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#0840DE

#0840de ≈ Persian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#0840de 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 87.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 96.4% cyan, 71.17% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 224.3°, with 93.04% saturation and 45.1% 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 7.5:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Persian Blue (#1c39bb), ΔE 4.76.

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Relative luminance0.0899

Complementary

  1. #0840de
  2. #dea608

Split complementary

  1. #0840de
  2. #de3b08
  3. #abde08

Analogous

  1. #08abde
  2. #0840de
  3. #3b08de

Triadic

  1. #0840de
  2. #de0840
  3. #40de08

Tetradic

  1. #0840de
  2. #a608de
  3. #dea608
  4. #40de08

Square

  1. #0840de
  2. #de08ab
  3. #dea608
  4. #08de3b

Monochromatic

  1. #03154a
  2. #052b94
  3. #0840de
  4. #3b6cf8
  5. #84a3fb

Shades

#0840de mixed progressively with black.

  1. #0840de
  2. #073ac8
  3. #0633b2
  4. #062d9b
  5. #052685
  6. #04206f
  7. #031a59
  8. #021343
  9. #020d2c
  10. #010616
  11. #000000

Tints

#0840de mixed progressively with white.

  1. #0840de
  2. #2153e1
  3. #3966e5
  4. #5279e8
  5. #6b8ceb
  6. #84a0ef
  7. #9cb3f2
  8. #b5c6f5
  9. #ced9f8
  10. #e6ecfc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#0840de mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #0840de
  2. #1446d5
  3. #204dcb
  4. #2c53c2
  5. #385ab8
  6. #4460af
  7. #5066a6
  8. #5c6d9c
  9. #687393
  10. #747a89
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.5:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.8:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #555555 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #424d9f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005ee3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #004bdb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006e8b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0054e1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0047dc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #005fb2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-0840de {
  color: #0840de;
}
Background
.bg-0840de {
  background-color: #0840de;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-0840de {
  border: 2px solid #0840de;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #0840de;
  --color-primary-rgb: 8 64 222;
  --color-primary-hsl: 224 93% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-0840de {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #0840de, #3b08de);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-0840de {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(8 64 222 / 0.35);
}

#1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 4.76 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 6.73 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 7.04 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 7.80 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 7.89 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 7.91 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 7.94 #f7bf21 Inverted #555555 Grayscale 

Persian Blue
#0840de  rgb(8, 64, 222)  hsl(224, 93%, 45%)  Persian Blue
#dea608  rgb(222, 166, 8)  hsl(44, 93%, 45%)  Goldenrod
#de0840  rgb(222, 8, 64)  hsl(344, 93%, 45%)  Crimson
#40de08  rgb(64, 222, 8)  hsl(104, 93%, 45%)  Lime Green