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#2136CF

#2136cf ≈ Persian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2136cf 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 81.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 84.06% cyan, 73.91% magenta, 0% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 232.76°, with 72.5% saturation and 47.06% 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 8.42:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Persian Blue (#1c39bb), ΔE 2.9.

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Web safe#3333cc
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Relative luminance0.0747

Complementary

  1. #2136cf
  2. #cfba21

Split complementary

  1. #2136cf
  2. #cf6321
  3. #8dcf21

Analogous

  1. #218dcf
  2. #2136cf
  3. #6321cf

Triadic

  1. #2136cf
  2. #cf2136
  3. #36cf21

Tetradic

  1. #2136cf
  2. #ba21cf
  3. #cfba21
  4. #36cf21

Square

  1. #2136cf
  2. #cf218d
  3. #cfba21
  4. #21cf63

Monochromatic

  1. #0c144b
  2. #16258d
  3. #2136cf
  4. #5869e4
  5. #9aa4ef

Shades

#2136cf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2136cf
  2. #1e31ba
  3. #1a2ba6
  4. #172691
  5. #14207c
  6. #111b68
  7. #0d1653
  8. #0a103e
  9. #070b29
  10. #030515
  11. #000000

Tints

#2136cf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2136cf
  2. #374ad4
  3. #4d5ed9
  4. #6472dd
  5. #7a86e2
  6. #909be7
  7. #a6afec
  8. #bcc3f1
  9. #d3d7f5
  10. #e9ebfa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2136cf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2136cf
  2. #2b3dc7
  3. #3445bf
  4. #3e4cb7
  5. #4754af
  6. #515ba8
  7. #5a62a0
  8. #646a98
  9. #6d7190
  10. #777988
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.42:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.49:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4d4d4d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #404594 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0056d3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0044cc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006380 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #004bd2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #003fcd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0055a5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2136cf {
  color: #2136cf;
}
Background
.bg-2136cf {
  background-color: #2136cf;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2136cf {
  border: 2px solid #2136cf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2136cf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 33 54 207;
  --color-primary-hsl: 233 73% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2136cf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2136cf, #6321cf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2136cf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(33 54 207 / 0.35);
}

#1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 2.90 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 5.78 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 5.89 #0000ff Blue ΔE 7.19 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 7.74 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 7.76 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 7.95 #dec930 Inverted #4d4d4d Grayscale 

Persian Blue
#2136cf  rgb(33, 54, 207)  hsl(233, 73%, 47%)  Persian Blue
#cfba21  rgb(207, 186, 33)  hsl(53, 73%, 47%)  Old Gold
#cf2136  rgb(207, 33, 54)  hsl(353, 73%, 47%)  Crimson
#36cf21  rgb(54, 207, 33)  hsl(113, 73%, 47%)  Lime Green