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#0F40CC

#0f40cc ≈ Persian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#0f40cc is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 5.88% red, 25.1% green and 80% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 92.65% cyan, 68.63% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 224.44°, with 86.3% saturation and 42.94% 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 8:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Persian Blue (#1c39bb), ΔE 2.89.

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Web safe#0033cc
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Relative luminance0.0813

Complementary

  1. #0f40cc
  2. #cc9b0f

Split complementary

  1. #0f40cc
  2. #cc3c0f
  3. #9fcc0f

Analogous

  1. #0f9fcc
  2. #0f40cc
  3. #3c0fcc

Triadic

  1. #0f40cc
  2. #cc0f40
  3. #40cc0f

Tetradic

  1. #0f40cc
  2. #9b0fcc
  3. #cc9b0f
  4. #40cc0f

Square

  1. #0f40cc
  2. #cc0f9f
  3. #cc9b0f
  4. #0fcc3c

Monochromatic

  1. #05133d
  2. #0a2a85
  3. #0f40cc
  4. #3767f0
  5. #7e9df6

Shades

#0f40cc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #0f40cc
  2. #0e3ab8
  3. #0c33a3
  4. #0b2d8f
  5. #09267a
  6. #082066
  7. #061a52
  8. #05133d
  9. #030d29
  10. #020614
  11. #000000

Tints

#0f40cc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #0f40cc
  2. #2753d1
  3. #3f66d6
  4. #5779db
  5. #6f8ce0
  6. #87a0e6
  7. #9fb3eb
  8. #b7c6f0
  9. #cfd9f5
  10. #e7ecfa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#0f40cc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #0f40cc
  2. #1a46c4
  3. #264dbd
  4. #3153b5
  5. #3c5aae
  6. #4860a6
  7. #53669e
  8. #5e6d97
  9. #69738f
  10. #757a88
  11. #808080

Readable text 8:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.63:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #515151 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #404a93 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0059d0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0048c9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006781 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0050cf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0045ca ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #005aa4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-0f40cc {
  color: #0f40cc;
}
Background
.bg-0f40cc {
  background-color: #0f40cc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-0f40cc {
  border: 2px solid #0f40cc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #0f40cc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 15 64 204;
  --color-primary-hsl: 224 86% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-0f40cc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #0f40cc, #3c0fcc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-0f40cc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(15 64 204 / 0.35);
}

#1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 2.89 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 5.87 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 5.90 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 6.01 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 6.82 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 7.66 #003399 Smalt ΔE 7.69 #f0bf33 Inverted #515151 Grayscale 

Persian Blue
#0f40cc  rgb(15, 64, 204)  hsl(224, 86%, 43%)  Persian Blue
#cc9b0f  rgb(204, 155, 15)  hsl(44, 86%, 43%)  Goldenrod
#cc0f40  rgb(204, 15, 64)  hsl(344, 86%, 43%)  Cardinal
#40cc0f  rgb(64, 204, 15)  hsl(104, 86%, 43%)  Lime Green