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#1237BA

#1237ba ≈ Persian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#1237ba is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 7.06% red, 21.57% green and 72.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 90.32% cyan, 70.43% magenta, 0% yellow and 27.06% black. Its hue angle is 226.79°, 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 9.21:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Persian Blue (#1c39bb), ΔE 0.69.

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Web safe#0033cc
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Relative luminance0.0641

Complementary

  1. #1237ba
  2. #ba9512

Split complementary

  1. #1237ba
  2. #ba4112
  3. #8bba12

Analogous

  1. #128bba
  2. #1237ba
  3. #4112ba

Triadic

  1. #1237ba
  2. #ba1237
  3. #37ba12

Tetradic

  1. #1237ba
  2. #9512ba
  3. #ba9512
  4. #37ba12

Square

  1. #1237ba
  2. #ba128b
  3. #ba9512
  4. #12ba41

Monochromatic

  1. #050e2e
  2. #0b2274
  3. #1237ba
  4. #2e57eb
  5. #748ff1

Shades

#1237ba mixed progressively with black.

  1. #1237ba
  2. #1032a7
  3. #0e2c95
  4. #0d2782
  5. #0b2170
  6. #091c5d
  7. #07164a
  8. #051138
  9. #040b25
  10. #020613
  11. #000000

Tints

#1237ba mixed progressively with white.

  1. #1237ba
  2. #2a4bc1
  3. #415fc8
  4. #5973cf
  5. #7187d6
  6. #899bdd
  7. #a0afe3
  8. #b8c3ea
  9. #d0d7f1
  10. #e7ebf8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#1237ba mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #1237ba
  2. #1d3eb4
  3. #2846ae
  4. #334da9
  5. #3e54a3
  6. #495c9d
  7. #546397
  8. #5f6a91
  9. #6a718c
  10. #757986
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.21:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.28:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #484848 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #394285 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0050be ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0040b8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005c74 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0047bc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #003cb9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #005095 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-1237ba {
  color: #1237ba;
}
Background
.bg-1237ba {
  background-color: #1237ba;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-1237ba {
  border: 2px solid #1237ba;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #1237ba;
  --color-primary-rgb: 18 55 186;
  --color-primary-hsl: 227 82% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-1237ba {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #1237ba, #4112ba);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-1237ba {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(18 55 186 / 0.35);
}

#1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 0.69 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 2.84 #003399 Smalt ΔE 4.92 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 6.21 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 6.37 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 7.08 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 8.19 #edc845 Inverted #484848 Grayscale 

Persian Blue
#1237ba  rgb(18, 55, 186)  hsl(227, 82%, 40%)  Persian Blue
#ba9512  rgb(186, 149, 18)  hsl(47, 82%, 40%)  Dark Goldenrod
#ba1237  rgb(186, 18, 55)  hsl(347, 82%, 40%)  Cardinal
#37ba12  rgb(55, 186, 18)  hsl(107, 82%, 40%)  Kelly Green