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#1237CE

#1237ce ≈ Persian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#1237ce 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 80.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 91.26% cyan, 73.3% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.22% black. Its hue angle is 228.19°, with 83.93% saturation and 43.92% 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 8.52:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Persian Blue (#1c39bb), ΔE 2.44.

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Web safe#0033cc
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Relative luminance0.0732

Complementary

  1. #1237ce
  2. #cea912

Split complementary

  1. #1237ce
  2. #ce4b12
  3. #95ce12

Analogous

  1. #1295ce
  2. #1237ce
  3. #4b12ce

Triadic

  1. #1237ce
  2. #ce1237
  3. #37ce12

Tetradic

  1. #1237ce
  2. #a912ce
  3. #cea912
  4. #37ce12

Square

  1. #1237ce
  2. #ce1295
  3. #cea912
  4. #12ce4b

Monochromatic

  1. #061141
  2. #0c2488
  3. #1237ce
  4. #3e61ee
  5. #859bf4

Shades

#1237ce mixed progressively with black.

  1. #1237ce
  2. #1032b9
  3. #0e2ca5
  4. #0d2790
  5. #0b217c
  6. #091c67
  7. #071652
  8. #05113e
  9. #040b29
  10. #020615
  11. #000000

Tints

#1237ce mixed progressively with white.

  1. #1237ce
  2. #2a4bd3
  3. #415fd8
  4. #5973dd
  5. #7187e2
  6. #899be7
  7. #a0afeb
  8. #b8c3f0
  9. #d0d7f5
  10. #e7ebfa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#1237ce mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #1237ce
  2. #1d3ec6
  3. #2846be
  4. #334db7
  5. #3e54af
  6. #495ca7
  7. #54639f
  8. #5f6a97
  9. #6a7190
  10. #757988
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.52:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.46:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4c4c4c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3d4593 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0056d2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0043cb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00647f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #004bd1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #003fcc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0055a5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-1237ce {
  color: #1237ce;
}
Background
.bg-1237ce {
  background-color: #1237ce;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-1237ce {
  border: 2px solid #1237ce;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #1237ce;
  --color-primary-rgb: 18 55 206;
  --color-primary-hsl: 228 84% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-1237ce {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #1237ce, #4b12ce);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-1237ce {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(18 55 206 / 0.35);
}

#1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 2.44 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 5.46 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 6.13 #003399 Smalt ΔE 7.54 #0000ff Blue ΔE 7.67 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 7.79 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 8.23 #edc831 Inverted #4c4c4c Grayscale 

Persian Blue
#1237ce  rgb(18, 55, 206)  hsl(228, 84%, 44%)  Persian Blue
#cea912  rgb(206, 169, 18)  hsl(48, 84%, 44%)  Metallic Gold
#ce1237  rgb(206, 18, 55)  hsl(348, 84%, 44%)  Cardinal
#37ce12  rgb(55, 206, 18)  hsl(108, 84%, 44%)  Lime Green