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#2124DC

#2124dc ≈ Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2124dc 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 86.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 85% cyan, 83.64% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 239.04°, with 73.91% saturation and 49.61% 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 8.93:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Blue (#0000ff), ΔE 3.98.

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Web safe#3333cc
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Relative luminance0.0675

Complementary

  1. #2124dc
  2. #dcd921

Split complementary

  1. #2124dc
  2. #dc7c21
  3. #81dc21

Analogous

  1. #2181dc
  2. #2124dc
  3. #7c21dc

Triadic

  1. #2124dc
  2. #dc2124
  3. #24dc21

Tetradic

  1. #2124dc
  2. #d921dc
  3. #dcd921
  4. #24dc21

Square

  1. #2124dc
  2. #dc2181
  3. #dcd921
  4. #21dc7c

Monochromatic

  1. #0d0e57
  2. #171999
  3. #2124dc
  4. #6264e7
  5. #a5a6f1

Shades

#2124dc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2124dc
  2. #1e20c6
  3. #1a1db0
  4. #17199a
  5. #141684
  6. #11126e
  7. #0d0e58
  8. #0a0b42
  9. #07072c
  10. #030416
  11. #000000

Tints

#2124dc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2124dc
  2. #373ae0
  3. #4d50e3
  4. #6466e7
  5. #7a7cea
  6. #9092ee
  7. #a6a7f1
  8. #bcbdf5
  9. #d3d3f8
  10. #e9e9fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2124dc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2124dc
  2. #2b2dd3
  3. #3436ca
  4. #3e40c0
  5. #4749b7
  6. #5152ae
  7. #5a5ba5
  8. #64649c
  9. #6d6e92
  10. #777789
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.93:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.35:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #494949 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3d3e9b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0053e1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003fd9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006284 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0045df ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0036da ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0050ae ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2124dc {
  color: #2124dc;
}
Background
.bg-2124dc {
  background-color: #2124dc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2124dc {
  border: 2px solid #2124dc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2124dc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 33 36 220;
  --color-primary-hsl: 239 74% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2124dc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2124dc, #7c21dc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2124dc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(33 36 220 / 0.35);
}

#0000ff Blue ΔE 3.98 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 4.93 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 5.07 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 5.68 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 6.07 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 7.98 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 8.13 #dedb23 Inverted #494949 Grayscale 

Blue
#2124dc  rgb(33, 36, 220)  hsl(239, 74%, 50%)  Blue
#dcd921  rgb(220, 217, 33)  hsl(59, 74%, 50%)  Dandelion
#dc2124  rgb(220, 33, 36)  hsl(359, 74%, 50%)  Cadmium Red
#24dc21  rgb(36, 220, 33)  hsl(119, 74%, 50%)  Lime Green