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#121DFD

#121dfd ≈ Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#121dfd is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 7.06% red, 11.37% green and 99.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 92.89% cyan, 88.54% magenta, 0% yellow and 0.78% black. Its hue angle is 237.19°, with 98.33% saturation and 53.14% 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 8.02:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Blue (#0000ff), ΔE 2.05.

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Relative luminance0.081

Complementary

  1. #121dfd
  2. #fdf212

Split complementary

  1. #121dfd
  2. #fd7d12
  3. #93fd12

Analogous

  1. #1293fd
  2. #121dfd
  3. #7d12fd

Triadic

  1. #121dfd
  2. #fd121d
  3. #1dfd12

Tetradic

  1. #121dfd
  2. #f212fd
  3. #fdf212
  4. #1dfd12

Square

  1. #121dfd
  2. #fd1293
  3. #fdf212
  4. #12fd7d

Monochromatic

  1. #010675
  2. #020bc1
  3. #121dfd
  4. #5e65fe
  5. #aaaefe

Shades

#121dfd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #121dfd
  2. #101ae4
  3. #0e17ca
  4. #0d14b1
  5. #0b1198
  6. #090f7f
  7. #070c65
  8. #05094c
  9. #040633
  10. #020319
  11. #000000

Tints

#121dfd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #121dfd
  2. #2a34fd
  3. #414afd
  4. #5961fe
  5. #7177fe
  6. #898efe
  7. #a0a5fe
  8. #b8bbfe
  9. #d0d2ff
  10. #e7e8ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#121dfd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #121dfd
  2. #1d27f1
  3. #2831e4
  4. #333bd8
  5. #3e45cb
  6. #494fbf
  7. #5458b2
  8. #5f62a6
  9. #6a6c99
  10. #75768d
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.02:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.62:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #505050 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4041b1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005cff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0043fa ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006e96 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #004bff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0037fb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0058c8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-121dfd {
  color: #121dfd;
}
Background
.bg-121dfd {
  background-color: #121dfd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-121dfd {
  border: 2px solid #121dfd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #121dfd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 18 29 253;
  --color-primary-hsl: 237 98% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-121dfd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #121dfd, #7d12fd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-121dfd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(18 29 253 / 0.35);
}

#0000ff Blue ΔE 2.05 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 2.45 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 3.45 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 6.50 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 7.54 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 8.76 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 10.06 #ede202 Inverted #505050 Grayscale 

Blue
#121dfd  rgb(18, 29, 253)  hsl(237, 98%, 53%)  Blue
#fdf212  rgb(253, 242, 18)  hsl(57, 98%, 53%)  Cadmium Yellow
#fd121d  rgb(253, 18, 29)  hsl(357, 98%, 53%)  Red
#1dfd12  rgb(29, 253, 18)  hsl(117, 98%, 53%)  Lime