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#2139CC

#2139cc ≈ Persian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2139cc 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 80% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 83.82% cyan, 72.06% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 231.58°, with 72.15% saturation and 46.47% 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 8.33:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Persian Blue (#1c39bb), ΔE 2.38.

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Web safe#3333cc
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Relative luminance0.0761

Complementary

  1. #2139cc
  2. #ccb421

Split complementary

  1. #2139cc
  2. #cc5f21
  3. #8ecc21

Analogous

  1. #218ecc
  2. #2139cc
  3. #5f21cc

Triadic

  1. #2139cc
  2. #cc2139
  3. #39cc21

Tetradic

  1. #2139cc
  2. #b421cc
  3. #ccb421
  4. #39cc21

Square

  1. #2139cc
  2. #cc218e
  3. #ccb421
  4. #21cc5f

Monochromatic

  1. #0c1448
  2. #16278a
  3. #2139cc
  4. #566ae4
  5. #98a4ee

Shades

#2139cc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2139cc
  2. #1e33b8
  3. #1a2ea3
  4. #17288f
  5. #14227a
  6. #111d66
  7. #0d1752
  8. #0a113d
  9. #070b29
  10. #030614
  11. #000000

Tints

#2139cc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2139cc
  2. #374dd1
  3. #4d61d6
  4. #6474db
  5. #7a88e0
  6. #909ce6
  7. #a6b0eb
  8. #bcc4f0
  9. #d3d7f5
  10. #e9ebfa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2139cc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2139cc
  2. #2b40c4
  3. #3447bd
  4. #3e4eb5
  5. #4755ae
  6. #515da6
  7. #5a649e
  8. #646b97
  9. #6d728f
  10. #777988
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.33:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.52:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4e4e4e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #404692 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0056d0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0046c9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00637f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #004ccf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0041ca ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0056a3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2139cc {
  color: #2139cc;
}
Background
.bg-2139cc {
  background-color: #2139cc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2139cc {
  border: 2px solid #2139cc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2139cc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 33 57 204;
  --color-primary-hsl: 232 72% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2139cc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2139cc, #5f21cc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2139cc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(33 57 204 / 0.35);
}

#1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 2.38 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 5.45 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 5.57 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 7.66 #003399 Smalt ΔE 7.66 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 7.93 #0000ff Blue ΔE 7.98 #dec633 Inverted #4e4e4e Grayscale 

Persian Blue
#2139cc  rgb(33, 57, 204)  hsl(232, 72%, 46%)  Persian Blue
#ccb421  rgb(204, 180, 33)  hsl(52, 72%, 46%)  Old Gold
#cc2139  rgb(204, 33, 57)  hsl(352, 72%, 46%)  Cardinal
#39cc21  rgb(57, 204, 33)  hsl(112, 72%, 46%)  Lime Green