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#2139BD

#2139bd ≈ Persian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2139bd 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 74.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 82.54% cyan, 69.84% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.88% black. Its hue angle is 230.77°, with 70.27% saturation and 43.53% 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 8.81:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Persian Blue (#1c39bb), ΔE 0.49.

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Relative luminance0.0692

Complementary

  1. #2139bd
  2. #bda521

Split complementary

  1. #2139bd
  2. #bd5721
  3. #87bd21

Analogous

  1. #2187bd
  2. #2139bd
  3. #5721bd

Triadic

  1. #2139bd
  2. #bd2139
  3. #39bd21

Tetradic

  1. #2139bd
  2. #a521bd
  3. #bda521
  4. #39bd21

Square

  1. #2139bd
  2. #bd2187
  3. #bda521
  4. #21bd57

Monochromatic

  1. #0a123b
  2. #16257c
  3. #2139bd
  4. #4b62e0
  5. #8c9beb

Shades

#2139bd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2139bd
  2. #1e33aa
  3. #1a2e97
  4. #172884
  5. #142271
  6. #111d5f
  7. #0d174c
  8. #0a1139
  9. #070b26
  10. #030613
  11. #000000

Tints

#2139bd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2139bd
  2. #374dc4
  3. #4d61ca
  4. #6474d1
  5. #7a88d7
  6. #909cde
  7. #a6b0e5
  8. #bcc4eb
  9. #d3d7f2
  10. #e9ebf8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2139bd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2139bd
  2. #2b40b7
  3. #3447b1
  4. #3e4eab
  5. #4755a5
  6. #515d9f
  7. #5a6498
  8. #646b92
  9. #6d728c
  10. #777986
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.81:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.38:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4a4a4a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3e4488 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0052c1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0043bb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005e77 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0049bf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #003fbc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #005298 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2139bd {
  color: #2139bd;
}
Background
.bg-2139bd {
  background-color: #2139bd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2139bd {
  border: 2px solid #2139bd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2139bd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 33 57 189;
  --color-primary-hsl: 231 70% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2139bd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2139bd, #5721bd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2139bd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(33 57 189 / 0.35);
}

#1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 0.49 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 3.67 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 5.30 #003399 Smalt ΔE 5.76 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 6.53 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 7.87 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 8.62 #dec642 Inverted #4a4a4a Grayscale 

Persian Blue
#2139bd  rgb(33, 57, 189)  hsl(231, 70%, 44%)  Persian Blue
#bda521  rgb(189, 165, 33)  hsl(51, 70%, 44%)  Brass
#bd2139  rgb(189, 33, 57)  hsl(351, 70%, 44%)  Cardinal
#39bd21  rgb(57, 189, 33)  hsl(111, 70%, 44%)  Kelly Green