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#212BBC

#212bbc ≈ Persian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#212bbc is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 12.94% red, 16.86% green and 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 82.45% cyan, 77.13% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 236.13°, 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 9.83:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Persian Blue (#1c39bb), ΔE 3.68.

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Relative luminance0.0568

Complementary

  1. #212bbc
  2. #bcb221

Split complementary

  1. #212bbc
  2. #bc6421
  3. #78bc21

Analogous

  1. #2178bc
  2. #212bbc
  3. #6421bc

Triadic

  1. #212bbc
  2. #bc212b
  3. #2bbc21

Tetradic

  1. #212bbc
  2. #b221bc
  3. #bcb221
  4. #2bbc21

Square

  1. #212bbc
  2. #bc2178
  3. #bcb221
  4. #21bc64

Monochromatic

  1. #0a0d3a
  2. #161c7b
  3. #212bbc
  4. #4a54df
  5. #8b91eb

Shades

#212bbc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #212bbc
  2. #1e27a9
  3. #1a2296
  4. #171e84
  5. #141a71
  6. #11165e
  7. #0d114b
  8. #0a0d38
  9. #070926
  10. #030413
  11. #000000

Tints

#212bbc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #212bbc
  2. #3740c3
  3. #4d55c9
  4. #646bd0
  5. #7a80d7
  6. #9095de
  7. #a6aae4
  8. #bcbfeb
  9. #d3d5f2
  10. #e9eaf8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#212bbc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #212bbc
  2. #2b34b6
  3. #343cb0
  4. #3e45aa
  5. #474da4
  6. #51569e
  7. #5a5e98
  8. #646792
  9. #6d6f8c
  10. #777886
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.83:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.14:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #434343 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #383b85 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004bc0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003bba ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005772 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0040be ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0036bb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004996 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-212bbc {
  color: #212bbc;
}
Background
.bg-212bbc {
  background-color: #212bbc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-212bbc {
  border: 2px solid #212bbc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #212bbc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 33 43 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 236 70% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-212bbc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #212bbc, #6421bc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-212bbc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(33 43 188 / 0.35);
}

#1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 3.68 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 4.47 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 5.53 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 5.57 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 6.09 #003399 Smalt ΔE 6.45 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.05 #ded443 Inverted #434343 Grayscale 

Persian Blue
#212bbc  rgb(33, 43, 188)  hsl(236, 70%, 43%)  Persian Blue
#bcb221  rgb(188, 178, 33)  hsl(56, 70%, 43%)  Old Gold
#bc212b  rgb(188, 33, 43)  hsl(356, 70%, 43%)  Firebrick
#2bbc21  rgb(43, 188, 33)  hsl(116, 70%, 43%)  Kelly Green