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#1541CD

#1541cd ≈ Persian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#1541cd is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 8.24% red, 25.49% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 89.76% cyan, 68.29% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 225.65°, with 81.42% saturation and 44.31% 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 7.87:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Persian Blue (#1c39bb), ΔE 3.17.

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Web safe#0033cc
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Relative luminance0.0835

Complementary

  1. #1541cd
  2. #cda115

Split complementary

  1. #1541cd
  2. #cd4515
  3. #9dcd15

Analogous

  1. #159dcd
  2. #1541cd
  3. #4515cd

Triadic

  1. #1541cd
  2. #cd1541
  3. #41cd15

Tetradic

  1. #1541cd
  2. #a115cd
  3. #cda115
  4. #41cd15

Square

  1. #1541cd
  2. #cd159d
  3. #cda115
  4. #15cd45

Monochromatic

  1. #071542
  2. #0e2b88
  3. #1541cd
  4. #436bec
  5. #88a2f3

Shades

#1541cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #1541cd
  2. #133bb9
  3. #1134a4
  4. #0f2e90
  5. #0d277b
  6. #0b2167
  7. #081a52
  8. #06143e
  9. #040d29
  10. #020715
  11. #000000

Tints

#1541cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #1541cd
  2. #2c54d2
  3. #4467d7
  4. #5b7adc
  5. #738de1
  6. #8aa0e6
  7. #a1b3eb
  8. #b9c6f0
  9. #d0d9f5
  10. #e8ecfa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#1541cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #1541cd
  2. #2047c5
  3. #2a4ebe
  4. #3554b6
  5. #405aae
  6. #4b61a7
  7. #55679f
  8. #606d97
  9. #6b738f
  10. #757a88
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.87:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.67:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #525252 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #414b94 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005ad1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0049ca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006882 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0051d0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0046cb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #005ba5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-1541cd {
  color: #1541cd;
}
Background
.bg-1541cd {
  background-color: #1541cd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-1541cd {
  border: 2px solid #1541cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #1541cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 21 65 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 226 81% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-1541cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #1541cd, #4515cd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-1541cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(21 65 205 / 0.35);
}

#1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 3.17 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 5.89 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 5.96 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 6.21 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 6.71 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 7.33 #003399 Smalt ΔE 7.99 #eabe32 Inverted #525252 Grayscale 

Persian Blue
#1541cd  rgb(21, 65, 205)  hsl(226, 81%, 44%)  Persian Blue
#cda115  rgb(205, 161, 21)  hsl(46, 81%, 44%)  Goldenrod
#cd1541  rgb(205, 21, 65)  hsl(346, 81%, 44%)  Cardinal
#41cd15  rgb(65, 205, 21)  hsl(106, 81%, 44%)  Lime Green