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#2148DC

#2148dc ≈ Iris

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2148dc is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 12.94% red, 28.24% green and 86.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 85% cyan, 67.27% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 227.49°, with 73.91% saturation and 49.61% 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 6.94:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Iris (#5a4fcf), ΔE 5.76.

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Web safe#3333cc
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Relative luminance0.1013

Complementary

  1. #2148dc
  2. #dcb521

Split complementary

  1. #2148dc
  2. #dc5821
  3. #a5dc21

Analogous

  1. #21a5dc
  2. #2148dc
  3. #5821dc

Triadic

  1. #2148dc
  2. #dc2148
  3. #48dc21

Tetradic

  1. #2148dc
  2. #b521dc
  3. #dcb521
  4. #48dc21

Square

  1. #2148dc
  2. #dc21a5
  3. #dcb521
  4. #21dc58

Monochromatic

  1. #0d1c57
  2. #173299
  3. #2148dc
  4. #627ee7
  5. #a5b5f1

Shades

#2148dc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2148dc
  2. #1e41c6
  3. #1a3ab0
  4. #17329a
  5. #142b84
  6. #11246e
  7. #0d1d58
  8. #0a1642
  9. #070e2c
  10. #030716
  11. #000000

Tints

#2148dc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2148dc
  2. #375ae0
  3. #4d6de3
  4. #647fe7
  5. #7a91ea
  6. #90a4ee
  7. #a6b6f1
  8. #bcc8f5
  9. #d3daf8
  10. #e9edfc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2148dc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2148dc
  2. #2b4ed3
  3. #3453ca
  4. #3e59c0
  5. #475eb7
  6. #5164ae
  7. #5a6aa5
  8. #646f9c
  9. #6d7592
  10. #777a89
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.94:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.03:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5a5a5a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #49539f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0063e1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0051d9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00718c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0059df ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #004dda ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0063b2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2148dc {
  color: #2148dc;
}
Background
.bg-2148dc {
  background-color: #2148dc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2148dc {
  border: 2px solid #2148dc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2148dc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 33 72 220;
  --color-primary-hsl: 227 74% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2148dc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2148dc, #5821dc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2148dc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(33 72 220 / 0.35);
}

#5a4fcf Iris ΔE 5.76 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 6.00 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 6.61 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 6.64 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 6.71 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 7.48 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 9.06 #deb723 Inverted #5a5a5a Grayscale 

Iris
#2148dc  rgb(33, 72, 220)  hsl(227, 74%, 50%)  Iris
#dcb521  rgb(220, 181, 33)  hsl(47, 74%, 50%)  Metallic Gold
#dc2148  rgb(220, 33, 72)  hsl(347, 74%, 50%)  Amaranth
#48dc21  rgb(72, 220, 33)  hsl(107, 74%, 50%)  Lime Green