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#2123AD

#2123ad ≈ Zaffre

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2123ad is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 12.94% red, 13.73% green and 67.84% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 80.92% cyan, 79.77% magenta, 0% yellow and 32.16% black. Its hue angle is 239.14°, with 67.96% saturation and 40.39% 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 11:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Zaffre (#0014a8), ΔE 3.17.

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Relative luminance0.0454

Complementary

  1. #2123ad
  2. #adab21

Split complementary

  1. #2123ad
  2. #ad6521
  3. #69ad21

Analogous

  1. #2169ad
  2. #2123ad
  3. #6521ad

Triadic

  1. #2123ad
  2. #ad2123
  3. #23ad21

Tetradic

  1. #2123ad
  2. #ab21ad
  3. #adab21
  4. #23ad21

Square

  1. #2123ad
  2. #ad2169
  3. #adab21
  4. #21ad65

Monochromatic

  1. #08092d
  2. #15166d
  3. #2123ad
  4. #4042db
  5. #8082e7

Shades

#2123ad mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2123ad
  2. #1e209c
  3. #1a1c8a
  4. #171979
  5. #141568
  6. #111257
  7. #0d0e45
  8. #0a0b34
  9. #070723
  10. #030411
  11. #000000

Tints

#2123ad mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2123ad
  2. #3739b5
  3. #4d4fbd
  4. #6465c6
  5. #7a7bce
  6. #9091d6
  7. #a6a7de
  8. #bcbde6
  9. #d3d3ef
  10. #e9e9f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2123ad mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2123ad
  2. #2b2ca9
  3. #3436a4
  4. #3e3fa0
  5. #47489b
  6. #515297
  7. #5a5b92
  8. #64648e
  9. #6d6d89
  10. #777785
  11. #808080

Readable text 11:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.91:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #3c3c3c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #33347a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0043b1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0035ab ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #004e68 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0039af ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #002fac ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004189 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2123ad {
  color: #2123ad;
}
Background
.bg-2123ad {
  background-color: #2123ad;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2123ad {
  border: 2px solid #2123ad;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2123ad;
  --color-primary-rgb: 33 35 173;
  --color-primary-hsl: 239 68% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2123ad {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2123ad, #6521ad);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2123ad {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(33 35 173 / 0.35);
}

#0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 3.17 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 4.08 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 5.01 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 5.03 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 5.81 #003399 Smalt ΔE 6.36 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 6.66 #dedc52 Inverted #3c3c3c Grayscale 

Zaffre
#2123ad  rgb(33, 35, 173)  hsl(239, 68%, 40%)  Zaffre
#adab21  rgb(173, 171, 33)  hsl(59, 68%, 40%)  Brass
#ad2123  rgb(173, 33, 35)  hsl(359, 68%, 40%)  Firebrick
#23ad21  rgb(35, 173, 33)  hsl(119, 68%, 40%)  Kelly Green