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#121BBD

#121bbd ≈ Medium Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#121bbd 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 74.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 90.48% cyan, 85.71% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.88% black. Its hue angle is 236.84°, with 82.61% saturation and 40.59% 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 10.95:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 2.82.

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Relative luminance0.0459

Complementary

  1. #121bbd
  2. #bdb412

Split complementary

  1. #121bbd
  2. #bd5e12
  3. #71bd12

Analogous

  1. #1271bd
  2. #121bbd
  3. #5e12bd

Triadic

  1. #121bbd
  2. #bd121b
  3. #1bbd12

Tetradic

  1. #121bbd
  2. #b412bd
  3. #bdb412
  4. #1bbd12

Square

  1. #121bbd
  2. #bd1271
  3. #bdb412
  4. #12bd5e

Monochromatic

  1. #050731
  2. #0b1177
  3. #121bbd
  4. #303aeb
  5. #767df2

Shades

#121bbd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #121bbd
  2. #1018aa
  3. #0e1697
  4. #0d1384
  5. #0b1071
  6. #090e5f
  7. #070b4c
  8. #050839
  9. #040526
  10. #020313
  11. #000000

Tints

#121bbd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #121bbd
  2. #2a32c4
  3. #4149ca
  4. #595fd1
  5. #7176d7
  6. #898dde
  7. #a0a4e5
  8. #b8bbeb
  9. #d0d1f2
  10. #e7e8f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#121bbd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #121bbd
  2. #1d25b7
  3. #282fb1
  4. #3339ab
  5. #3e43a5
  6. #494e9f
  7. #545898
  8. #5f6292
  9. #6a6c8c
  10. #757686
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.95:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.92:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #3c3c3c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #303284 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0045c1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0033ba ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005270 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0039c0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #002bbb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004295 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-121bbd {
  color: #121bbd;
}
Background
.bg-121bbd {
  background-color: #121bbd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-121bbd {
  border: 2px solid #121bbd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #121bbd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 18 27 189;
  --color-primary-hsl: 237 83% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-121bbd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #121bbd, #5e12bd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-121bbd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(18 27 189 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 2.82 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 3.28 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 5.87 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 6.67 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 6.69 #0000ff Blue ΔE 7.58 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 7.59 #ede442 Inverted #3c3c3c Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#121bbd  rgb(18, 27, 189)  hsl(237, 83%, 41%)  Medium Blue
#bdb412  rgb(189, 180, 18)  hsl(57, 83%, 41%)  Old Gold
#bd121b  rgb(189, 18, 27)  hsl(357, 83%, 41%)  Cornell Red
#1bbd12  rgb(27, 189, 18)  hsl(117, 83%, 41%)  Kelly Green