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#121BC5

#121bc5 ≈ Medium Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#121bc5 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 77.25% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 90.86% cyan, 86.29% magenta, 0% yellow and 22.75% black. Its hue angle is 236.98°, with 83.26% saturation and 42.16% 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 10.56:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 2.51.

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Relative luminance0.0494

Complementary

  1. #121bc5
  2. #c5bc12

Split complementary

  1. #121bc5
  2. #c56212
  3. #75c512

Analogous

  1. #1275c5
  2. #121bc5
  3. #6212c5

Triadic

  1. #121bc5
  2. #c5121b
  3. #1bc512

Tetradic

  1. #121bc5
  2. #bc12c5
  3. #c5bc12
  4. #1bc512

Square

  1. #121bc5
  2. #c51275
  3. #c5bc12
  4. #12c562

Monochromatic

  1. #050839
  2. #0c117f
  3. #121bc5
  4. #3740ed
  5. #7d83f3

Shades

#121bc5 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #121bc5
  2. #1018b1
  3. #0e169e
  4. #0d138a
  5. #0b1076
  6. #090e63
  7. #070b4f
  8. #05083b
  9. #040527
  10. #020314
  11. #000000

Tints

#121bc5 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #121bc5
  2. #2a32cb
  3. #4149d1
  4. #595fd6
  5. #7176dc
  6. #898de2
  7. #a0a4e8
  8. #b8bbee
  9. #d0d1f3
  10. #e7e8f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#121bc5 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #121bc5
  2. #1d25be
  3. #282fb7
  4. #3339b0
  5. #3e43a9
  6. #494ea3
  7. #54589c
  8. #5f6295
  9. #6a6c8e
  10. #757687
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.56:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.99:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #3f3f3f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #32348a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0048c9 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0035c2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005675 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #003bc8 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #002cc3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00459b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-121bc5 {
  color: #121bc5;
}
Background
.bg-121bc5 {
  background-color: #121bc5;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-121bc5 {
  border: 2px solid #121bc5;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #121bc5;
  --color-primary-rgb: 18 27 197;
  --color-primary-hsl: 237 83% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-121bc5 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #121bc5, #6212c5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-121bc5 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(18 27 197 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 2.51 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 4.26 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 6.57 #0000ff Blue ΔE 6.58 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 6.79 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 7.03 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 7.92 #ede43a Inverted #3f3f3f Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#121bc5  rgb(18, 27, 197)  hsl(237, 83%, 42%)  Medium Blue
#c5bc12  rgb(197, 188, 18)  hsl(57, 83%, 42%)  Old Gold
#c5121b  rgb(197, 18, 27)  hsl(357, 83%, 42%)  Venetian Red
#1bc512  rgb(27, 197, 18)  hsl(117, 83%, 42%)  Lime Green