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#1237CA

#1237ca ≈ Persian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#1237ca 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 79.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 91.09% cyan, 72.77% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 227.93°, with 83.64% saturation and 43.14% 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 8.66:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Persian Blue (#1c39bb), ΔE 1.95.

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Web safe#0033cc
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Relative luminance0.0713

Complementary

  1. #1237ca
  2. #caa512

Split complementary

  1. #1237ca
  2. #ca4912
  3. #93ca12

Analogous

  1. #1293ca
  2. #1237ca
  3. #4912ca

Triadic

  1. #1237ca
  2. #ca1237
  3. #37ca12

Tetradic

  1. #1237ca
  2. #a512ca
  3. #caa512
  4. #37ca12

Square

  1. #1237ca
  2. #ca1293
  3. #caa512
  4. #12ca49

Monochromatic

  1. #05113e
  2. #0c2484
  3. #1237ca
  4. #3b5fee
  5. #8198f4

Shades

#1237ca mixed progressively with black.

  1. #1237ca
  2. #1032b6
  3. #0e2ca2
  4. #0d278d
  5. #0b2179
  6. #091c65
  7. #071651
  8. #05113d
  9. #040b28
  10. #020614
  11. #000000

Tints

#1237ca mixed progressively with white.

  1. #1237ca
  2. #2a4bcf
  3. #415fd5
  4. #5973da
  5. #7187df
  6. #899be5
  7. #a0afea
  8. #b8c3ef
  9. #d0d7f4
  10. #e7ebfa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#1237ca mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #1237ca
  2. #1d3ec3
  3. #2846bb
  4. #334db4
  5. #3e54ac
  6. #495ca5
  7. #54639e
  8. #5f6a96
  9. #6a718f
  10. #757987
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.66:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.43:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4b4b4b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3c4490 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0054ce ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0043c7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00627d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #004acd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #003ec8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0054a2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-1237ca {
  color: #1237ca;
}
Background
.bg-1237ca {
  background-color: #1237ca;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-1237ca {
  border: 2px solid #1237ca;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #1237ca;
  --color-primary-rgb: 18 55 202;
  --color-primary-hsl: 228 84% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-1237ca {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #1237ca, #4912ca);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-1237ca {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(18 55 202 / 0.35);
}

#1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 1.95 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 4.94 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 6.06 #003399 Smalt ΔE 7.03 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 7.48 #0000ff Blue ΔE 8.04 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 8.23 #edc835 Inverted #4b4b4b Grayscale 

Persian Blue
#1237ca  rgb(18, 55, 202)  hsl(228, 84%, 43%)  Persian Blue
#caa512  rgb(202, 165, 18)  hsl(48, 84%, 43%)  Metallic Gold
#ca1237  rgb(202, 18, 55)  hsl(348, 84%, 43%)  Cardinal
#37ca12  rgb(55, 202, 18)  hsl(108, 84%, 43%)  Lime Green