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#2124AE

#2124ae ≈ Zaffre

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2124ae is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 12.94% red, 14.12% green and 68.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 81.03% cyan, 79.31% magenta, 0% yellow and 31.76% black. Its hue angle is 238.72°, with 68.12% saturation and 40.59% 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 10.89:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Zaffre (#0014a8), ΔE 3.4.

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Relative luminance0.0464

Complementary

  1. #2124ae
  2. #aeab21

Split complementary

  1. #2124ae
  2. #ae6421
  3. #6bae21

Analogous

  1. #216bae
  2. #2124ae
  3. #6421ae

Triadic

  1. #2124ae
  2. #ae2124
  3. #24ae21

Tetradic

  1. #2124ae
  2. #ab21ae
  3. #aeab21
  4. #24ae21

Square

  1. #2124ae
  2. #ae216b
  3. #aeab21
  4. #21ae64

Monochromatic

  1. #09092d
  2. #15176e
  3. #2124ae
  4. #4144db
  5. #8183e7

Shades

#2124ae mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2124ae
  2. #1e209d
  3. #1a1d8b
  4. #17197a
  5. #141668
  6. #111257
  7. #0d0e46
  8. #0a0b34
  9. #070723
  10. #030411
  11. #000000

Tints

#2124ae mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2124ae
  2. #373ab6
  3. #4d50be
  4. #6466c6
  5. #7a7cce
  6. #9092d7
  7. #a6a7df
  8. #bcbde7
  9. #d3d3ef
  10. #e9e9f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2124ae mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2124ae
  2. #2b2da9
  3. #3436a5
  4. #3e40a0
  5. #47499c
  6. #515297
  7. #5a5b92
  8. #64648e
  9. #6d6e89
  10. #777785
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.89:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.93:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #3d3d3d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #34347b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0044b2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0035ac ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #004f69 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #003ab0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #002fad ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00428a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2124ae {
  color: #2124ae;
}
Background
.bg-2124ae {
  background-color: #2124ae;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2124ae {
  border: 2px solid #2124ae;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2124ae;
  --color-primary-rgb: 33 36 174;
  --color-primary-hsl: 239 68% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2124ae {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2124ae, #6421ae);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2124ae {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(33 36 174 / 0.35);
}

#0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 3.40 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 4.18 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 4.84 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 5.09 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 5.56 #003399 Smalt ΔE 6.25 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 6.89 #dedb51 Inverted #3d3d3d Grayscale 

Zaffre
#2124ae  rgb(33, 36, 174)  hsl(239, 68%, 41%)  Zaffre
#aeab21  rgb(174, 171, 33)  hsl(59, 68%, 41%)  Brass
#ae2124  rgb(174, 33, 36)  hsl(359, 68%, 41%)  Firebrick
#24ae21  rgb(36, 174, 33)  hsl(119, 68%, 41%)  Kelly Green