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#2139CA

#2139ca ≈ Persian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2139ca 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 79.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 83.66% cyan, 71.78% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 231.48°, with 71.91% saturation and 46.08% 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 8.39:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Persian Blue (#1c39bb), ΔE 2.13.

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Relative luminance0.0751

Complementary

  1. #2139ca
  2. #cab221

Split complementary

  1. #2139ca
  2. #ca5e21
  3. #8eca21

Analogous

  1. #218eca
  2. #2139ca
  3. #5e21ca

Triadic

  1. #2139ca
  2. #ca2139
  3. #39ca21

Tetradic

  1. #2139ca
  2. #b221ca
  3. #cab221
  4. #39ca21

Square

  1. #2139ca
  2. #ca218e
  3. #cab221
  4. #21ca5e

Monochromatic

  1. #0c1446
  2. #162688
  3. #2139ca
  4. #5469e3
  5. #96a3ee

Shades

#2139ca mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2139ca
  2. #1e33b6
  3. #1a2ea2
  4. #17288d
  5. #142279
  6. #111d65
  7. #0d1751
  8. #0a113d
  9. #070b28
  10. #030614
  11. #000000

Tints

#2139ca mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2139ca
  2. #374dcf
  3. #4d61d5
  4. #6474da
  5. #7a88df
  6. #909ce5
  7. #a6b0ea
  8. #bcc4ef
  9. #d3d7f4
  10. #e9ebfa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2139ca mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2139ca
  2. #2b40c3
  3. #3447bb
  4. #3e4eb4
  5. #4755ac
  6. #515da5
  7. #5a649e
  8. #646b96
  9. #6d728f
  10. #777987
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.39:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.5:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4d4d4d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #404691 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0056ce ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0045c7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00637e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #004ccd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0041c8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0055a2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2139ca {
  color: #2139ca;
}
Background
.bg-2139ca {
  background-color: #2139ca;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2139ca {
  border: 2px solid #2139ca;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2139ca;
  --color-primary-rgb: 33 57 202;
  --color-primary-hsl: 231 72% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2139ca {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2139ca, #5e21ca);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2139ca {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(33 57 202 / 0.35);
}

#1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 2.13 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 5.31 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 5.40 #003399 Smalt ΔE 7.41 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 7.50 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 8.03 #0000ff Blue ΔE 8.15 #dec635 Inverted #4d4d4d Grayscale 

Persian Blue
#2139ca  rgb(33, 57, 202)  hsl(231, 72%, 46%)  Persian Blue
#cab221  rgb(202, 178, 33)  hsl(51, 72%, 46%)  Old Gold
#ca2139  rgb(202, 33, 57)  hsl(351, 72%, 46%)  Cardinal
#39ca21  rgb(57, 202, 33)  hsl(111, 72%, 46%)  Lime Green