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#201BB2

#201bb2 ≈ Zaffre

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#201bb2 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 12.55% red, 10.59% green and 69.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 82.02% cyan, 84.83% magenta, 0% yellow and 30.2% black. Its hue angle is 241.99°, with 73.66% saturation and 40.2% 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 brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 11.28:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Zaffre (#0014a8), ΔE 2.41.

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Web safe#333399
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Relative luminance0.0431

Complementary

  1. #201bb2
  2. #adb21b

Split complementary

  1. #201bb2
  2. #b26c1b
  3. #62b21b

Analogous

  1. #1b62b2
  2. #201bb2
  3. #6c1bb2

Triadic

  1. #201bb2
  2. #b2201b
  3. #1bb220

Tetradic

  1. #201bb2
  2. #b21bad
  3. #adb21b
  4. #1bb220

Square

  1. #201bb2
  2. #b21b62
  3. #adb21b
  4. #1bb26c

Monochromatic

  1. #08072d
  2. #141170
  3. #201bb2
  4. #3e39e1
  5. #7f7beb

Shades

#201bb2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #201bb2
  2. #1d18a0
  3. #1a168e
  4. #16137d
  5. #13106b
  6. #100e59
  7. #0d0b47
  8. #0a0835
  9. #060524
  10. #030312
  11. #000000

Tints

#201bb2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #201bb2
  2. #3632ba
  3. #4d49c1
  4. #635fc9
  5. #7976d1
  6. #908dd9
  7. #a6a4e0
  8. #bcbbe8
  9. #d2d1f0
  10. #e9e8f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#201bb2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #201bb2
  2. #2a25ad
  3. #332fa8
  4. #3d39a3
  5. #46439e
  6. #504e99
  7. #5a5894
  8. #63628f
  9. #6d6c8a
  10. #767685
  11. #808080

Readable text 11.28:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.86:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #3b3b3b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #32317d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0042b6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0033b0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #004d6a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0036b4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #002bb1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #003f8c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-201bb2 {
  color: #201bb2;
}
Background
.bg-201bb2 {
  background-color: #201bb2;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-201bb2 {
  border: 2px solid #201bb2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #201bb2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 32 27 178;
  --color-primary-hsl: 242 74% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-201bb2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #201bb2, #6c1bb2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-201bb2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(32 27 178 / 0.35);
}

#0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 2.41 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 3.66 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 5.00 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 6.48 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 6.54 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 7.05 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 7.17 #dfe44d Inverted #3b3b3b Grayscale 

Zaffre
#201bb2  rgb(32, 27, 178)  hsl(242, 74%, 40%)  Zaffre
#adb21b  rgb(173, 178, 27)  hsl(62, 74%, 40%)  Brass
#b2201b  rgb(178, 32, 27)  hsl(2, 74%, 40%)  Cornell Red
#1bb220  rgb(27, 178, 32)  hsl(122, 74%, 40%)  Kelly Green