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#103CBD

#103cbd ≈ Persian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#103cbd is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 6.27% red, 23.53% green and 74.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 91.53% cyan, 68.25% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.88% black. Its hue angle is 224.74°, with 84.39% saturation and 40.2% 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 8.74:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Persian Blue (#1c39bb), ΔE 1.14.

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Relative luminance0.0702

Complementary

  1. #103cbd
  2. #bd9110

Split complementary

  1. #103cbd
  2. #bd3b10
  3. #93bd10

Analogous

  1. #1093bd
  2. #103cbd
  3. #3b10bd

Triadic

  1. #103cbd
  2. #bd103c
  3. #3cbd10

Tetradic

  1. #103cbd
  2. #9110bd
  3. #bd9110
  4. #3cbd10

Square

  1. #103cbd
  2. #bd1093
  3. #bd9110
  4. #10bd3b

Monochromatic

  1. #040f30
  2. #0a2676
  3. #103cbd
  4. #2c5ded
  5. #7394f3

Shades

#103cbd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #103cbd
  2. #0e36aa
  3. #0d3097
  4. #0b2a84
  5. #0a2471
  6. #081e5f
  7. #06184c
  8. #051239
  9. #030c26
  10. #020613
  11. #000000

Tints

#103cbd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #103cbd
  2. #2850c4
  3. #4063ca
  4. #5877d1
  5. #708ad7
  6. #889ede
  7. #9fb1e5
  8. #b7c5eb
  9. #cfd8f2
  10. #e7ecf8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#103cbd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #103cbd
  2. #1b43b7
  3. #264ab1
  4. #3250ab
  5. #3d57a5
  6. #485e9f
  7. #536598
  8. #5e6c92
  9. #6a728c
  10. #757986
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.74:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.4:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4b4b4b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3b4588 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0053c1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0043bb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006077 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #004bbf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0040bc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #005498 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-103cbd {
  color: #103cbd;
}
Background
.bg-103cbd {
  background-color: #103cbd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-103cbd {
  border: 2px solid #103cbd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #103cbd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 16 60 189;
  --color-primary-hsl: 225 84% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-103cbd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #103cbd, #3b10bd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-103cbd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(16 60 189 / 0.35);
}

#1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 1.14 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 3.69 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 5.23 #003399 Smalt ΔE 5.50 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 6.03 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 7.41 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 8.35 #efc342 Inverted #4b4b4b Grayscale 

Persian Blue
#103cbd  rgb(16, 60, 189)  hsl(225, 84%, 40%)  Persian Blue
#bd9110  rgb(189, 145, 16)  hsl(45, 84%, 40%)  Dark Goldenrod
#bd103c  rgb(189, 16, 60)  hsl(345, 84%, 40%)  Cardinal
#3cbd10  rgb(60, 189, 16)  hsl(105, 84%, 40%)  Kelly Green