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#2139AE

#2139ae ≈ Persian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2139ae is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 12.94% red, 22.35% green and 68.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 81.03% cyan, 67.24% magenta, 0% yellow and 31.76% black. Its hue angle is 229.79°, with 68.12% saturation and 40.59% 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 9.29:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Persian Blue (#1c39bb), ΔE 1.72.

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Relative luminance0.0631

Complementary

  1. #2139ae
  2. #ae9621

Split complementary

  1. #2139ae
  2. #ae5021
  3. #80ae21

Analogous

  1. #2180ae
  2. #2139ae
  3. #5021ae

Triadic

  1. #2139ae
  2. #ae2139
  3. #39ae21

Tetradic

  1. #2139ae
  2. #9621ae
  3. #ae9621
  4. #39ae21

Square

  1. #2139ae
  2. #ae2180
  3. #ae9621
  4. #21ae50

Monochromatic

  1. #090f2d
  2. #15246e
  3. #2139ae
  4. #415bdb
  5. #8192e7

Shades

#2139ae mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2139ae
  2. #1e339d
  3. #1a2e8b
  4. #17287a
  5. #142268
  6. #111d57
  7. #0d1746
  8. #0a1134
  9. #070b23
  10. #030611
  11. #000000

Tints

#2139ae mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2139ae
  2. #374db6
  3. #4d61be
  4. #6474c6
  5. #7a88ce
  6. #909cd7
  7. #a6b0df
  8. #bcc4e7
  9. #d3d7ef
  10. #e9ebf7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2139ae mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2139ae
  2. #2b40a9
  3. #3447a5
  4. #3e4ea0
  5. #47559c
  6. #515d97
  7. #5a6492
  8. #646b8e
  9. #6d7289
  10. #777985
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.29:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.26:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #474747 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3b427e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004eb2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0040ac ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00596e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0046b0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #003ead ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004e8c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2139ae {
  color: #2139ae;
}
Background
.bg-2139ae {
  background-color: #2139ae;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2139ae {
  border: 2px solid #2139ae;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2139ae;
  --color-primary-rgb: 33 57 174;
  --color-primary-hsl: 230 68% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2139ae {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2139ae, #5021ae);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2139ae {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(33 57 174 / 0.35);
}

#1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 1.72 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 1.97 #003399 Smalt ΔE 3.88 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 5.71 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 5.83 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 6.69 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 7.64 #dec651 Inverted #474747 Grayscale 

Persian Blue
#2139ae  rgb(33, 57, 174)  hsl(230, 68%, 41%)  Persian Blue
#ae9621  rgb(174, 150, 33)  hsl(50, 68%, 41%)  Brass
#ae2139  rgb(174, 33, 57)  hsl(350, 68%, 41%)  Vivid Burgundy
#39ae21  rgb(57, 174, 33)  hsl(110, 68%, 41%)  Kelly Green