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#2147DD

#2147dd ≈ Iris

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2147dd is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 12.94% red, 27.84% green and 86.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 85.07% cyan, 67.87% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 227.87°, with 74.02% saturation and 49.8% 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 6.98:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Iris (#5a4fcf), ΔE 5.78.

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Web safe#3333cc
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Relative luminance0.1005

Complementary

  1. #2147dd
  2. #ddb721

Split complementary

  1. #2147dd
  2. #dd5921
  3. #a5dd21

Analogous

  1. #21a5dd
  2. #2147dd
  3. #5921dd

Triadic

  1. #2147dd
  2. #dd2147
  3. #47dd21

Tetradic

  1. #2147dd
  2. #b721dd
  3. #ddb721
  4. #47dd21

Square

  1. #2147dd
  2. #dd21a5
  3. #ddb721
  4. #21dd59

Monochromatic

  1. #0d1c58
  2. #17329a
  3. #2147dd
  4. #637ee8
  5. #a5b5f2

Shades

#2147dd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2147dd
  2. #1e40c7
  3. #1a39b1
  4. #17329b
  5. #142b85
  6. #11246f
  7. #0d1c58
  8. #0a1542
  9. #070e2c
  10. #030716
  11. #000000

Tints

#2147dd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2147dd
  2. #3759e0
  3. #4d6ce4
  4. #647ee7
  5. #7a91eb
  6. #90a3ee
  7. #a6b5f1
  8. #bcc8f5
  9. #d3daf8
  10. #e9edfc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2147dd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2147dd
  2. #2b4dd4
  3. #3452ca
  4. #3e58c1
  5. #475eb8
  6. #5164af
  7. #5a69a5
  8. #646f9c
  9. #6d7593
  10. #777a89
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.98:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.01:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #595959 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4953a0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0062e2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0050da ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00718c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0059e0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #004ddb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0063b2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2147dd {
  color: #2147dd;
}
Background
.bg-2147dd {
  background-color: #2147dd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2147dd {
  border: 2px solid #2147dd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2147dd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 33 71 221;
  --color-primary-hsl: 228 74% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2147dd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2147dd, #5921dd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2147dd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(33 71 221 / 0.35);
}

#5a4fcf Iris ΔE 5.78 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 5.90 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 6.63 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 6.65 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 6.89 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 7.65 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 9.01 #deb822 Inverted #595959 Grayscale 

Iris
#2147dd  rgb(33, 71, 221)  hsl(228, 74%, 50%)  Iris
#ddb721  rgb(221, 183, 33)  hsl(48, 74%, 50%)  Metallic Gold
#dd2147  rgb(221, 33, 71)  hsl(348, 74%, 50%)  Crimson
#47dd21  rgb(71, 221, 33)  hsl(108, 74%, 50%)  Lime Green