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#1237ED

#1237ed ≈ Han Purple

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#1237ed 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 92.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 92.41% cyan, 76.79% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.06% black. Its hue angle is 229.86°, with 85.88% saturation and 50% 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 7.51:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Han Purple (#5218fa), ΔE 5.81.

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Relative luminance0.0898

Complementary

  1. #1237ed
  2. #edc812

Split complementary

  1. #1237ed
  2. #ed5a12
  3. #a5ed12

Analogous

  1. #12a5ed
  2. #1237ed
  3. #5a12ed

Triadic

  1. #1237ed
  2. #ed1237
  3. #37ed12

Tetradic

  1. #1237ed
  2. #c812ed
  3. #edc812
  4. #37ed12

Square

  1. #1237ed
  2. #ed12a5
  3. #edc812
  4. #12ed5a

Monochromatic

  1. #07165f
  2. #0d27a6
  3. #1237ed
  4. #5973f2
  5. #a0aff8

Shades

#1237ed mixed progressively with black.

  1. #1237ed
  2. #1032d5
  3. #0e2cbe
  4. #0d27a6
  5. #0b218e
  6. #091c77
  7. #07165f
  8. #051147
  9. #040b2f
  10. #020618
  11. #000000

Tints

#1237ed mixed progressively with white.

  1. #1237ed
  2. #2a4bef
  3. #415ff1
  4. #5973f2
  5. #7187f4
  6. #899bf6
  7. #a0aff8
  8. #b8c3fa
  9. #d0d7fb
  10. #e7ebfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#1237ed mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #1237ed
  2. #1d3ee2
  3. #2846d7
  4. #334dcc
  5. #3e54c1
  6. #495cb7
  7. #5463ac
  8. #5f6aa1
  9. #6a7196
  10. #75798b
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.51:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.8:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #555555 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #434aa8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005ff2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0049ea ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006f91 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0052f0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0043eb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #005ebd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-1237ed {
  color: #1237ed;
}
Background
.bg-1237ed {
  background-color: #1237ed;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-1237ed {
  border: 2px solid #1237ed;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #1237ed;
  --color-primary-rgb: 18 55 237;
  --color-primary-hsl: 230 86% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-1237ed {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #1237ed, #5a12ed);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-1237ed {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(18 55 237 / 0.35);
}

#5218fa Han Purple ΔE 5.81 #0000ff Blue ΔE 5.97 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 6.10 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 6.24 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.65 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 7.82 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 8.20 #edc812 Inverted #555555 Grayscale 

Han Purple
#1237ed  rgb(18, 55, 237)  hsl(230, 86%, 50%)  Han Purple
#edc812  rgb(237, 200, 18)  hsl(50, 86%, 50%)  Jonquil
#ed1237  rgb(237, 18, 55)  hsl(350, 86%, 50%)  Tractor Red
#37ed12  rgb(55, 237, 18)  hsl(110, 86%, 50%)  Neon Green