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#0F40CD

#0f40cd ≈ Persian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#0f40cd 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 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 92.68% cyan, 68.78% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 224.53°, with 86.36% saturation and 43.14% 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 7.97:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Persian Blue (#1c39bb), ΔE 2.97.

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Web safe#0033cc
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Relative luminance0.0818

Complementary

  1. #0f40cd
  2. #cd9c0f

Split complementary

  1. #0f40cd
  2. #cd3d0f
  3. #9fcd0f

Analogous

  1. #0f9fcd
  2. #0f40cd
  3. #3d0fcd

Triadic

  1. #0f40cd
  2. #cd0f40
  3. #40cd0f

Tetradic

  1. #0f40cd
  2. #9c0fcd
  3. #cd9c0f
  4. #40cd0f

Square

  1. #0f40cd
  2. #cd0f9f
  3. #cd9c0f
  4. #0fcd3d

Monochromatic

  1. #05133e
  2. #0a2a86
  3. #0f40cd
  4. #3868f0
  5. #7f9ef6

Shades

#0f40cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #0f40cd
  2. #0e3ab9
  3. #0c33a4
  4. #0b2d90
  5. #09267b
  6. #082067
  7. #061a52
  8. #05133e
  9. #030d29
  10. #020615
  11. #000000

Tints

#0f40cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #0f40cd
  2. #2753d2
  3. #3f66d7
  4. #5779dc
  5. #6f8ce1
  6. #87a0e6
  7. #9fb3eb
  8. #b7c6f0
  9. #cfd9f5
  10. #e7ecfa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#0f40cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #0f40cd
  2. #1a46c5
  3. #264dbe
  4. #3153b6
  5. #3c5aae
  6. #4860a7
  7. #53669f
  8. #5e6d97
  9. #69738f
  10. #757a88
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.97:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.64:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #515151 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #404b93 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005ad1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0048ca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006881 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0051d0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0045cb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #005aa5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-0f40cd {
  color: #0f40cd;
}
Background
.bg-0f40cd {
  background-color: #0f40cd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-0f40cd {
  border: 2px solid #0f40cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #0f40cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 15 64 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 225 86% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-0f40cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #0f40cd, #3d0fcd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-0f40cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(15 64 205 / 0.35);
}

#1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 2.97 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 5.98 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 6.01 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 6.02 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 6.87 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 7.60 #003399 Smalt ΔE 7.81 #f0bf32 Inverted #515151 Grayscale 

Persian Blue
#0f40cd  rgb(15, 64, 205)  hsl(225, 86%, 43%)  Persian Blue
#cd9c0f  rgb(205, 156, 15)  hsl(45, 86%, 43%)  Goldenrod
#cd0f40  rgb(205, 15, 64)  hsl(345, 86%, 43%)  Cardinal
#40cd0f  rgb(64, 205, 15)  hsl(105, 86%, 43%)  Lime Green