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#2123BC

#2123bc ≈ Medium Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2123bc 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 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 82.45% cyan, 81.38% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 239.23°, with 70.14% saturation and 43.33% 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 10.34:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 4.02.

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Web safe#3333cc
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Relative luminance0.0516

Complementary

  1. #2123bc
  2. #bcba21

Split complementary

  1. #2123bc
  2. #bc6d21
  3. #70bc21

Analogous

  1. #2170bc
  2. #2123bc
  3. #6d21bc

Triadic

  1. #2123bc
  2. #bc2123
  3. #23bc21

Tetradic

  1. #2123bc
  2. #ba21bc
  3. #bcba21
  4. #23bc21

Square

  1. #2123bc
  2. #bc2170
  3. #bcba21
  4. #21bc6d

Monochromatic

  1. #0a0b3a
  2. #16177b
  3. #2123bc
  4. #4a4cdf
  5. #8b8deb

Shades

#2123bc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2123bc
  2. #1e20a9
  3. #1a1c96
  4. #171984
  5. #141571
  6. #11125e
  7. #0d0e4b
  8. #0a0b38
  9. #070726
  10. #030413
  11. #000000

Tints

#2123bc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2123bc
  2. #3739c3
  3. #4d4fc9
  4. #6465d0
  5. #7a7bd7
  6. #9091de
  7. #a6a7e4
  8. #bcbdeb
  9. #d3d3f2
  10. #e9e9f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2123bc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2123bc
  2. #2b2cb6
  3. #3436b0
  4. #3e3faa
  5. #4748a4
  6. #51529e
  7. #5a5b98
  8. #646492
  9. #6d6d8c
  10. #777786
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.34:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.03:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #404040 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #363784 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0048c0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0038b9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005471 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #003cbf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0031ba ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004595 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2123bc {
  color: #2123bc;
}
Background
.bg-2123bc {
  background-color: #2123bc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2123bc {
  border: 2px solid #2123bc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2123bc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 33 35 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 239 70% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2123bc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2123bc, #6d21bc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2123bc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(33 35 188 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 4.02 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 4.31 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 5.35 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 5.68 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 5.91 #003399 Smalt ΔE 7.42 #0000ff Blue ΔE 7.52 #dedc43 Inverted #404040 Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#2123bc  rgb(33, 35, 188)  hsl(239, 70%, 43%)  Medium Blue
#bcba21  rgb(188, 186, 33)  hsl(59, 70%, 43%)  Old Gold
#bc2123  rgb(188, 33, 35)  hsl(359, 70%, 43%)  Firebrick
#23bc21  rgb(35, 188, 33)  hsl(119, 70%, 43%)  Kelly Green