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#2139BA

#2139ba ≈ Persian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2139ba 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 72.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 82.26% cyan, 69.35% magenta, 0% yellow and 27.06% black. Its hue angle is 230.59°, with 69.86% saturation and 42.94% 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 8.9:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Persian Blue (#1c39bb), ΔE 0.31.

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Relative luminance0.0679

Complementary

  1. #2139ba
  2. #baa221

Split complementary

  1. #2139ba
  2. #ba5621
  3. #85ba21

Analogous

  1. #2185ba
  2. #2139ba
  3. #5621ba

Triadic

  1. #2139ba
  2. #ba2139
  3. #39ba21

Tetradic

  1. #2139ba
  2. #a221ba
  3. #baa221
  4. #39ba21

Square

  1. #2139ba
  2. #ba2185
  3. #baa221
  4. #21ba56

Monochromatic

  1. #0a1138
  2. #152579
  3. #2139ba
  4. #4960df
  5. #8a99ea

Shades

#2139ba mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2139ba
  2. #1e33a7
  3. #1a2e95
  4. #172882
  5. #142270
  6. #111d5d
  7. #0d174a
  8. #0a1138
  9. #070b25
  10. #030613
  11. #000000

Tints

#2139ba mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2139ba
  2. #374dc1
  3. #4d61c8
  4. #6474cf
  5. #7a88d6
  6. #909cdd
  7. #a6b0e3
  8. #bcc4ea
  9. #d3d7f1
  10. #e9ebf8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2139ba mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2139ba
  2. #2b40b4
  3. #3447ae
  4. #3e4ea9
  5. #4755a3
  6. #515d9d
  7. #5a6497
  8. #646b91
  9. #6d728c
  10. #777986
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.9:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.36:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4a4a4a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3d4486 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0051be ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0042b8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005d75 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0049bc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #003fb9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #005196 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2139ba {
  color: #2139ba;
}
Background
.bg-2139ba {
  background-color: #2139ba;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2139ba {
  border: 2px solid #2139ba;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2139ba;
  --color-primary-rgb: 33 57 186;
  --color-primary-hsl: 231 70% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2139ba {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2139ba, #5621ba);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2139ba {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(33 57 186 / 0.35);
}

#1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 0.31 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 3.30 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 5.35 #003399 Smalt ΔE 5.38 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 6.34 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 7.60 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 8.58 #dec645 Inverted #4a4a4a Grayscale 

Persian Blue
#2139ba  rgb(33, 57, 186)  hsl(231, 70%, 43%)  Persian Blue
#baa221  rgb(186, 162, 33)  hsl(51, 70%, 43%)  Brass
#ba2139  rgb(186, 33, 57)  hsl(351, 70%, 43%)  Cardinal
#39ba21  rgb(57, 186, 33)  hsl(111, 70%, 43%)  Kelly Green