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#1237CB

#1237cb ≈ Persian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#1237cb 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 79.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 91.13% cyan, 72.91% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 228°, with 83.71% saturation and 43.33% 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 8.63:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Persian Blue (#1c39bb), ΔE 2.07.

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Web safe#0033cc
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Relative luminance0.0717

Complementary

  1. #1237cb
  2. #cba612

Split complementary

  1. #1237cb
  2. #cb4912
  3. #93cb12

Analogous

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

Triadic

  1. #1237cb
  2. #cb1237
  3. #37cb12

Tetradic

  1. #1237cb
  2. #a612cb
  3. #cba612
  4. #37cb12

Square

  1. #1237cb
  2. #cb1293
  3. #cba612
  4. #12cb49

Monochromatic

  1. #06113e
  2. #0c2485
  3. #1237cb
  4. #3c5fee
  5. #8299f4

Shades

#1237cb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #1237cb
  2. #1032b7
  3. #0e2ca2
  4. #0d278e
  5. #0b217a
  6. #091c66
  7. #071651
  8. #05113d
  9. #040b29
  10. #020614
  11. #000000

Tints

#1237cb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #1237cb
  2. #2a4bd0
  3. #415fd5
  4. #5973db
  5. #7187e0
  6. #899be5
  7. #a0afea
  8. #b8c3ef
  9. #d0d7f5
  10. #e7ebfa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#1237cb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #1237cb
  2. #1d3ec4
  3. #2846bc
  4. #334db5
  5. #3e54ad
  6. #495ca6
  7. #54639e
  8. #5f6a97
  9. #6a718f
  10. #757988
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.63:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.43:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4c4c4c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3c4491 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0055cf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0043c8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00627e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #004ace ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #003ec9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0054a2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-1237cb {
  color: #1237cb;
}
Background
.bg-1237cb {
  background-color: #1237cb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-1237cb {
  border: 2px solid #1237cb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #1237cb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 18 55 203;
  --color-primary-hsl: 228 84% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-1237cb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #1237cb, #4912cb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-1237cb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(18 55 203 / 0.35);
}

#1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 2.07 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 5.07 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 6.08 #003399 Smalt ΔE 7.16 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 7.56 #0000ff Blue ΔE 7.94 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 8.22 #edc834 Inverted #4c4c4c Grayscale 

Persian Blue
#1237cb  rgb(18, 55, 203)  hsl(228, 84%, 43%)  Persian Blue
#cba612  rgb(203, 166, 18)  hsl(48, 84%, 43%)  Metallic Gold
#cb1237  rgb(203, 18, 55)  hsl(348, 84%, 43%)  Cardinal
#37cb12  rgb(55, 203, 18)  hsl(108, 84%, 43%)  Lime Green