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#124EEE

#124eee ≈ Iris

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#124eee is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 7.06% red, 30.59% green and 93.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 92.44% cyan, 67.23% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.67% black. Its hue angle is 223.64°, with 86.61% saturation and 50.2% 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 6.27:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Iris (#5a4fcf), ΔE 6.3.

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Web safe#0066ff
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Relative luminance0.1175

Complementary

  1. #124eee
  2. #eeb212

Split complementary

  1. #124eee
  2. #ee4412
  3. #bcee12

Analogous

  1. #12bcee
  2. #124eee
  3. #4412ee

Triadic

  1. #124eee
  2. #ee124e
  3. #4eee12

Tetradic

  1. #124eee
  2. #b212ee
  3. #eeb212
  4. #4eee12

Square

  1. #124eee
  2. #ee12bc
  3. #eeb212
  4. #12ee44

Monochromatic

  1. #071f60
  2. #0c36a8
  3. #124eee
  4. #5983f3
  5. #a1b9f8

Shades

#124eee mixed progressively with black.

  1. #124eee
  2. #1046d6
  3. #0e3ebe
  4. #0d37a7
  5. #0b2f8f
  6. #092777
  7. #071f5f
  8. #051747
  9. #041030
  10. #020818
  11. #000000

Tints

#124eee mixed progressively with white.

  1. #124eee
  2. #2a60f0
  3. #4171f1
  4. #5983f3
  5. #7195f5
  6. #89a7f7
  7. #a0b8f8
  8. #b8cafa
  9. #d0dcfc
  10. #e7edfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#124eee mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #124eee
  2. #1d53e3
  3. #2858d8
  4. #335dcd
  5. #3e62c2
  6. #4967b7
  7. #546cac
  8. #5f71a1
  9. #6a7696
  10. #757b8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.27:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.35:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #606060 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4c59ac ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006af3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0056eb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007b98 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0060f1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0053ec ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #006bc0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-124eee {
  color: #124eee;
}
Background
.bg-124eee {
  background-color: #124eee;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-124eee {
  border: 2px solid #124eee;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #124eee;
  --color-primary-rgb: 18 78 238;
  --color-primary-hsl: 224 87% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-124eee {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #124eee, #4412ee);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-124eee {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(18 78 238 / 0.35);
}

#5a4fcf Iris ΔE 6.30 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 6.44 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 7.38 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 7.74 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 8.46 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 8.77 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 8.98 #edb111 Inverted #606060 Grayscale 

Iris
#124eee  rgb(18, 78, 238)  hsl(224, 87%, 50%)  Iris
#eeb212  rgb(238, 178, 18)  hsl(44, 87%, 50%)  Amber
#ee124e  rgb(238, 18, 78)  hsl(344, 87%, 50%)  Amaranth
#4eee12  rgb(78, 238, 18)  hsl(104, 87%, 50%)  Harlequin