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#2149CC

#2149cc ≈ Sapphire

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2149cc is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 12.94% red, 28.63% green and 80% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 83.82% cyan, 64.22% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 225.96°, 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 7.27:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sapphire (#0f52ba), ΔE 4.91.

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Web safe#3333cc
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Relative luminance0.0945

Complementary

  1. #2149cc
  2. #cca421

Split complementary

  1. #2149cc
  2. #cc4e21
  3. #9fcc21

Analogous

  1. #219fcc
  2. #2149cc
  3. #4e21cc

Triadic

  1. #2149cc
  2. #cc2149
  3. #49cc21

Tetradic

  1. #2149cc
  2. #a421cc
  3. #cca421
  4. #49cc21

Square

  1. #2149cc
  2. #cc219f
  3. #cca421
  4. #21cc4e

Monochromatic

  1. #0c1a48
  2. #16318a
  3. #2149cc
  4. #5677e4
  5. #98acee

Shades

#2149cc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2149cc
  2. #1e42b8
  3. #1a3aa3
  4. #17338f
  5. #142c7a
  6. #112566
  7. #0d1d52
  8. #0a163d
  9. #070f29
  10. #030714
  11. #000000

Tints

#2149cc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2149cc
  2. #375bd1
  3. #4d6dd6
  4. #6480db
  5. #7a92e0
  6. #90a4e6
  7. #a6b6eb
  8. #bcc8f0
  9. #d3dbf5
  10. #e9edfa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2149cc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2149cc
  2. #2b4fc4
  3. #3454bd
  4. #3e5ab5
  5. #475fae
  6. #5165a6
  7. #5a6a9e
  8. #647097
  9. #6d758f
  10. #777b88
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.27:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.89:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #575757 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #475294 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005fd0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #004fca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006c84 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0057cf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #004dcb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0060a6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2149cc {
  color: #2149cc;
}
Background
.bg-2149cc {
  background-color: #2149cc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2149cc {
  border: 2px solid #2149cc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2149cc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 33 73 204;
  --color-primary-hsl: 226 72% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2149cc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2149cc, #4e21cc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2149cc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(33 73 204 / 0.35);
}

#0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 4.91 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 5.06 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 5.41 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 6.26 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 6.43 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 7.72 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 7.79 #deb633 Inverted #575757 Grayscale 

Sapphire
#2149cc  rgb(33, 73, 204)  hsl(226, 72%, 46%)  Sapphire
#cca421  rgb(204, 164, 33)  hsl(46, 72%, 46%)  Metallic Gold
#cc2149  rgb(204, 33, 73)  hsl(346, 72%, 46%)  Cardinal
#49cc21  rgb(73, 204, 33)  hsl(106, 72%, 46%)  Lime Green