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#121CD7

#121cd7 ≈ Medium Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#121cd7 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 7.06% red, 10.98% green and 84.31% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 91.63% cyan, 86.98% magenta, 0% yellow and 15.69% black. Its hue angle is 236.95°, with 84.55% saturation and 45.69% 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 9.66:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 3.39.

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Relative luminance0.0587

Complementary

  1. #121cd7
  2. #d7cd12

Split complementary

  1. #121cd7
  2. #d76a12
  3. #7fd712

Analogous

  1. #127fd7
  2. #121cd7
  3. #6a12d7

Triadic

  1. #121cd7
  2. #d7121c
  3. #1cd712

Tetradic

  1. #121cd7
  2. #cd12d7
  3. #d7cd12
  4. #1cd712

Square

  1. #121cd7
  2. #d7127f
  3. #d7cd12
  4. #12d76a

Monochromatic

  1. #060a4a
  2. #0c1390
  3. #121cd7
  4. #464ff0
  5. #8d92f5

Shades

#121cd7 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #121cd7
  2. #1019c2
  3. #0e16ac
  4. #0d1497
  5. #0b1181
  6. #090e6c
  7. #070b56
  8. #050841
  9. #04062b
  10. #020316
  11. #000000

Tints

#121cd7 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #121cd7
  2. #2a33db
  3. #4149df
  4. #5960e3
  5. #7177e7
  6. #898eeb
  7. #a0a4ef
  8. #b8bbf3
  9. #d0d2f7
  10. #e7e8fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#121cd7 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #121cd7
  2. #1d26ce
  3. #2830c6
  4. #333abd
  5. #3e44b4
  6. #494eac
  7. #5458a3
  8. #5f629a
  9. #6a6c91
  10. #757689
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.66:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.17:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #444444 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #373896 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004fdc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003ad4 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005d80 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0040da ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0030d5 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004baa ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-121cd7 {
  color: #121cd7;
}
Background
.bg-121cd7 {
  background-color: #121cd7;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-121cd7 {
  border: 2px solid #121cd7;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #121cd7;
  --color-primary-rgb: 18 28 215;
  --color-primary-hsl: 237 85% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-121cd7 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #121cd7, #6a12d7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-121cd7 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(18 28 215 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 3.39 #0000ff Blue ΔE 4.40 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 5.77 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 6.55 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 6.64 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 6.88 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 8.06 #ede328 Inverted #444444 Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#121cd7  rgb(18, 28, 215)  hsl(237, 85%, 46%)  Medium Blue
#d7cd12  rgb(215, 205, 18)  hsl(57, 85%, 46%)  Citrine
#d7121c  rgb(215, 18, 28)  hsl(357, 85%, 46%)  Lava
#1cd712  rgb(28, 215, 18)  hsl(117, 85%, 46%)  Lime Green