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#1237CC

#1237cc ≈ Persian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#1237cc 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 80% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 91.18% cyan, 73.04% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 228.06°, with 83.78% saturation and 43.53% 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 8.59:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Persian Blue (#1c39bb), ΔE 2.19.

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Web safe#0033cc
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Relative luminance0.0722

Complementary

  1. #1237cc
  2. #cca712

Split complementary

  1. #1237cc
  2. #cc4a12
  3. #94cc12

Analogous

  1. #1294cc
  2. #1237cc
  3. #4a12cc

Triadic

  1. #1237cc
  2. #cc1237
  3. #37cc12

Tetradic

  1. #1237cc
  2. #a712cc
  3. #cca712
  4. #37cc12

Square

  1. #1237cc
  2. #cc1294
  3. #cca712
  4. #12cc4a

Monochromatic

  1. #06113f
  2. #0c2486
  3. #1237cc
  4. #3d60ee
  5. #8399f4

Shades

#1237cc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #1237cc
  2. #1032b8
  3. #0e2ca3
  4. #0d278f
  5. #0b217a
  6. #091c66
  7. #071652
  8. #05113d
  9. #040b29
  10. #020614
  11. #000000

Tints

#1237cc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #1237cc
  2. #2a4bd1
  3. #415fd6
  4. #5973db
  5. #7187e0
  6. #899be6
  7. #a0afeb
  8. #b8c3f0
  9. #d0d7f5
  10. #e7ebfa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#1237cc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #1237cc
  2. #1d3ec4
  3. #2846bd
  4. #334db5
  5. #3e54ae
  6. #495ca6
  7. #54639e
  8. #5f6a97
  9. #6a718f
  10. #757988
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.59:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.44:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4c4c4c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3c4491 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0055d0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0043c9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00637e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #004bcf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #003eca ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0055a3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-1237cc {
  color: #1237cc;
}
Background
.bg-1237cc {
  background-color: #1237cc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-1237cc {
  border: 2px solid #1237cc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #1237cc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 18 55 204;
  --color-primary-hsl: 228 84% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-1237cc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #1237cc, #4a12cc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-1237cc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(18 55 204 / 0.35);
}

#1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 2.19 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 5.20 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 6.09 #003399 Smalt ΔE 7.28 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 7.63 #0000ff Blue ΔE 7.85 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 8.22 #edc833 Inverted #4c4c4c Grayscale 

Persian Blue
#1237cc  rgb(18, 55, 204)  hsl(228, 84%, 44%)  Persian Blue
#cca712  rgb(204, 167, 18)  hsl(48, 84%, 44%)  Metallic Gold
#cc1237  rgb(204, 18, 55)  hsl(348, 84%, 44%)  Cardinal
#37cc12  rgb(55, 204, 18)  hsl(108, 84%, 44%)  Lime Green