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#1237EA

#1237ea ≈ Persian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#1237ea 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 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 92.31% cyan, 76.5% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 229.72°, with 85.71% saturation and 49.41% 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 7.61:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Persian Blue (#1c39bb), ΔE 5.88.

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Relative luminance0.088

Complementary

  1. #1237ea
  2. #eac512

Split complementary

  1. #1237ea
  2. #ea5912
  3. #a3ea12

Analogous

  1. #12a3ea
  2. #1237ea
  3. #5912ea

Triadic

  1. #1237ea
  2. #ea1237
  3. #37ea12

Tetradic

  1. #1237ea
  2. #c512ea
  3. #eac512
  4. #37ea12

Square

  1. #1237ea
  2. #ea12a3
  3. #eac512
  4. #12ea59

Monochromatic

  1. #07165c
  2. #0d26a3
  3. #1237ea
  4. #5671f2
  5. #9dadf7

Shades

#1237ea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #1237ea
  2. #1032d3
  3. #0e2cbb
  4. #0d27a4
  5. #0b218c
  6. #091c75
  7. #07165e
  8. #051146
  9. #040b2f
  10. #020617
  11. #000000

Tints

#1237ea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #1237ea
  2. #2a4bec
  3. #415fee
  4. #5973f0
  5. #7187f2
  6. #899bf5
  7. #a0aff7
  8. #b8c3f9
  9. #d0d7fb
  10. #e7ebfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#1237ea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #1237ea
  2. #1d3edf
  3. #2846d5
  4. #334dca
  5. #3e54c0
  6. #495cb5
  7. #5463aa
  8. #5f6aa0
  9. #6a7195
  10. #75798b
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.61:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.76:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #545454 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #424aa6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005eef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0049e7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006e8f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0051ed ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0042e8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #005dbb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-1237ea {
  color: #1237ea;
}
Background
.bg-1237ea {
  background-color: #1237ea;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-1237ea {
  border: 2px solid #1237ea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #1237ea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 18 55 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 230 86% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-1237ea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #1237ea, #5912ea);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-1237ea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(18 55 234 / 0.35);
}

#1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 5.88 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 5.99 #0000ff Blue ΔE 6.02 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 6.23 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.45 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 7.84 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 8.30 #edc815 Inverted #545454 Grayscale 

Persian Blue
#1237ea  rgb(18, 55, 234)  hsl(230, 86%, 49%)  Persian Blue
#eac512  rgb(234, 197, 18)  hsl(50, 86%, 49%)  Jonquil
#ea1237  rgb(234, 18, 55)  hsl(350, 86%, 49%)  Crimson
#37ea12  rgb(55, 234, 18)  hsl(110, 86%, 49%)  Lime