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#2157CD

#2157cd ≈ Sapphire

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2157cd is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 12.94% red, 34.12% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 83.9% cyan, 57.56% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 221.16°, with 72.27% saturation and 46.67% 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 6.35:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Sapphire (#0f52ba), ΔE 3.25.

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Web safe#3366cc
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Relative luminance0.1155

Complementary

  1. #2157cd
  2. #cd9721

Split complementary

  1. #2157cd
  2. #cd4121
  3. #adcd21

Analogous

  1. #21adcd
  2. #2157cd
  3. #4121cd

Triadic

  1. #2157cd
  2. #cd2157
  3. #57cd21

Tetradic

  1. #2157cd
  2. #9721cd
  3. #cd9721
  4. #57cd21

Square

  1. #2157cd
  2. #cd21ad
  3. #cd9721
  4. #21cd41

Monochromatic

  1. #0c1f49
  2. #163b8b
  3. #2157cd
  4. #5783e4
  5. #99b4ef

Shades

#2157cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2157cd
  2. #1e4eb9
  3. #1a46a4
  4. #173d90
  5. #14347b
  6. #112c67
  7. #0d2352
  8. #0a1a3e
  9. #071129
  10. #030915
  11. #000000

Tints

#2157cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2157cd
  2. #3768d2
  3. #4d79d7
  4. #6489dc
  5. #7a9ae1
  6. #90abe6
  7. #a6bceb
  8. #bccdf0
  9. #d3ddf5
  10. #e9eefa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2157cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2157cd
  2. #2b5bc5
  3. #345fbe
  4. #3e63b6
  5. #4767ae
  6. #516ca7
  7. #5a709f
  8. #647497
  9. #6d788f
  10. #777c88
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.35:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.31:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5f5f5f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4e5c98 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0068d1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0058cb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007589 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0061cf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0058cc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #006aa9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2157cd {
  color: #2157cd;
}
Background
.bg-2157cd {
  background-color: #2157cd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2157cd {
  border: 2px solid #2157cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2157cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 33 87 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 221 72% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2157cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2157cd, #4121cd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2157cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(33 87 205 / 0.35);
}

#0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 3.25 #1560bd Denim ΔE 4.80 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 6.67 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 6.87 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 7.57 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 7.88 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 7.95 #dea832 Inverted #5f5f5f Grayscale 

Sapphire
#2157cd  rgb(33, 87, 205)  hsl(221, 72%, 47%)  Sapphire
#cd9721  rgb(205, 151, 33)  hsl(41, 72%, 47%)  Goldenrod
#cd2157  rgb(205, 33, 87)  hsl(341, 72%, 47%)  Ruby
#57cd21  rgb(87, 205, 33)  hsl(101, 72%, 47%)  Lime Green