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#1040BC

#1040bc ≈ Persian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#1040bc is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 6.27% red, 25.1% green and 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 91.49% cyan, 65.96% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 223.26°, with 84.31% saturation and 40% 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 8.46:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Persian Blue (#1c39bb), ΔE 2.32.

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Web safe#0033cc
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Relative luminance0.0741

Complementary

  1. #1040bc
  2. #bc8c10

Split complementary

  1. #1040bc
  2. #bc3610
  3. #96bc10

Analogous

  1. #1096bc
  2. #1040bc
  3. #3610bc

Triadic

  1. #1040bc
  2. #bc1040
  3. #40bc10

Tetradic

  1. #1040bc
  2. #8c10bc
  3. #bc8c10
  4. #40bc10

Square

  1. #1040bc
  2. #bc1096
  3. #bc8c10
  4. #10bc36

Monochromatic

  1. #04102f
  2. #0a2875
  3. #1040bc
  4. #2c61ed
  5. #7296f3

Shades

#1040bc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #1040bc
  2. #0e3aa9
  3. #0d3396
  4. #0b2d84
  5. #0a2671
  6. #08205e
  7. #061a4b
  8. #051338
  9. #030d26
  10. #020613
  11. #000000

Tints

#1040bc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #1040bc
  2. #2853c3
  3. #4066c9
  4. #5879d0
  5. #708cd7
  6. #88a0de
  7. #9fb3e4
  8. #b7c6eb
  9. #cfd9f2
  10. #e7ecf8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#1040bc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #1040bc
  2. #1b46b6
  3. #264db0
  4. #3253aa
  5. #3d5aa4
  6. #48609e
  7. #536698
  8. #5e6d92
  9. #6a738c
  10. #757a86
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.46:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.48:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4d4d4d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3d4888 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0055c0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0045ba ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006278 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #004dbe ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0043bb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #005698 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-1040bc {
  color: #1040bc;
}
Background
.bg-1040bc {
  background-color: #1040bc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-1040bc {
  border: 2px solid #1040bc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #1040bc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 16 64 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 223 84% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-1040bc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #1040bc, #3610bc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-1040bc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(16 64 188 / 0.35);
}

#1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 2.32 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 4.14 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 4.36 #003399 Smalt ΔE 5.85 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 6.16 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 6.20 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 8.47 #efbf43 Inverted #4d4d4d Grayscale 

Persian Blue
#1040bc  rgb(16, 64, 188)  hsl(223, 84%, 40%)  Persian Blue
#bc8c10  rgb(188, 140, 16)  hsl(43, 84%, 40%)  Dark Goldenrod
#bc1040  rgb(188, 16, 64)  hsl(343, 84%, 40%)  Cardinal
#40bc10  rgb(64, 188, 16)  hsl(103, 84%, 40%)  Kelly Green