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#123796

#123796 ≈ Smalt

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#123796 is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 7.06% red, 21.57% green and 58.82% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 88% cyan, 63.33% magenta, 0% yellow and 41.18% black. Its hue angle is 223.18°, with 78.57% saturation and 32.94% 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 corporate identities. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 10.43:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Smalt (#003399), ΔE 1.37.

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Web safe#003399
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Relative luminance0.0506

Complementary

  1. #123796
  2. #967112

Split complementary

  1. #123796
  2. #962f12
  3. #799612

Analogous

  1. #127996
  2. #123796
  3. #2f1296

Triadic

  1. #123796
  2. #961237
  3. #379612

Tetradic

  1. #123796
  2. #711296
  3. #967112
  4. #379612

Square

  1. #123796
  2. #961279
  3. #967112
  4. #12962f

Monochromatic

  1. #020712
  2. #0a1e52
  3. #123796
  4. #1a50da
  5. #5680eb

Shades

#123796 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #123796
  2. #103287
  3. #0e2c78
  4. #0d2769
  5. #0b215a
  6. #091c4b
  7. #07163c
  8. #05112d
  9. #040b1e
  10. #02060f
  11. #000000

Tints

#123796 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #123796
  2. #2a4ba1
  3. #415fab
  4. #5973b6
  5. #7187c0
  6. #899bcb
  7. #a0afd5
  8. #b8c3e0
  9. #d0d7ea
  10. #e7ebf5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#123796 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #123796
  2. #1d3e94
  3. #284692
  4. #334d8f
  5. #3e548d
  6. #495c8b
  7. #546389
  8. #5f6a87
  9. #6a7184
  10. #757982
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.43:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.01:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #404040 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #333c6d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004699 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003a94 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005061 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #004098 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #003995 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00477a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-123796 {
  color: #123796;
}
Background
.bg-123796 {
  background-color: #123796;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-123796 {
  border: 2px solid #123796;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #123796;
  --color-primary-rgb: 18 55 150;
  --color-primary-hsl: 223 79% 33%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-123796 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #123796, #2f1296);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-123796 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(18 55 150 / 0.35);
}

#003399 Smalt ΔE 1.37 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 2.79 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 5.50 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 5.68 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 5.89 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 7.51 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 8.31 #edc869 Inverted #404040 Grayscale 

Smalt
#123796  rgb(18, 55, 150)  hsl(223, 79%, 33%)  Smalt
#967112  rgb(150, 113, 18)  hsl(43, 79%, 33%)  Golden Brown
#961237  rgb(150, 18, 55)  hsl(343, 79%, 33%)  Vivid Burgundy
#379612  rgb(55, 150, 18)  hsl(103, 79%, 33%)  Islamic Green