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#122ABA

#122aba ≈ Persian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#122aba is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 7.06% red, 16.47% green and 72.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 90.32% cyan, 77.42% magenta, 0% yellow and 27.06% black. Its hue angle is 231.43°, with 82.35% 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 10.16:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Persian Blue (#1c39bb), ΔE 3.81.

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Web safe#0033cc
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Relative luminance0.0533

Complementary

  1. #122aba
  2. #baa212

Split complementary

  1. #122aba
  2. #ba4e12
  3. #7eba12

Analogous

  1. #127eba
  2. #122aba
  3. #4e12ba

Triadic

  1. #122aba
  2. #ba122a
  3. #2aba12

Tetradic

  1. #122aba
  2. #a212ba
  3. #baa212
  4. #2aba12

Square

  1. #122aba
  2. #ba127e
  3. #baa212
  4. #12ba4e

Monochromatic

  1. #050a2e
  2. #0b1a74
  3. #122aba
  4. #2e49eb
  5. #7485f1

Shades

#122aba mixed progressively with black.

  1. #122aba
  2. #1026a7
  3. #0e2295
  4. #0d1d82
  5. #0b1970
  6. #09155d
  7. #07114a
  8. #050d38
  9. #040825
  10. #020413
  11. #000000

Tints

#122aba mixed progressively with white.

  1. #122aba
  2. #2a3fc1
  3. #4155c8
  4. #596acf
  5. #717fd6
  6. #8995dd
  7. #a0aae3
  8. #b8bfea
  9. #d0d4f1
  10. #e7eaf8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#122aba mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #122aba
  2. #1d33b4
  3. #283bae
  4. #3344a9
  5. #3e4ca3
  6. #49559d
  7. #545e97
  8. #5f6691
  9. #6a6f8c
  10. #757786
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.16:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.07:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #414141 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #343983 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004abe ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0039b8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005671 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #003fbc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0033b9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004894 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-122aba {
  color: #122aba;
}
Background
.bg-122aba {
  background-color: #122aba;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-122aba {
  border: 2px solid #122aba;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #122aba;
  --color-primary-rgb: 18 42 186;
  --color-primary-hsl: 231 82% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-122aba {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #122aba, #4e12ba);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-122aba {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(18 42 186 / 0.35);
}

#1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 3.81 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 4.08 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 5.10 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 5.45 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 5.50 #003399 Smalt ΔE 5.93 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.72 #edd545 Inverted #414141 Grayscale 

Persian Blue
#122aba  rgb(18, 42, 186)  hsl(231, 82%, 40%)  Persian Blue
#baa212  rgb(186, 162, 18)  hsl(51, 82%, 40%)  Brass
#ba122a  rgb(186, 18, 42)  hsl(351, 82%, 40%)  Firebrick
#2aba12  rgb(42, 186, 18)  hsl(111, 82%, 40%)  Kelly Green