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#1237BC

#1237bc ≈ Persian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#1237bc 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 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 90.43% cyan, 70.74% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 226.94°, with 82.52% saturation and 40.39% 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 9.14:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Persian Blue (#1c39bb), ΔE 0.63.

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Web safe#0033cc
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Relative luminance0.0649

Complementary

  1. #1237bc
  2. #bc9712

Split complementary

  1. #1237bc
  2. #bc4212
  3. #8cbc12

Analogous

  1. #128cbc
  2. #1237bc
  3. #4212bc

Triadic

  1. #1237bc
  2. #bc1237
  3. #37bc12

Tetradic

  1. #1237bc
  2. #9712bc
  3. #bc9712
  4. #37bc12

Square

  1. #1237bc
  2. #bc128c
  3. #bc9712
  4. #12bc42

Monochromatic

  1. #050e30
  2. #0b2376
  3. #1237bc
  4. #2f58eb
  5. #7590f2

Shades

#1237bc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #1237bc
  2. #1032a9
  3. #0e2c96
  4. #0d2784
  5. #0b2171
  6. #091c5e
  7. #07164b
  8. #051138
  9. #040b26
  10. #020613
  11. #000000

Tints

#1237bc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #1237bc
  2. #2a4bc3
  3. #415fc9
  4. #5973d0
  5. #7187d7
  6. #899bde
  7. #a0afe4
  8. #b8c3eb
  9. #d0d7f2
  10. #e7ebf8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#1237bc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #1237bc
  2. #1d3eb6
  3. #2846b0
  4. #334daa
  5. #3e54a4
  6. #495c9e
  7. #546398
  8. #5f6a92
  9. #6a718c
  10. #757986
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.14:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.3:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #484848 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #394286 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0050c0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0040ba ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005d75 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0047be ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #003dbb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #005097 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-1237bc {
  color: #1237bc;
}
Background
.bg-1237bc {
  background-color: #1237bc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-1237bc {
  border: 2px solid #1237bc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #1237bc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 18 55 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 227 83% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-1237bc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #1237bc, #4212bc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-1237bc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(18 55 188 / 0.35);
}

#1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 0.63 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 3.10 #003399 Smalt ΔE 5.18 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 6.15 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 6.49 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 7.26 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 8.25 #edc843 Inverted #484848 Grayscale 

Persian Blue
#1237bc  rgb(18, 55, 188)  hsl(227, 83%, 40%)  Persian Blue
#bc9712  rgb(188, 151, 18)  hsl(47, 83%, 40%)  Dark Goldenrod
#bc1237  rgb(188, 18, 55)  hsl(347, 83%, 40%)  Cardinal
#37bc12  rgb(55, 188, 18)  hsl(107, 83%, 40%)  Kelly Green