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#2149DC

#2149dc ≈ Iris

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2149dc 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 86.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 85% cyan, 66.82% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 227.17°, 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 6.88:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Iris (#5a4fcf), ΔE 5.74.

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Web safe#3333cc
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Relative luminance0.1026

Complementary

  1. #2149dc
  2. #dcb421

Split complementary

  1. #2149dc
  2. #dc5721
  3. #a6dc21

Analogous

  1. #21a6dc
  2. #2149dc
  3. #5721dc

Triadic

  1. #2149dc
  2. #dc2149
  3. #49dc21

Tetradic

  1. #2149dc
  2. #b421dc
  3. #dcb421
  4. #49dc21

Square

  1. #2149dc
  2. #dc21a6
  3. #dcb421
  4. #21dc57

Monochromatic

  1. #0d1d57
  2. #173399
  3. #2149dc
  4. #627fe7
  5. #a5b5f1

Shades

#2149dc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2149dc
  2. #1e42c6
  3. #1a3ab0
  4. #17339a
  5. #142c84
  6. #11256e
  7. #0d1d58
  8. #0a1642
  9. #070f2c
  10. #030716
  11. #000000

Tints

#2149dc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2149dc
  2. #375be0
  3. #4d6de3
  4. #6480e7
  5. #7a92ea
  6. #90a4ee
  7. #a6b6f1
  8. #bcc8f5
  9. #d3dbf8
  10. #e9edfc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2149dc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2149dc
  2. #2b4fd3
  3. #3454ca
  4. #3e5ac0
  5. #475fb7
  6. #5165ae
  7. #5a6aa5
  8. #64709c
  9. #6d7592
  10. #777b89
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.88:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.05:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5a5a5a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4a549f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0063e1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0051d9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00718c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #005adf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #004eda ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0064b2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2149dc {
  color: #2149dc;
}
Background
.bg-2149dc {
  background-color: #2149dc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2149dc {
  border: 2px solid #2149dc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2149dc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 33 73 220;
  --color-primary-hsl: 227 74% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2149dc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2149dc, #5721dc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2149dc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(33 73 220 / 0.35);
}

#5a4fcf Iris ΔE 5.74 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 6.20 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 6.43 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 6.61 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 6.84 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 7.44 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 9.17 #deb623 Inverted #5a5a5a Grayscale 

Iris
#2149dc  rgb(33, 73, 220)  hsl(227, 74%, 50%)  Iris
#dcb421  rgb(220, 180, 33)  hsl(47, 74%, 50%)  Metallic Gold
#dc2149  rgb(220, 33, 73)  hsl(347, 74%, 50%)  Amaranth
#49dc21  rgb(73, 220, 33)  hsl(107, 74%, 50%)  Lime Green