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#21189B

#21189b ≈ Zaffre

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#21189b is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 12.94% red, 9.41% green and 60.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 78.71% cyan, 84.52% magenta, 0% yellow and 39.22% black. Its hue angle is 244.12°, with 73.18% saturation and 35.1% 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 12.59:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Zaffre (#0014a8), ΔE 2.04.

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Relative luminance0.0334

Complementary

  1. #21189b
  2. #929b18

Split complementary

  1. #21189b
  2. #9b6318
  3. #519b18

Analogous

  1. #18519b
  2. #21189b
  3. #63189b

Triadic

  1. #21189b
  2. #9b2118
  3. #189b21

Tetradic

  1. #21189b
  2. #9b1892
  3. #929b18
  4. #189b21

Square

  1. #21189b
  2. #9b1851
  3. #929b18
  4. #189b63

Monochromatic

  1. #050317
  2. #130e59
  3. #21189b
  4. #2f23dd
  5. #6e65e7

Shades

#21189b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #21189b
  2. #1e168c
  3. #1a137c
  4. #17116d
  5. #140e5d
  6. #110c4e
  7. #0d0a3e
  8. #0a072f
  9. #07051f
  10. #030210
  11. #000000

Tints

#21189b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #21189b
  2. #372fa5
  3. #4d46af
  4. #645db9
  5. #7a74c3
  6. #908ccd
  7. #a6a3d7
  8. #bcbae1
  9. #d3d1eb
  10. #e9e8f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#21189b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #21189b
  2. #2b2298
  3. #342d96
  4. #3e3793
  5. #474290
  6. #514c8e
  7. #5a568b
  8. #646188
  9. #6d6b85
  10. #777683
  11. #808080

Readable text 12.59:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.67:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #333333 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #2d2b6c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #00399f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #002d99 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00435c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #002f9d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #00269a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00367a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-21189b {
  color: #21189b;
}
Background
.bg-21189b {
  background-color: #21189b;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-21189b {
  border: 2px solid #21189b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #21189b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 33 24 155;
  --color-primary-hsl: 244 73% 35%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-21189b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #21189b, #63189b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-21189b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(33 24 155 / 0.35);
}

#0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 2.04 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 3.54 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 3.60 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 4.63 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 5.37 #000080 Navy ΔE 5.79 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 6.16 #dee764 Inverted #333333 Grayscale 

Zaffre
#21189b  rgb(33, 24, 155)  hsl(244, 73%, 35%)  Zaffre
#929b18  rgb(146, 155, 24)  hsl(64, 73%, 35%)  Brass
#9b2118  rgb(155, 33, 24)  hsl(4, 73%, 35%)  Sangria
#189b21  rgb(24, 155, 33)  hsl(124, 73%, 35%)  Islamic Green