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#2146CD

#2146cd ≈ Persian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2146cd is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 12.94% red, 27.45% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 83.9% cyan, 65.85% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 227.09°, with 72.27% saturation and 46.67% 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 7.44:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Persian Blue (#1c39bb), ΔE 4.33.

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Relative luminance0.0911

Complementary

  1. #2146cd
  2. #cda821

Split complementary

  1. #2146cd
  2. #cd5221
  3. #9ccd21

Analogous

  1. #219ccd
  2. #2146cd
  3. #5221cd

Triadic

  1. #2146cd
  2. #cd2146
  3. #46cd21

Tetradic

  1. #2146cd
  2. #a821cd
  3. #cda821
  4. #46cd21

Square

  1. #2146cd
  2. #cd219c
  3. #cda821
  4. #21cd52

Monochromatic

  1. #0c1949
  2. #16308b
  3. #2146cd
  4. #5775e4
  5. #99abef

Shades

#2146cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2146cd
  2. #1e3fb9
  3. #1a38a4
  4. #173190
  5. #142a7b
  6. #112367
  7. #0d1c52
  8. #0a153e
  9. #070e29
  10. #030715
  11. #000000

Tints

#2146cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2146cd
  2. #3759d2
  3. #4d6bd7
  4. #647edc
  5. #7a90e1
  6. #90a3e6
  7. #a6b5eb
  8. #bcc8f0
  9. #d3daf5
  10. #e9edfa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2146cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2146cd
  2. #2b4cc5
  3. #3452be
  4. #3e57b6
  5. #475dae
  6. #5163a7
  7. #5a699f
  8. #646f97
  9. #6d748f
  10. #777a88
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.44:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.82:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #555555 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #464f95 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005dd1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #004dcb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006b83 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0055d0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #004acc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #005ea6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2146cd {
  color: #2146cd;
}
Background
.bg-2146cd {
  background-color: #2146cd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2146cd {
  border: 2px solid #2146cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2146cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 33 70 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 227 72% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2146cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2146cd, #5221cd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2146cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(33 70 205 / 0.35);
}

#1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 4.33 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 5.74 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 5.75 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 5.83 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 6.44 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 7.19 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 7.79 #deb932 Inverted #555555 Grayscale 

Persian Blue
#2146cd  rgb(33, 70, 205)  hsl(227, 72%, 47%)  Persian Blue
#cda821  rgb(205, 168, 33)  hsl(47, 72%, 47%)  Metallic Gold
#cd2146  rgb(205, 33, 70)  hsl(347, 72%, 47%)  Cardinal
#46cd21  rgb(70, 205, 33)  hsl(107, 72%, 47%)  Lime Green