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#212BCD

#212bcd ≈ Persian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#212bcd 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 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 83.9% cyan, 79.02% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 236.51°, with 72.27% saturation and 46.67% 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 9.16:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Persian Blue (#1c39bb), ΔE 4.22.

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Web safe#3333cc
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Relative luminance0.0646

Complementary

  1. #212bcd
  2. #cdc321

Split complementary

  1. #212bcd
  2. #cd6d21
  3. #81cd21

Analogous

  1. #2181cd
  2. #212bcd
  3. #6d21cd

Triadic

  1. #212bcd
  2. #cd212b
  3. #2bcd21

Tetradic

  1. #212bcd
  2. #c321cd
  3. #cdc321
  4. #2bcd21

Square

  1. #212bcd
  2. #cd2181
  3. #cdc321
  4. #21cd6d

Monochromatic

  1. #0c0f49
  2. #161d8b
  3. #212bcd
  4. #575fe4
  5. #999eef

Shades

#212bcd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #212bcd
  2. #1e27b9
  3. #1a22a4
  4. #171e90
  5. #141a7b
  6. #111667
  7. #0d1152
  8. #0a0d3e
  9. #070929
  10. #030415
  11. #000000

Tints

#212bcd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #212bcd
  2. #3740d2
  3. #4d55d7
  4. #646bdc
  5. #7a80e1
  6. #9095e6
  7. #a6aaeb
  8. #bcbff0
  9. #d3d5f5
  10. #e9eafa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#212bcd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #212bcd
  2. #2b34c5
  3. #343cbe
  4. #3e45b6
  5. #474dae
  6. #5156a7
  7. #5a5e9f
  8. #646797
  9. #6d6f8f
  10. #777888
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.16:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.29:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #484848 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3c3e91 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0051d1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003fca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005e7c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0044d0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0038cb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004ea3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-212bcd {
  color: #212bcd;
}
Background
.bg-212bcd {
  background-color: #212bcd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-212bcd {
  border: 2px solid #212bcd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #212bcd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 33 43 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 237 72% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-212bcd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #212bcd, #6d21cd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-212bcd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(33 43 205 / 0.35);
}

#1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 4.22 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 5.47 #0000ff Blue ΔE 5.97 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 6.15 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 6.86 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.05 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 7.09 #ded432 Inverted #484848 Grayscale 

Persian Blue
#212bcd  rgb(33, 43, 205)  hsl(237, 72%, 47%)  Persian Blue
#cdc321  rgb(205, 195, 33)  hsl(57, 72%, 47%)  Citrine
#cd212b  rgb(205, 33, 43)  hsl(357, 72%, 47%)  Fire Engine Red
#2bcd21  rgb(43, 205, 33)  hsl(117, 72%, 47%)  Lime Green