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#121FEC

#121fec ≈ Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#121fec is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 7.06% red, 12.16% green and 92.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 92.37% cyan, 86.86% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 236.42°, with 85.83% saturation and 49.8% 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 8.63:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Blue (#0000ff), ΔE 2.44.

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Relative luminance0.0716

Complementary

  1. #121fec
  2. #ecdf12

Split complementary

  1. #121fec
  2. #ec7212
  3. #8cec12

Analogous

  1. #128cec
  2. #121fec
  3. #7212ec

Triadic

  1. #121fec
  2. #ec121f
  3. #1fec12

Tetradic

  1. #121fec
  2. #df12ec
  3. #ecdf12
  4. #1fec12

Square

  1. #121fec
  2. #ec128c
  3. #ecdf12
  4. #12ec72

Monochromatic

  1. #070c5e
  2. #0d16a5
  3. #121fec
  4. #5861f2
  5. #9fa5f8

Shades

#121fec mixed progressively with black.

  1. #121fec
  2. #101cd4
  3. #0e19bd
  4. #0d16a5
  5. #0b138e
  6. #091076
  7. #070c5e
  8. #050947
  9. #04062f
  10. #020318
  11. #000000

Tints

#121fec mixed progressively with white.

  1. #121fec
  2. #2a35ee
  3. #414cf0
  4. #5962f2
  5. #7179f4
  6. #898ff6
  7. #a0a5f7
  8. #b8bcf9
  9. #d0d2fb
  10. #e7e9fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#121fec mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #121fec
  2. #1d29e1
  3. #2832d6
  4. #333ccc
  5. #3e46c1
  6. #4950b6
  7. #5459ab
  8. #5f63a0
  9. #6a6d96
  10. #75768b
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.63:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.43:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4c4c4c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3c3ea5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0057f1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0040e9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00678d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0047ef ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0035ea ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0053bb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-121fec {
  color: #121fec;
}
Background
.bg-121fec {
  background-color: #121fec;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-121fec {
  border: 2px solid #121fec;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #121fec;
  --color-primary-rgb: 18 31 236;
  --color-primary-hsl: 236 86% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-121fec {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #121fec, #7212ec);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-121fec {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(18 31 236 / 0.35);
}

#0000ff Blue ΔE 2.44 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 3.59 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 4.66 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 5.78 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 7.39 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 7.73 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 9.30 #ede013 Inverted #4c4c4c Grayscale 

Blue
#121fec  rgb(18, 31, 236)  hsl(236, 86%, 50%)  Blue
#ecdf12  rgb(236, 223, 18)  hsl(56, 86%, 50%)  Dandelion
#ec121f  rgb(236, 18, 31)  hsl(356, 86%, 50%)  Lust
#1fec12  rgb(31, 236, 18)  hsl(116, 86%, 50%)  Lime