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#2139BB

#2139bb ≈ Persian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2139bb 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 73.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 82.35% cyan, 69.52% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 230.65°, with 70% saturation and 43.14% 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 8.87:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Persian Blue (#1c39bb), ΔE 0.32.

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Relative luminance0.0684

Complementary

  1. #2139bb
  2. #bba321

Split complementary

  1. #2139bb
  2. #bb5621
  3. #86bb21

Analogous

  1. #2186bb
  2. #2139bb
  3. #5621bb

Triadic

  1. #2139bb
  2. #bb2139
  3. #39bb21

Tetradic

  1. #2139bb
  2. #a321bb
  3. #bba321
  4. #39bb21

Square

  1. #2139bb
  2. #bb2186
  3. #bba321
  4. #21bb56

Monochromatic

  1. #0a1139
  2. #16257a
  3. #2139bb
  4. #4a61df
  5. #8b9aea

Shades

#2139bb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2139bb
  2. #1e33a8
  3. #1a2e96
  4. #172883
  5. #142270
  6. #111d5e
  7. #0d174b
  8. #0a1138
  9. #070b25
  10. #030613
  11. #000000

Tints

#2139bb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2139bb
  2. #374dc2
  3. #4d61c9
  4. #6474cf
  5. #7a88d6
  6. #909cdd
  7. #a6b0e4
  8. #bcc4eb
  9. #d3d7f1
  10. #e9ebf8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2139bb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2139bb
  2. #2b40b5
  3. #3447af
  4. #3e4ea9
  5. #4755a3
  6. #515d9e
  7. #5a6498
  8. #646b92
  9. #6d728c
  10. #777986
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.87:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.37:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4a4a4a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3d4486 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0051bf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0043b9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005d75 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0049bd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #003fba ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #005196 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2139bb {
  color: #2139bb;
}
Background
.bg-2139bb {
  background-color: #2139bb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2139bb {
  border: 2px solid #2139bb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2139bb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 33 57 187;
  --color-primary-hsl: 231 70% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2139bb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2139bb, #5621bb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2139bb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(33 57 187 / 0.35);
}

#1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 0.32 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 3.42 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 5.33 #003399 Smalt ΔE 5.50 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 6.40 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 7.69 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 8.59 #dec644 Inverted #4a4a4a Grayscale 

Persian Blue
#2139bb  rgb(33, 57, 187)  hsl(231, 70%, 43%)  Persian Blue
#bba321  rgb(187, 163, 33)  hsl(51, 70%, 43%)  Brass
#bb2139  rgb(187, 33, 57)  hsl(351, 70%, 43%)  Cardinal
#39bb21  rgb(57, 187, 33)  hsl(111, 70%, 43%)  Kelly Green