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#12137B

#12137b ≈ Phthalo Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#12137b is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 7.06% red, 7.45% green and 48.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 85.37% cyan, 84.55% magenta, 0% yellow and 51.76% black. Its hue angle is 239.43°, with 74.47% saturation and 27.65% 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 luxury branding. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 14.95:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Phthalo Blue (#000f89), ΔE 2.25.

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Relative luminance0.0202

Complementary

  1. #12137b
  2. #7b7a12

Split complementary

  1. #12137b
  2. #7b4612
  3. #487b12

Analogous

  1. #12487b
  2. #12137b
  3. #46127b

Triadic

  1. #12137b
  2. #7b1213
  3. #137b12

Tetradic

  1. #12137b
  2. #7a127b
  3. #7b7a12
  4. #137b12

Square

  1. #12137b
  2. #7b1248
  3. #7b7a12
  4. #127b46

Monochromatic

  1. #030312
  2. #080938
  3. #12137b
  4. #1c1dbe
  5. #4344e3

Shades

#12137b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #12137b
  2. #10116f
  3. #0e0f62
  4. #0d0d56
  5. #0b0b4a
  6. #090a3e
  7. #070831
  8. #050625
  9. #040419
  10. #02020c
  11. #000000

Tints

#12137b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #12137b
  2. #2a2b88
  3. #414295
  4. #595aa3
  5. #7171b0
  6. #8989bd
  7. #a0a1ca
  8. #b8b8d7
  9. #d0d0e5
  10. #e7e7f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#12137b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #12137b
  2. #1d1e7c
  3. #28297c
  4. #33347d
  5. #3e3f7d
  6. #494a7e
  7. #54547e
  8. #5f5f7f
  9. #6a6a7f
  10. #757580
  11. #808080

Readable text 14.95:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.4:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #272727 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #202055 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #002c7e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #002179 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #003448 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #00247d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #001c7a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #002a60 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-12137b {
  color: #12137b;
}
Background
.bg-12137b {
  background-color: #12137b;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-12137b {
  border: 2px solid #12137b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #12137b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 18 19 123;
  --color-primary-hsl: 239 74% 28%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-12137b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #12137b, #46127b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-12137b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(18 19 123 / 0.35);
}

#000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 2.25 #191970 Midnight Blue ΔE 2.49 #000080 Navy ΔE 3.30 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 3.70 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 3.73 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 5.16 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 6.22 #edec84 Inverted #272727 Grayscale 

Phthalo Blue
#12137b  rgb(18, 19, 123)  hsl(239, 74%, 28%)  Phthalo Blue
#7b7a12  rgb(123, 122, 18)  hsl(59, 74%, 28%)  Olive
#7b1213  rgb(123, 18, 19)  hsl(359, 74%, 28%)  Falu Red
#137b12  rgb(19, 123, 18)  hsl(119, 74%, 28%)  Green