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#012CD9

#012cd9 ≈ Persian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#012cd9 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 0.39% red, 17.25% green and 85.1% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 99.54% cyan, 79.72% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.9% black. Its hue angle is 228.06°, with 99.08% saturation and 42.75% 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 call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.89:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Persian Blue (#1c39bb), ΔE 4.63.

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Relative luminance0.0682

Complementary

  1. #012cd9
  2. #d9ae01

Split complementary

  1. #012cd9
  2. #d94201
  3. #98d901

Analogous

  1. #0198d9
  2. #012cd9
  3. #4201d9

Triadic

  1. #012cd9
  2. #d9012c
  3. #2cd901

Tetradic

  1. #012cd9
  2. #ae01d9
  3. #d9ae01
  4. #2cd901

Square

  1. #012cd9
  2. #d90198
  3. #d9ae01
  4. #01d942

Monochromatic

  1. #000d41
  2. #011d8d
  3. #012cd9
  4. #2953fe
  5. #7590fe

Shades

#012cd9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #012cd9
  2. #0128c3
  3. #0123ae
  4. #011f98
  5. #011a82
  6. #01166d
  7. #001257
  8. #000d41
  9. #00092b
  10. #000416
  11. #000000

Tints

#012cd9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #012cd9
  2. #1a41dd
  3. #3456e1
  4. #4d6be4
  5. #6780e8
  6. #8096ec
  7. #99abf0
  8. #b3c0f4
  9. #ccd5f7
  10. #e6eafb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#012cd9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #012cd9
  2. #0e34d0
  3. #1a3dc7
  4. #2745be
  5. #344eb5
  6. #4156ad
  7. #4d5ea4
  8. #5a679b
  9. #676f92
  10. #737889
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.89:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.36:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4a4a4a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #394099 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0054de ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003fd6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006383 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0047dc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0038d7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0053ac ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-012cd9 {
  color: #012cd9;
}
Background
.bg-012cd9 {
  background-color: #012cd9;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-012cd9 {
  border: 2px solid #012cd9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #012cd9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 1 44 217;
  --color-primary-hsl: 228 99% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-012cd9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #012cd9, #4201d9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-012cd9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(1 44 217 / 0.35);
}

#1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 4.63 #0000ff Blue ΔE 5.25 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 6.04 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 6.30 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 6.85 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 6.92 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.69 #fed326 Inverted #4a4a4a Grayscale 

Persian Blue
#012cd9  rgb(1, 44, 217)  hsl(228, 99%, 43%)  Persian Blue
#d9ae01  rgb(217, 174, 1)  hsl(48, 99%, 43%)  Metallic Gold
#d9012c  rgb(217, 1, 44)  hsl(348, 99%, 43%)  Fire Engine Red
#2cd901  rgb(44, 217, 1)  hsl(108, 99%, 43%)  Lime Green