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#1237BE

#1237be ≈ Persian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#1237be 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 74.51% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 90.53% cyan, 71.05% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.49% black. Its hue angle is 227.09°, with 82.69% saturation and 40.78% 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 9.07:1 (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 luminance0.0658

Complementary

  1. #1237be
  2. #be9912

Split complementary

  1. #1237be
  2. #be4312
  3. #8dbe12

Analogous

  1. #128dbe
  2. #1237be
  3. #4312be

Triadic

  1. #1237be
  2. #be1237
  3. #37be12

Tetradic

  1. #1237be
  2. #9912be
  3. #be9912
  4. #37be12

Square

  1. #1237be
  2. #be128d
  3. #be9912
  4. #12be43

Monochromatic

  1. #050f32
  2. #0b2378
  3. #1237be
  4. #3159eb
  5. #7791f2

Shades

#1237be mixed progressively with black.

  1. #1237be
  2. #1032ab
  3. #0e2c98
  4. #0d2785
  5. #0b2172
  6. #091c5f
  7. #07164c
  8. #051139
  9. #040b26
  10. #020613
  11. #000000

Tints

#1237be mixed progressively with white.

  1. #1237be
  2. #2a4bc5
  3. #415fcb
  4. #5973d2
  5. #7187d8
  6. #899bdf
  7. #a0afe5
  8. #b8c3ec
  9. #d0d7f2
  10. #e7ebf9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#1237be mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #1237be
  2. #1d3eb8
  3. #2846b2
  4. #334dab
  5. #3e54a5
  6. #495c9f
  7. #546399
  8. #5f6a93
  9. #6a718c
  10. #757986
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.07:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.32:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #494949 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3a4288 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0051c2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0040bc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005e77 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0048c0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #003dbd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #005198 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-1237be {
  color: #1237be;
}
Background
.bg-1237be {
  background-color: #1237be;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-1237be {
  border: 2px solid #1237be;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #1237be;
  --color-primary-rgb: 18 55 190;
  --color-primary-hsl: 227 83% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-1237be {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #1237be, #4312be);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-1237be {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(18 55 190 / 0.35);
}

#1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 0.69 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 3.37 #003399 Smalt ΔE 5.45 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 6.11 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 6.62 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 7.45 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 8.31 #edc841 Inverted #494949 Grayscale 

Persian Blue
#1237be  rgb(18, 55, 190)  hsl(227, 83%, 41%)  Persian Blue
#be9912  rgb(190, 153, 18)  hsl(47, 83%, 41%)  Goldenrod
#be1237  rgb(190, 18, 55)  hsl(347, 83%, 41%)  Cardinal
#37be12  rgb(55, 190, 18)  hsl(107, 83%, 41%)  Kelly Green