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#2153CB

#2153cb ≈ Sapphire

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2153cb is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 12.94% red, 32.55% green and 79.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 83.74% cyan, 59.11% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 222.35°, with 72.03% saturation and 46.27% 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 6.64:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Sapphire (#0f52ba), ΔE 2.95.

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Web safe#3366cc
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Relative luminance0.1082

Complementary

  1. #2153cb
  2. #cb9921

Split complementary

  1. #2153cb
  2. #cb4421
  3. #a8cb21

Analogous

  1. #21a8cb
  2. #2153cb
  3. #4421cb

Triadic

  1. #2153cb
  2. #cb2153
  3. #53cb21

Tetradic

  1. #2153cb
  2. #9921cb
  3. #cb9921
  4. #53cb21

Square

  1. #2153cb
  2. #cb21a8
  3. #cb9921
  4. #21cb44

Monochromatic

  1. #0c1d47
  2. #163889
  3. #2153cb
  4. #557fe3
  5. #97b1ee

Shades

#2153cb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2153cb
  2. #1e4bb7
  3. #1a42a2
  4. #173a8e
  5. #14327a
  6. #112a66
  7. #0d2151
  8. #0a193d
  9. #071129
  10. #030814
  11. #000000

Tints

#2153cb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2153cb
  2. #3764d0
  3. #4d75d5
  4. #6487db
  5. #7a98e0
  6. #90a9e5
  7. #a6baea
  8. #bccbef
  9. #d3ddf5
  10. #e9eefa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2153cb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2153cb
  2. #2b58c4
  3. #345cbc
  4. #3e61b5
  5. #4765ad
  6. #516aa6
  7. #5a6e9e
  8. #647397
  9. #6d778f
  10. #777c88
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.64:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.16:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5c5c5c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4b5996 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0065cf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0055c9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007287 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #005ecd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0054ca ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0067a6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2153cb {
  color: #2153cb;
}
Background
.bg-2153cb {
  background-color: #2153cb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2153cb {
  border: 2px solid #2153cb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2153cb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 33 83 203;
  --color-primary-hsl: 222 72% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2153cb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2153cb, #4421cb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2153cb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(33 83 203 / 0.35);
}

#0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 2.95 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 5.77 #1560bd Denim ΔE 5.87 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 7.30 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 8.00 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 8.09 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 8.23 #deac34 Inverted #5c5c5c Grayscale 

Sapphire
#2153cb  rgb(33, 83, 203)  hsl(222, 72%, 46%)  Sapphire
#cb9921  rgb(203, 153, 33)  hsl(42, 72%, 46%)  Goldenrod
#cb2153  rgb(203, 33, 83)  hsl(342, 72%, 46%)  Ruby
#53cb21  rgb(83, 203, 33)  hsl(102, 72%, 46%)  Lime Green