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#2127EE

#2127ee ≈ Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#2127ee is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 12.94% red, 15.29% green and 93.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 86.13% cyan, 83.61% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.67% black. Its hue angle is 238.24°, with 85.77% saturation and 53.14% 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 call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.11:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Blue (#0000ff), ΔE 3.19.

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Relative luminance0.0795

Complementary

  1. #2127ee
  2. #eee821

Split complementary

  1. #2127ee
  2. #ee8121
  3. #8eee21

Analogous

  1. #218eee
  2. #2127ee
  3. #8121ee

Triadic

  1. #2127ee
  2. #ee2127
  3. #27ee21

Tetradic

  1. #2127ee
  2. #e821ee
  3. #eee821
  4. #27ee21

Square

  1. #2127ee
  2. #ee218e
  3. #eee821
  4. #21ee81

Monochromatic

  1. #080b6e
  2. #0e13b5
  3. #2127ee
  4. #686cf3
  5. #afb1f9

Shades

#2127ee mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2127ee
  2. #1e23d6
  3. #1a1fbe
  4. #171ba7
  5. #14178f
  6. #111477
  7. #0d105f
  8. #0a0c47
  9. #070830
  10. #030418
  11. #000000

Tints

#2127ee mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2127ee
  2. #373df0
  3. #4d52f1
  4. #6468f3
  5. #7a7df5
  6. #9093f7
  7. #a6a9f8
  8. #bcbefa
  9. #d3d4fc
  10. #e9e9fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2127ee mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2127ee
  2. #2b30e3
  3. #3439d8
  4. #3e42cd
  5. #474bc2
  6. #5154b7
  7. #5a5cac
  8. #6465a1
  9. #6d6e96
  10. #77778b
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.11:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.59:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #505050 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4243a8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005af3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0044eb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006a8f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #004bf1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #003bec ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0057bd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2127ee {
  color: #2127ee;
}
Background
.bg-2127ee {
  background-color: #2127ee;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2127ee {
  border: 2px solid #2127ee;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2127ee;
  --color-primary-rgb: 33 39 238;
  --color-primary-hsl: 238 86% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2127ee {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2127ee, #8121ee);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2127ee {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(33 39 238 / 0.35);
}

#0000ff Blue ΔE 3.19 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 3.58 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 4.03 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 7.13 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 7.13 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 7.17 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 8.59 #ded811 Inverted #505050 Grayscale 

Blue
#2127ee  rgb(33, 39, 238)  hsl(238, 86%, 53%)  Blue
#eee821  rgb(238, 232, 33)  hsl(58, 86%, 53%)  Titanium Yellow
#ee2127  rgb(238, 33, 39)  hsl(358, 86%, 53%)  Lust
#27ee21  rgb(39, 238, 33)  hsl(118, 86%, 53%)  Lime