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#2149EF

#2149ef ≈ Iris

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#2149ef is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 12.94% red, 28.63% green and 93.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 86.19% cyan, 69.46% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 228.35°, with 86.55% saturation and 53.33% 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 call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.43:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Iris (#5a4fcf), ΔE 5.81.

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Web safe#3333ff
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Relative luminance0.1132

Complementary

  1. #2149ef
  2. #efc721

Split complementary

  1. #2149ef
  2. #ef6021
  3. #b0ef21

Analogous

  1. #21b0ef
  2. #2149ef
  3. #6021ef

Triadic

  1. #2149ef
  2. #ef2149
  3. #49ef21

Tetradic

  1. #2149ef
  2. #c721ef
  3. #efc721
  4. #49ef21

Square

  1. #2149ef
  2. #ef21b0
  3. #efc721
  4. #21ef60

Monochromatic

  1. #081c6f
  2. #0d2eb6
  3. #2149ef
  4. #6883f4
  5. #b0bef9

Shades

#2149ef mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2149ef
  2. #1e42d7
  3. #1a3abf
  4. #1733a7
  5. #142c8f
  6. #112578
  7. #0d1d60
  8. #0a1648
  9. #070f30
  10. #030718
  11. #000000

Tints

#2149ef mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2149ef
  2. #375bf1
  3. #4d6df2
  4. #6480f4
  5. #7a92f5
  6. #90a4f7
  7. #a6b6f9
  8. #bcc8fa
  9. #d3dbfc
  10. #e9edfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2149ef mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2149ef
  2. #2b4fe4
  3. #3454d9
  4. #3e5ace
  5. #475fc3
  6. #5165b8
  7. #5a6aac
  8. #6470a1
  9. #6d7596
  10. #777b8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.43:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.26:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5f5f5f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4d57ac ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0068f4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0055ec ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007897 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #005df2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0050ed ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0068c1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2149ef {
  color: #2149ef;
}
Background
.bg-2149ef {
  background-color: #2149ef;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2149ef {
  border: 2px solid #2149ef;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2149ef;
  --color-primary-rgb: 33 73 239;
  --color-primary-hsl: 228 87% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2149ef {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2149ef, #6021ef);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2149ef {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(33 73 239 / 0.35);
}

#5a4fcf Iris ΔE 5.81 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 5.89 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 8.12 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 8.21 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 8.37 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 8.86 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 8.93 #deb610 Inverted #5f5f5f Grayscale 

Iris
#2149ef  rgb(33, 73, 239)  hsl(228, 87%, 53%)  Iris
#efc721  rgb(239, 199, 33)  hsl(48, 87%, 53%)  Jonquil
#ef2149  rgb(239, 33, 73)  hsl(348, 87%, 53%)  Amaranth
#49ef21  rgb(73, 239, 33)  hsl(108, 87%, 53%)  Neon Green