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#2137DC

#2137dc ≈ Persian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2137dc is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 12.94% red, 21.57% green and 86.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 85% cyan, 75% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 232.94°, with 73.91% saturation and 49.61% 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 7.94:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Persian Blue (#1c39bb), ΔE 4.43.

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Relative luminance0.0822

Complementary

  1. #2137dc
  2. #dcc621

Split complementary

  1. #2137dc
  2. #dc6921
  3. #95dc21

Analogous

  1. #2195dc
  2. #2137dc
  3. #6921dc

Triadic

  1. #2137dc
  2. #dc2137
  3. #37dc21

Tetradic

  1. #2137dc
  2. #c621dc
  3. #dcc621
  4. #37dc21

Square

  1. #2137dc
  2. #dc2195
  3. #dcc621
  4. #21dc69

Monochromatic

  1. #0d1657
  2. #172699
  3. #2137dc
  4. #6272e7
  5. #a5aef1

Shades

#2137dc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2137dc
  2. #1e32c6
  3. #1a2cb0
  4. #17279a
  5. #142184
  6. #111c6e
  7. #0d1658
  8. #0a1142
  9. #070b2c
  10. #030616
  11. #000000

Tints

#2137dc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2137dc
  2. #374be0
  3. #4d5fe3
  4. #6473e7
  5. #7a87ea
  6. #909bee
  7. #a6aff1
  8. #bcc3f5
  9. #d3d7f8
  10. #e9ebfc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2137dc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2137dc
  2. #2b3ed3
  3. #3446ca
  4. #3e4dc0
  5. #4754b7
  6. #515cae
  7. #5a63a5
  8. #646a9c
  9. #6d7192
  10. #777989
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.94:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.64:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #515151 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #43489d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005ae1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0047d9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006987 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #004edf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0041da ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0059b0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2137dc {
  color: #2137dc;
}
Background
.bg-2137dc {
  background-color: #2137dc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2137dc {
  border: 2px solid #2137dc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2137dc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 33 55 220;
  --color-primary-hsl: 233 74% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2137dc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2137dc, #6921dc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2137dc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(33 55 220 / 0.35);
}

#1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 4.43 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 6.32 #0000ff Blue ΔE 6.46 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 6.60 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 6.80 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 7.52 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 7.70 #dec823 Inverted #515151 Grayscale 

Persian Blue
#2137dc  rgb(33, 55, 220)  hsl(233, 74%, 50%)  Persian Blue
#dcc621  rgb(220, 198, 33)  hsl(53, 74%, 50%)  Citrine
#dc2137  rgb(220, 33, 55)  hsl(353, 74%, 50%)  Crimson
#37dc21  rgb(55, 220, 33)  hsl(113, 74%, 50%)  Lime Green