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#121CDC

#121cdc ≈ Medium Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#121cdc 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 86.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 91.82% cyan, 87.27% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 237.03°, with 84.87% 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 9.44:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 3.82.

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Relative luminance0.0613

Complementary

  1. #121cdc
  2. #dcd212

Split complementary

  1. #121cdc
  2. #dc6d12
  3. #81dc12

Analogous

  1. #1281dc
  2. #121cdc
  3. #6d12dc

Triadic

  1. #121cdc
  2. #dc121c
  3. #1cdc12

Tetradic

  1. #121cdc
  2. #d212dc
  3. #dcd212
  4. #1cdc12

Square

  1. #121cdc
  2. #dc1281
  3. #dcd212
  4. #12dc6d

Monochromatic

  1. #060a4f
  2. #0c1395
  3. #121cdc
  4. #4a53f0
  5. #9196f6

Shades

#121cdc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #121cdc
  2. #1019c6
  3. #0e16b0
  4. #0d149a
  5. #0b1184
  6. #090e6e
  7. #070b58
  8. #050842
  9. #04062c
  10. #020316
  11. #000000

Tints

#121cdc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #121cdc
  2. #2a33e0
  3. #4149e3
  4. #5960e7
  5. #7177ea
  6. #898eee
  7. #a0a4f1
  8. #b8bbf5
  9. #d0d2f8
  10. #e7e8fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#121cdc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #121cdc
  2. #1d26d3
  3. #2830ca
  4. #333ac0
  5. #3e44b7
  6. #494eae
  7. #5458a5
  8. #5f629c
  9. #6a6c92
  10. #757689
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.44:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.23:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #464646 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #38399a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0050e1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003bd9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006083 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0041df ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0031da ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004dae ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-121cdc {
  color: #121cdc;
}
Background
.bg-121cdc {
  background-color: #121cdc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-121cdc {
  border: 2px solid #121cdc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #121cdc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 18 28 220;
  --color-primary-hsl: 237 85% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-121cdc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #121cdc, #6d12dc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-121cdc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(18 28 220 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 3.82 #0000ff Blue ΔE 3.83 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 5.20 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 6.34 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 6.81 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 7.17 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 8.43 #ede323 Inverted #464646 Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#121cdc  rgb(18, 28, 220)  hsl(237, 85%, 47%)  Medium Blue
#dcd212  rgb(220, 210, 18)  hsl(57, 85%, 47%)  Citrine
#dc121c  rgb(220, 18, 28)  hsl(357, 85%, 47%)  Cadmium Red
#1cdc12  rgb(28, 220, 18)  hsl(117, 85%, 47%)  Lime Green