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#21049A

#21049a ≈ Dark Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#21049a is a color from the violet family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 12.94% red, 1.57% green and 60.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 78.57% cyan, 97.4% magenta, 0% yellow and 39.61% black. Its hue angle is 251.6°, with 94.94% saturation and 30.98% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with imagination, spirituality and luxury. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and corporate identities. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 13.56:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Blue (#00008b), ΔE 2.98.

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Relative luminance0.0274

Complementary

  1. #21049a
  2. #7d9a04

Split complementary

  1. #21049a
  2. #9a6c04
  3. #329a04

Analogous

  1. #04329a
  2. #21049a
  3. #6c049a

Triadic

  1. #21049a
  2. #9a2104
  3. #049a21

Tetradic

  1. #21049a
  2. #9a047d
  3. #7d9a04
  4. #049a21

Square

  1. #21049a
  2. #9a0432
  3. #7d9a04
  4. #049a6c

Monochromatic

  1. #040114
  2. #11024f
  3. #21049a
  4. #3106e5
  5. #623dfa

Shades

#21049a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #21049a
  2. #1e048b
  3. #1a037b
  4. #17036c
  5. #14025c
  6. #11024d
  7. #0d023e
  8. #0a012e
  9. #07011f
  10. #03000f
  11. #000000

Tints

#21049a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #21049a
  2. #371da4
  3. #4d36ae
  4. #644fb8
  5. #7a68c2
  6. #9082cd
  7. #a69bd7
  8. #bcb4e1
  9. #d3cdeb
  10. #e9e6f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#21049a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #21049a
  2. #2b1097
  3. #341d95
  4. #3e2992
  5. #473690
  6. #51428d
  7. #5a4e8a
  8. #645b88
  9. #6d6785
  10. #777483
  11. #808080

Readable text 13.56:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.55:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #2e2e2e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #29236b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #00349e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #002798 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #003e59 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #00289c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #001e99 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #003078 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-21049a {
  color: #21049a;
}
Background
.bg-21049a {
  background-color: #21049a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-21049a {
  border: 2px solid #21049a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #21049a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 33 4 154;
  --color-primary-hsl: 252 95% 31%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-21049a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #21049a, #6c049a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-21049a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(33 4 154 / 0.35);
}

#00008b Dark Blue ΔE 2.98 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 3.01 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 3.37 #000080 Navy ΔE 4.38 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 5.20 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 5.83 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 6.29 #defb65 Inverted #2e2e2e Grayscale 

Dark Blue
#21049a  rgb(33, 4, 154)  hsl(252, 95%, 31%)  Dark Blue
#7d9a04  rgb(125, 154, 4)  hsl(72, 95%, 31%)  Olive Drab
#9a2104  rgb(154, 33, 4)  hsl(12, 95%, 31%)  Rufous
#049a21  rgb(4, 154, 33)  hsl(132, 95%, 31%)  Islamic Green