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#2140AF

#2140af ≈ Persian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2140af is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 12.94% red, 25.1% green and 68.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 81.14% cyan, 63.43% magenta, 0% yellow and 31.37% black. Its hue angle is 226.9°, with 68.27% saturation and 40.78% 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 8.69:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Persian Blue (#1c39bb), ΔE 2.78.

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Relative luminance0.0709

Complementary

  1. #2140af
  2. #af9021

Split complementary

  1. #2140af
  2. #af4921
  3. #87af21

Analogous

  1. #2187af
  2. #2140af
  3. #4921af

Triadic

  1. #2140af
  2. #af2140
  3. #40af21

Tetradic

  1. #2140af
  2. #9021af
  3. #af9021
  4. #40af21

Square

  1. #2140af
  2. #af2187
  3. #af9021
  4. #21af49

Monochromatic

  1. #09112e
  2. #15286f
  3. #2140af
  4. #4163db
  5. #8298e7

Shades

#2140af mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2140af
  2. #1e3a9e
  3. #1a338c
  4. #172d7b
  5. #142669
  6. #112058
  7. #0d1a46
  8. #0a1335
  9. #070d23
  10. #030612
  11. #000000

Tints

#2140af mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2140af
  2. #3753b7
  3. #4d66bf
  4. #6479c7
  5. #7a8ccf
  6. #90a0d7
  7. #a6b3df
  8. #bcc6e7
  9. #d3d9ef
  10. #e9ecf7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2140af mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2140af
  2. #2b46aa
  3. #344da6
  4. #3e53a1
  5. #475a9c
  6. #516098
  7. #5a6693
  8. #646d8e
  9. #6d7389
  10. #777a85
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.69:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.42:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4b4b4b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3e477f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0052b3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0045ad ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005d71 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #004bb1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0043ae ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00538e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2140af {
  color: #2140af;
}
Background
.bg-2140af {
  background-color: #2140af;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2140af {
  border: 2px solid #2140af;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2140af;
  --color-primary-rgb: 33 64 175;
  --color-primary-hsl: 227 68% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2140af {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2140af, #4921af);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2140af {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(33 64 175 / 0.35);
}

#1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 2.78 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 3.62 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 3.76 #003399 Smalt ΔE 4.82 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 5.89 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 6.40 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 7.90 #debf50 Inverted #4b4b4b Grayscale 

Persian Blue
#2140af  rgb(33, 64, 175)  hsl(227, 68%, 41%)  Persian Blue
#af9021  rgb(175, 144, 33)  hsl(47, 68%, 41%)  Dark Goldenrod
#af2140  rgb(175, 33, 64)  hsl(347, 68%, 41%)  Vivid Burgundy
#40af21  rgb(64, 175, 33)  hsl(107, 68%, 41%)  Kelly Green