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#2139AB

#2139ab ≈ Egyptian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2139ab is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 12.94% red, 22.35% green and 67.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 80.7% cyan, 66.67% magenta, 0% yellow and 32.94% black. Its hue angle is 229.57°, with 67.65% saturation and 40% 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 9.38:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Egyptian Blue (#1034a6), ΔE 1.74.

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Web safe#333399
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Relative luminance0.0619

Complementary

  1. #2139ab
  2. #ab9321

Split complementary

  1. #2139ab
  2. #ab4e21
  3. #7eab21

Analogous

  1. #217eab
  2. #2139ab
  3. #4e21ab

Triadic

  1. #2139ab
  2. #ab2139
  3. #39ab21

Tetradic

  1. #2139ab
  2. #9321ab
  3. #ab9321
  4. #39ab21

Square

  1. #2139ab
  2. #ab217e
  3. #ab9321
  4. #21ab4e

Monochromatic

  1. #080e2b
  2. #15246b
  3. #2139ab
  4. #3f5ada
  5. #7f91e6

Shades

#2139ab mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2139ab
  2. #1e339a
  3. #1a2e89
  4. #172878
  5. #142267
  6. #111d56
  7. #0d1744
  8. #0a1133
  9. #070b22
  10. #030611
  11. #000000

Tints

#2139ab mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2139ab
  2. #374db3
  3. #4d61bc
  4. #6474c4
  5. #7a88cd
  6. #909cd5
  7. #a6b0dd
  8. #bcc4e6
  9. #d3d7ee
  10. #e9ebf7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2139ab mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2139ab
  2. #2b40a7
  3. #3447a2
  4. #3e4e9e
  5. #47559a
  6. #515d96
  7. #5a6491
  8. #646b8d
  9. #6d7289
  10. #777984
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.38:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.24:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #464646 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3b417c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004daf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0040a9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00586d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0046ad ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #003daa ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004d8a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2139ab {
  color: #2139ab;
}
Background
.bg-2139ab {
  background-color: #2139ab;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2139ab {
  border: 2px solid #2139ab;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2139ab;
  --color-primary-rgb: 33 57 171;
  --color-primary-hsl: 230 68% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2139ab {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2139ab, #4e21ab);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2139ab {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(33 57 171 / 0.35);
}

#1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 1.74 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 2.14 #003399 Smalt ΔE 3.53 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 5.60 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 6.02 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 6.52 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 7.42 #dec654 Inverted #464646 Grayscale 

Egyptian Blue
#2139ab  rgb(33, 57, 171)  hsl(230, 68%, 40%)  Egyptian Blue
#ab9321  rgb(171, 147, 33)  hsl(50, 68%, 40%)  Brass
#ab2139  rgb(171, 33, 57)  hsl(350, 68%, 40%)  Vivid Burgundy
#39ab21  rgb(57, 171, 33)  hsl(110, 68%, 40%)  Kelly Green