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#0940BE

#0940be ≈ Persian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#0940be is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 3.53% red, 25.1% green and 74.51% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 95.26% cyan, 66.32% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.49% black. Its hue angle is 221.77°, with 90.95% saturation and 39.02% 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 8.44:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Persian Blue (#1c39bb), ΔE 2.4.

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Web safe#0033cc
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Relative luminance0.0744

Complementary

  1. #0940be
  2. #be8709

Split complementary

  1. #0940be
  2. #be2d09
  3. #9abe09

Analogous

  1. #099abe
  2. #0940be
  3. #2d09be

Triadic

  1. #0940be
  2. #be0940
  3. #40be09

Tetradic

  1. #0940be
  2. #8709be
  3. #be8709
  4. #40be09

Square

  1. #0940be
  2. #be099a
  3. #be8709
  4. #09be2d

Monochromatic

  1. #020f2c
  2. #062775
  3. #0940be
  4. #1f60f4
  5. #6894f8

Shades

#0940be mixed progressively with black.

  1. #0940be
  2. #083aab
  3. #073398
  4. #062d85
  5. #052672
  6. #05205f
  7. #041a4c
  8. #031339
  9. #020d26
  10. #010613
  11. #000000

Tints

#0940be mixed progressively with white.

  1. #0940be
  2. #2253c5
  3. #3a66cb
  4. #5379d2
  5. #6b8cd8
  6. #84a0df
  7. #9db3e5
  8. #b5c6ec
  9. #ced9f2
  10. #e6ecf9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#0940be mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #0940be
  2. #1546b8
  3. #214db2
  4. #2d53ab
  5. #395aa5
  6. #45609f
  7. #506699
  8. #5c6d93
  9. #68738c
  10. #747a86
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.44:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.49:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4d4d4d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3c4889 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0055c2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0045bc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006379 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #004ec0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0043bd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00579a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-0940be {
  color: #0940be;
}
Background
.bg-0940be {
  background-color: #0940be;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-0940be {
  border: 2px solid #0940be;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #0940be;
  --color-primary-rgb: 9 64 190;
  --color-primary-hsl: 222 91% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-0940be {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #0940be, #2d09be);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-0940be {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(9 64 190 / 0.35);
}

#1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 2.40 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 4.21 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 4.52 #003399 Smalt ΔE 6.01 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 6.13 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 6.35 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 8.53 #f6bf41 Inverted #4d4d4d Grayscale 

Persian Blue
#0940be  rgb(9, 64, 190)  hsl(222, 91%, 39%)  Persian Blue
#be8709  rgb(190, 135, 9)  hsl(42, 91%, 39%)  Dark Goldenrod
#be0940  rgb(190, 9, 64)  hsl(342, 91%, 39%)  Cardinal
#40be09  rgb(64, 190, 9)  hsl(102, 91%, 39%)  Kelly Green