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#2137DF

#2137df ≈ Persian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2137df 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 87.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 85.2% cyan, 75.34% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 233.05°, with 74.8% saturation and 50.2% 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 7.85:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Persian Blue (#1c39bb), ΔE 4.79.

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Relative luminance0.0838

Complementary

  1. #2137df
  2. #dfc921

Split complementary

  1. #2137df
  2. #df6a21
  3. #96df21

Analogous

  1. #2196df
  2. #2137df
  3. #6a21df

Triadic

  1. #2137df
  2. #df2137
  3. #37df21

Tetradic

  1. #2137df
  2. #c921df
  3. #dfc921
  4. #37df21

Square

  1. #2137df
  2. #df2196
  3. #dfc921
  4. #21df6a

Monochromatic

  1. #0d165a
  2. #17269d
  3. #2137df
  4. #6473e9
  5. #a7aff2

Shades

#2137df mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2137df
  2. #1e32c9
  3. #1a2cb2
  4. #17279c
  5. #142186
  6. #111c70
  7. #0d1659
  8. #0a1143
  9. #070b2d
  10. #030616
  11. #000000

Tints

#2137df mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2137df
  2. #374be2
  3. #4d5fe5
  4. #6473e9
  5. #7a87ec
  6. #909bef
  7. #a6aff2
  8. #bcc3f5
  9. #d3d7f9
  10. #e9ebfc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2137df mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2137df
  2. #2b3ed6
  3. #3446cc
  4. #3e4dc3
  5. #4754b9
  6. #515cb0
  7. #5a63a6
  8. #646a9d
  9. #6d7193
  10. #77798a
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.85:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.68:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #525252 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #43489f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005be4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0048dc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006a89 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #004fe2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0042dd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #005ab2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2137df {
  color: #2137df;
}
Background
.bg-2137df {
  background-color: #2137df;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2137df {
  border: 2px solid #2137df;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2137df;
  --color-primary-rgb: 33 55 223;
  --color-primary-hsl: 233 75% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2137df {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2137df, #6a21df);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2137df {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(33 55 223 / 0.35);
}

#1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 4.79 #0000ff Blue ΔE 6.31 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 6.35 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 6.51 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 6.58 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 7.63 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 7.89 #dec820 Inverted #525252 Grayscale 

Persian Blue
#2137df  rgb(33, 55, 223)  hsl(233, 75%, 50%)  Persian Blue
#dfc921  rgb(223, 201, 33)  hsl(53, 75%, 50%)  Citrine
#df2137  rgb(223, 33, 55)  hsl(353, 75%, 50%)  Crimson
#37df21  rgb(55, 223, 33)  hsl(113, 75%, 50%)  Lime Green