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#321AE2

#321ae2 ≈ Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#321ae2 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 19.61% red, 10.2% green and 88.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 77.88% cyan, 88.5% magenta, 0% yellow and 11.37% black. Its hue angle is 247.2°, with 79.37% saturation and 49.41% 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 8.82:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Blue (#0000ff), ΔE 2.94.

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Web safe#3333cc
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Relative luminance0.0691

Complementary

  1. #321ae2
  2. #cae21a

Split complementary

  1. #321ae2
  2. #e2961a
  3. #66e21a

Analogous

  1. #1a66e2
  2. #321ae2
  3. #961ae2

Triadic

  1. #321ae2
  2. #e2321a
  3. #1ae232

Tetradic

  1. #321ae2
  2. #e21aca
  3. #cae21a
  4. #1ae232

Square

  1. #321ae2
  2. #e21a66
  3. #cae21a
  4. #1ae296

Monochromatic

  1. #140a59
  2. #23129d
  3. #321ae2
  4. #6e5cec
  5. #aba1f4

Shades

#321ae2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #321ae2
  2. #2d17cb
  3. #2815b5
  4. #23129e
  5. #1e1088
  6. #190d71
  7. #140a5a
  8. #0f0844
  9. #0a052d
  10. #050317
  11. #000000

Tints

#321ae2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #321ae2
  2. #4731e5
  3. #5b48e8
  4. #705feb
  5. #8476ee
  6. #998df1
  7. #ada3f3
  8. #c2baf6
  9. #d6d1f9
  10. #ebe8fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#321ae2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #321ae2
  2. #3a24d8
  3. #422ece
  4. #4939c5
  5. #5143bb
  6. #594db1
  7. #6157a7
  8. #69619d
  9. #706c94
  10. #78768a
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.82:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.38:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4a4a4a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #423c9f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0053e7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0040df ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006186 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0043e5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0035e0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004eb2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-321ae2 {
  color: #321ae2;
}
Background
.bg-321ae2 {
  background-color: #321ae2;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-321ae2 {
  border: 2px solid #321ae2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #321ae2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 50 26 226;
  --color-primary-hsl: 247 79% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-321ae2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #321ae2, #961ae2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-321ae2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(50 26 226 / 0.35);
}

#0000ff Blue ΔE 2.94 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 3.57 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 4.54 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 5.03 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 7.34 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 7.67 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 8.61 #cde51d Inverted #4a4a4a Grayscale 

Blue
#321ae2  rgb(50, 26, 226)  hsl(247, 79%, 49%)  Blue
#cae21a  rgb(202, 226, 26)  hsl(67, 79%, 49%)  Pear
#e2321a  rgb(226, 50, 26)  hsl(7, 79%, 49%)  Lust
#1ae232  rgb(26, 226, 50)  hsl(127, 79%, 49%)  Malachite