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#1237D9

#1237d9 ≈ Persian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#1237d9 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 7.06% red, 21.57% green and 85.1% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 91.71% cyan, 74.65% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.9% black. Its hue angle is 228.84°, with 84.68% saturation and 46.08% 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 8.16:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Persian Blue (#1c39bb), ΔE 3.8.

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Relative luminance0.0787

Complementary

  1. #1237d9
  2. #d9b412

Split complementary

  1. #1237d9
  2. #d95012
  3. #9bd912

Analogous

  1. #129bd9
  2. #1237d9
  3. #5012d9

Triadic

  1. #1237d9
  2. #d91237
  3. #37d912

Tetradic

  1. #1237d9
  2. #b412d9
  3. #d9b412
  4. #37d912

Square

  1. #1237d9
  2. #d9129b
  3. #d9b412
  4. #12d950

Monochromatic

  1. #06134c
  2. #0c2592
  3. #1237d9
  4. #4867f0
  5. #8ea2f6

Shades

#1237d9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #1237d9
  2. #1032c3
  3. #0e2cae
  4. #0d2798
  5. #0b2182
  6. #091c6d
  7. #071657
  8. #051141
  9. #040b2b
  10. #020616
  11. #000000

Tints

#1237d9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #1237d9
  2. #2a4bdd
  3. #415fe1
  4. #5973e4
  5. #7187e8
  6. #899bec
  7. #a0aff0
  8. #b8c3f4
  9. #d0d7f7
  10. #e7ebfb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#1237d9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #1237d9
  2. #1d3ed0
  3. #2846c7
  4. #334dbe
  5. #3e54b5
  6. #495cad
  7. #5463a4
  8. #5f6a9b
  9. #6a7192
  10. #757989
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.16:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.57:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4f4f4f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3f479a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0059de ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0045d6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006886 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #004ddc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0040d7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0058ad ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-1237d9 {
  color: #1237d9;
}
Background
.bg-1237d9 {
  background-color: #1237d9;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-1237d9 {
  border: 2px solid #1237d9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #1237d9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 18 55 217;
  --color-primary-hsl: 229 85% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-1237d9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #1237d9, #5012d9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-1237d9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(18 55 217 / 0.35);
}

#1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 3.80 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 6.49 #0000ff Blue ΔE 6.80 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 6.86 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 7.33 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 7.37 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 8.18 #edc826 Inverted #4f4f4f Grayscale 

Persian Blue
#1237d9  rgb(18, 55, 217)  hsl(229, 85%, 46%)  Persian Blue
#d9b412  rgb(217, 180, 18)  hsl(49, 85%, 46%)  Metallic Gold
#d91237  rgb(217, 18, 55)  hsl(349, 85%, 46%)  Crimson
#37d912  rgb(55, 217, 18)  hsl(109, 85%, 46%)  Lime Green