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#2139CB

#2139cb ≈ Persian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2139cb 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 79.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 83.74% cyan, 71.92% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 231.53°, with 72.03% saturation and 46.27% 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 8.36:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Persian Blue (#1c39bb), ΔE 2.26.

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Relative luminance0.0756

Complementary

  1. #2139cb
  2. #cbb321

Split complementary

  1. #2139cb
  2. #cb5e21
  3. #8ecb21

Analogous

  1. #218ecb
  2. #2139cb
  3. #5e21cb

Triadic

  1. #2139cb
  2. #cb2139
  3. #39cb21

Tetradic

  1. #2139cb
  2. #b321cb
  3. #cbb321
  4. #39cb21

Square

  1. #2139cb
  2. #cb218e
  3. #cbb321
  4. #21cb5e

Monochromatic

  1. #0c1447
  2. #162789
  3. #2139cb
  4. #5569e3
  5. #97a3ee

Shades

#2139cb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2139cb
  2. #1e33b7
  3. #1a2ea2
  4. #17288e
  5. #14227a
  6. #111d66
  7. #0d1751
  8. #0a113d
  9. #070b29
  10. #030614
  11. #000000

Tints

#2139cb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2139cb
  2. #374dd0
  3. #4d61d5
  4. #6474db
  5. #7a88e0
  6. #909ce5
  7. #a6b0ea
  8. #bcc4ef
  9. #d3d7f5
  10. #e9ebfa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2139cb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2139cb
  2. #2b40c4
  3. #3447bc
  4. #3e4eb5
  5. #4755ad
  6. #515da6
  7. #5a649e
  8. #646b97
  9. #6d728f
  10. #777988
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.36:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.51:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4e4e4e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #404691 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0056cf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0045c8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00637e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #004cce ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0041c9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0055a3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2139cb {
  color: #2139cb;
}
Background
.bg-2139cb {
  background-color: #2139cb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2139cb {
  border: 2px solid #2139cb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2139cb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 33 57 203;
  --color-primary-hsl: 232 72% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2139cb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2139cb, #5e21cb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2139cb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(33 57 203 / 0.35);
}

#1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 2.26 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 5.42 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 5.44 #003399 Smalt ΔE 7.54 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 7.58 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 7.98 #0000ff Blue ΔE 8.06 #dec634 Inverted #4e4e4e Grayscale 

Persian Blue
#2139cb  rgb(33, 57, 203)  hsl(232, 72%, 46%)  Persian Blue
#cbb321  rgb(203, 179, 33)  hsl(52, 72%, 46%)  Old Gold
#cb2139  rgb(203, 33, 57)  hsl(352, 72%, 46%)  Cardinal
#39cb21  rgb(57, 203, 33)  hsl(112, 72%, 46%)  Lime Green