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#2124DD

#2124dd ≈ Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2124dd 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 86.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 85.07% cyan, 83.71% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 239.04°, with 74.02% saturation and 49.8% 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 8.89:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Blue (#0000ff), ΔE 3.89.

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Relative luminance0.0681

Complementary

  1. #2124dd
  2. #ddda21

Split complementary

  1. #2124dd
  2. #dd7c21
  3. #82dd21

Analogous

  1. #2182dd
  2. #2124dd
  3. #7c21dd

Triadic

  1. #2124dd
  2. #dd2124
  3. #24dd21

Tetradic

  1. #2124dd
  2. #da21dd
  3. #ddda21
  4. #24dd21

Square

  1. #2124dd
  2. #dd2182
  3. #ddda21
  4. #21dd7c

Monochromatic

  1. #0d0e58
  2. #17199a
  3. #2124dd
  4. #6365e8
  5. #a5a7f2

Shades

#2124dd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2124dd
  2. #1e20c7
  3. #1a1db1
  4. #17199b
  5. #141685
  6. #11126f
  7. #0d0e58
  8. #0a0b42
  9. #07072c
  10. #030416
  11. #000000

Tints

#2124dd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2124dd
  2. #373ae0
  3. #4d50e4
  4. #6466e7
  5. #7a7ceb
  6. #9092ee
  7. #a6a7f1
  8. #bcbdf5
  9. #d3d3f8
  10. #e9e9fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2124dd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2124dd
  2. #2b2dd4
  3. #3436ca
  4. #3e40c1
  5. #4749b8
  6. #5152af
  7. #5a5ba5
  8. #64649c
  9. #6d6e93
  10. #777789
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.89:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.36:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4a4a4a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3d3e9b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0053e2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003fda ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006284 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0045e0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0036db ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0050af ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2124dd {
  color: #2124dd;
}
Background
.bg-2124dd {
  background-color: #2124dd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2124dd {
  border: 2px solid #2124dd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2124dd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 33 36 221;
  --color-primary-hsl: 239 74% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2124dd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2124dd, #7c21dd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2124dd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(33 36 221 / 0.35);
}

#0000ff Blue ΔE 3.89 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 4.83 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 5.15 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 5.58 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 6.13 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 8.10 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 8.23 #dedb22 Inverted #4a4a4a Grayscale 

Blue
#2124dd  rgb(33, 36, 221)  hsl(239, 74%, 50%)  Blue
#ddda21  rgb(221, 218, 33)  hsl(59, 74%, 50%)  Dandelion
#dd2124  rgb(221, 33, 36)  hsl(359, 74%, 50%)  Cadmium Red
#24dd21  rgb(36, 221, 33)  hsl(119, 74%, 50%)  Lime Green