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#123E98

#123e98 ≈ Smalt

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#123e98 is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 7.06% red, 24.31% green and 59.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 88.16% cyan, 59.21% magenta, 0% yellow and 40.39% black. Its hue angle is 220.3°, with 78.82% saturation and 33.33% 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 corporate identities. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 9.69:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Smalt (#003399), ΔE 3.54.

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Web safe#003399
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Relative luminance0.0584

Complementary

  1. #123e98
  2. #986c12

Split complementary

  1. #123e98
  2. #982912
  3. #819812

Analogous

  1. #128198
  2. #123e98
  3. #291298

Triadic

  1. #123e98
  2. #98123e
  3. #3e9812

Tetradic

  1. #123e98
  2. #6c1298
  3. #986c12
  4. #3e9812

Square

  1. #123e98
  2. #981281
  3. #986c12
  4. #129829

Monochromatic

  1. #020712
  2. #0a2254
  3. #123e98
  4. #1a5adc
  5. #5888eb

Shades

#123e98 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #123e98
  2. #103889
  3. #0e327a
  4. #0d2b6a
  5. #0b255b
  6. #091f4c
  7. #07193d
  8. #05132e
  9. #040c1e
  10. #02060f
  11. #000000

Tints

#123e98 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #123e98
  2. #2a51a2
  3. #4165ad
  4. #5978b7
  5. #718bc1
  6. #899fcc
  7. #a0b2d6
  8. #b8c5e0
  9. #d0d8ea
  10. #e7ecf5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#123e98 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #123e98
  2. #1d4596
  3. #284b93
  4. #335291
  5. #3e588e
  6. #495f8c
  7. #54668a
  8. #5f6c87
  9. #6a7385
  10. #757982
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.69:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.17:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #444444 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #364270 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004b9b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003f96 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005564 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #00469a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #003e97 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004d7c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-123e98 {
  color: #123e98;
}
Background
.bg-123e98 {
  background-color: #123e98;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-123e98 {
  border: 2px solid #123e98;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #123e98;
  --color-primary-rgb: 18 62 152;
  --color-primary-hsl: 220 79% 33%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-123e98 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #123e98, #291298);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-123e98 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(18 62 152 / 0.35);
}

#003399 Smalt ΔE 3.54 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 3.65 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 4.36 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 5.98 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 6.01 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 7.39 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 8.12 #edc167 Inverted #444444 Grayscale 

Smalt
#123e98  rgb(18, 62, 152)  hsl(220, 79%, 33%)  Smalt
#986c12  rgb(152, 108, 18)  hsl(40, 79%, 33%)  Golden Brown
#98123e  rgb(152, 18, 62)  hsl(340, 79%, 33%)  Claret
#3e9812  rgb(62, 152, 18)  hsl(100, 79%, 33%)  Islamic Green