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#2136CD

#2136cd ≈ Persian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2136cd is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 12.94% red, 21.18% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 83.9% cyan, 73.66% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 232.67°, 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 8.49:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Persian Blue (#1c39bb), ΔE 2.67.

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Web safe#3333cc
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Relative luminance0.0737

Complementary

  1. #2136cd
  2. #cdb821

Split complementary

  1. #2136cd
  2. #cd6221
  3. #8ccd21

Analogous

  1. #218ccd
  2. #2136cd
  3. #6221cd

Triadic

  1. #2136cd
  2. #cd2136
  3. #36cd21

Tetradic

  1. #2136cd
  2. #b821cd
  3. #cdb821
  4. #36cd21

Square

  1. #2136cd
  2. #cd218c
  3. #cdb821
  4. #21cd62

Monochromatic

  1. #0c1349
  2. #16258b
  3. #2136cd
  4. #5768e4
  5. #99a3ef

Shades

#2136cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2136cd
  2. #1e31b9
  3. #1a2ba4
  4. #172690
  5. #14207b
  6. #111b67
  7. #0d1652
  8. #0a103e
  9. #070b29
  10. #030515
  11. #000000

Tints

#2136cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2136cd
  2. #374ad2
  3. #4d5ed7
  4. #6472dc
  5. #7a86e1
  6. #909be6
  7. #a6afeb
  8. #bcc3f0
  9. #d3d7f5
  10. #e9ebfa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2136cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2136cd
  2. #2b3dc5
  3. #3445be
  4. #3e4cb6
  5. #4754ae
  6. #515ba7
  7. #5a629f
  8. #646a97
  9. #6d718f
  10. #777988
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.49:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.47:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4d4d4d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3f4592 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0055d1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0044ca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00627f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #004bd0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #003fcb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0054a4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2136cd {
  color: #2136cd;
}
Background
.bg-2136cd {
  background-color: #2136cd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2136cd {
  border: 2px solid #2136cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2136cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 33 54 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 233 72% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2136cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2136cd, #6221cd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2136cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(33 54 205 / 0.35);
}

#1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 2.67 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 5.64 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 5.72 #0000ff Blue ΔE 7.36 #003399 Smalt ΔE 7.78 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 7.92 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 7.95 #dec932 Inverted #4d4d4d Grayscale 

Persian Blue
#2136cd  rgb(33, 54, 205)  hsl(233, 72%, 47%)  Persian Blue
#cdb821  rgb(205, 184, 33)  hsl(53, 72%, 47%)  Old Gold
#cd2136  rgb(205, 33, 54)  hsl(353, 72%, 47%)  Cardinal
#36cd21  rgb(54, 205, 33)  hsl(113, 72%, 47%)  Lime Green