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#0840DD

#0840dd ≈ Persian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#0840dd is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 3.14% red, 25.1% green and 86.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 96.38% cyan, 71.04% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 224.23°, with 93.01% saturation and 44.9% 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 7.53:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Persian Blue (#1c39bb), ΔE 4.65.

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Relative luminance0.0894

Complementary

  1. #0840dd
  2. #dda508

Split complementary

  1. #0840dd
  2. #dd3b08
  3. #aadd08

Analogous

  1. #08aadd
  2. #0840dd
  3. #3b08dd

Triadic

  1. #0840dd
  2. #dd0840
  3. #40dd08

Tetradic

  1. #0840dd
  2. #a508dd
  3. #dda508
  4. #40dd08

Square

  1. #0840dd
  2. #dd08aa
  3. #dda508
  4. #08dd3b

Monochromatic

  1. #031549
  2. #052b93
  3. #0840dd
  4. #3a6cf8
  5. #83a3fb

Shades

#0840dd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #0840dd
  2. #073ac7
  3. #0633b1
  4. #062d9b
  5. #052685
  6. #04206f
  7. #031a58
  8. #021342
  9. #020d2c
  10. #010616
  11. #000000

Tints

#0840dd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #0840dd
  2. #2153e0
  3. #3966e4
  4. #5279e7
  5. #6b8ceb
  6. #84a0ee
  7. #9cb3f1
  8. #b5c6f5
  9. #ced9f8
  10. #e6ecfc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#0840dd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #0840dd
  2. #1446d4
  3. #204dca
  4. #2c53c1
  5. #385ab8
  6. #4460af
  7. #5066a5
  8. #5c6d9c
  9. #687393
  10. #747a89
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.53:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.79:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #545454 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #424d9e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005ee2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #004bda ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006d8a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0054e0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0047db ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #005eb1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-0840dd {
  color: #0840dd;
}
Background
.bg-0840dd {
  background-color: #0840dd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-0840dd {
  border: 2px solid #0840dd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #0840dd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 8 64 221;
  --color-primary-hsl: 224 93% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-0840dd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #0840dd, #3b08dd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-0840dd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(8 64 221 / 0.35);
}

#1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 4.65 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 6.68 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 7.07 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 7.68 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 7.82 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 7.82 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 7.97 #f7bf22 Inverted #545454 Grayscale 

Persian Blue
#0840dd  rgb(8, 64, 221)  hsl(224, 93%, 45%)  Persian Blue
#dda508  rgb(221, 165, 8)  hsl(44, 93%, 45%)  Goldenrod
#dd0840  rgb(221, 8, 64)  hsl(344, 93%, 45%)  Crimson
#40dd08  rgb(64, 221, 8)  hsl(104, 93%, 45%)  Lime Green