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#1237DE

#1237de ≈ Persian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#1237de 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 87.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 91.89% cyan, 75.23% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 229.12°, with 85% saturation and 47.06% 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 7.99:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Persian Blue (#1c39bb), ΔE 4.42.

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Relative luminance0.0813

Complementary

  1. #1237de
  2. #deb912

Split complementary

  1. #1237de
  2. #de5312
  3. #9dde12

Analogous

  1. #129dde
  2. #1237de
  3. #5312de

Triadic

  1. #1237de
  2. #de1237
  3. #37de12

Tetradic

  1. #1237de
  2. #b912de
  3. #deb912
  4. #37de12

Square

  1. #1237de
  2. #de129d
  3. #deb912
  4. #12de53

Monochromatic

  1. #071450
  2. #0c2597
  3. #1237de
  4. #4c6af0
  5. #93a5f6

Shades

#1237de mixed progressively with black.

  1. #1237de
  2. #1032c8
  3. #0e2cb2
  4. #0d279b
  5. #0b2185
  6. #091c6f
  7. #071659
  8. #051143
  9. #040b2c
  10. #020616
  11. #000000

Tints

#1237de mixed progressively with white.

  1. #1237de
  2. #2a4be1
  3. #415fe5
  4. #5973e8
  5. #7187eb
  6. #899bef
  7. #a0aff2
  8. #b8c3f5
  9. #d0d7f8
  10. #e7ebfc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#1237de mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #1237de
  2. #1d3ed5
  3. #2846cb
  4. #334dc2
  5. #3e54b8
  6. #495caf
  7. #5463a6
  8. #5f6a9c
  9. #6a7193
  10. #757989
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.99:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.63:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #515151 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #40489e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005ae3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0046db ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006a89 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #004fe1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0041dc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0059b1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-1237de {
  color: #1237de;
}
Background
.bg-1237de {
  background-color: #1237de;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-1237de {
  border: 2px solid #1237de;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #1237de;
  --color-primary-rgb: 18 55 222;
  --color-primary-hsl: 229 85% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-1237de {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #1237de, #5312de);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-1237de {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(18 55 222 / 0.35);
}

#1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 4.42 #0000ff Blue ΔE 6.49 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 6.73 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 6.89 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 6.97 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 7.49 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 8.03 #edc821 Inverted #515151 Grayscale 

Persian Blue
#1237de  rgb(18, 55, 222)  hsl(229, 85%, 47%)  Persian Blue
#deb912  rgb(222, 185, 18)  hsl(49, 85%, 47%)  Meat Brown
#de1237  rgb(222, 18, 55)  hsl(349, 85%, 47%)  Crimson
#37de12  rgb(55, 222, 18)  hsl(109, 85%, 47%)  Lime Green