(237, 83%, 40%)  Medium Blue
#bcb312  rgb(188, 179, 18)  hsl(57, 83%, 40%)  Old Gold
#bc121b  rgb(188, 18, 27)  hsl(357, 83%, 40%)  Cornell Red
#1bbc12  rgb(27, 188, 18)  hsl(117, 83%, 40%)  Kelly Green