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#212EEF

#212eef ≈ Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#212eef is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 12.94% red, 18.04% green and 93.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 86.19% cyan, 80.75% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 236.21°, with 86.55% saturation and 53.33% 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 call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7.77:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Blue (#0000ff), ΔE 4.25.

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Relative luminance0.0851

Complementary

  1. #212eef
  2. #efe221

Split complementary

  1. #212eef
  2. #ef7b21
  3. #95ef21

Analogous

  1. #2195ef
  2. #212eef
  3. #7b21ef

Triadic

  1. #212eef
  2. #ef212e
  3. #2eef21

Tetradic

  1. #212eef
  2. #e221ef
  3. #efe221
  4. #2eef21

Square

  1. #212eef
  2. #ef2195
  3. #efe221
  4. #21ef7b

Monochromatic

  1. #080f6f
  2. #0d18b6
  3. #212eef
  4. #6871f4
  5. #b0b4f9

Shades

#212eef mixed progressively with black.

  1. #212eef
  2. #1e29d7
  3. #1a25bf
  4. #1720a7
  5. #141c8f
  6. #111778
  7. #0d1260
  8. #0a0e48
  9. #070930
  10. #030518
  11. #000000

Tints

#212eef mixed progressively with white.

  1. #212eef
  2. #3743f1
  3. #4d58f2
  4. #646df4
  5. #7a82f5
  6. #9097f7
  7. #a6abf9
  8. #bcc0fa
  9. #d3d5fc
  10. #e9eafd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#212eef mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #212eef
  2. #2b36e4
  3. #343ed9
  4. #3e47ce
  5. #474fc3
  6. #5157b8
  7. #5a5fac
  8. #6467a1
  9. #6d7096
  10. #77788b
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.77:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.7:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #525252 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4446a9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005df4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0047ec ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006d91 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #004ef2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #003fed ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #005abe ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-212eef {
  color: #212eef;
}
Background
.bg-212eef {
  background-color: #212eef;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-212eef {
  border: 2px solid #212eef;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #212eef;
  --color-primary-rgb: 33 46 239;
  --color-primary-hsl: 236 87% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-212eef {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #212eef, #7b21ef);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-212eef {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(33 46 239 / 0.35);
}

#0000ff Blue ΔE 4.25 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 4.32 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 4.34 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 6.90 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 7.30 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 8.13 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 8.21 #ded110 Inverted #525252 Grayscale 

Blue
#212eef  rgb(33, 46, 239)  hsl(236, 87%, 53%)  Blue
#efe221  rgb(239, 226, 33)  hsl(56, 87%, 53%)  Dandelion
#ef212e  rgb(239, 33, 46)  hsl(356, 87%, 53%)  Tractor Red
#2eef21  rgb(46, 239, 33)  hsl(116, 87%, 53%)  Lime