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#162BBB

#162bbb ≈ Persian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#162bbb is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 8.63% red, 16.86% green and 73.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 88.24% cyan, 77.01% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 232.36°, with 78.95% saturation and 40.98% 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 brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 10.01:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Persian Blue (#1c39bb), ΔE 3.58.

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Web safe#0033cc
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Relative luminance0.0549

Complementary

  1. #162bbb
  2. #bba616

Split complementary

  1. #162bbb
  2. #bb5316
  3. #7ebb16

Analogous

  1. #167ebb
  2. #162bbb
  3. #5316bb

Triadic

  1. #162bbb
  2. #bb162b
  3. #2bbb16

Tetradic

  1. #162bbb
  2. #a616bb
  3. #bba616
  4. #2bbb16

Square

  1. #162bbb
  2. #bb167e
  3. #bba616
  4. #16bb53

Monochromatic

  1. #060c32
  2. #0e1b77
  3. #162bbb
  4. #364de7
  5. #7b89ef

Shades

#162bbb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #162bbb
  2. #1427a8
  3. #122296
  4. #0f1e83
  5. #0d1a70
  6. #0b165e
  7. #09114b
  8. #070d38
  9. #040925
  10. #020413
  11. #000000

Tints

#162bbb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #162bbb
  2. #2d40c2
  3. #4555c9
  4. #5c6bcf
  5. #7380d6
  6. #8b95dd
  7. #a2aae4
  8. #b9bfeb
  9. #d0d5f1
  10. #e8eaf8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#162bbb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #162bbb
  2. #2134b5
  3. #2b3caf
  4. #3645a9
  5. #404da3
  6. #4b569e
  7. #565e98
  8. #606792
  9. #6b6f8c
  10. #757886
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.01:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.1:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #424242 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #353a84 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004abf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003ab9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005772 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0040bd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0034ba ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004995 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-162bbb {
  color: #162bbb;
}
Background
.bg-162bbb {
  background-color: #162bbb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-162bbb {
  border: 2px solid #162bbb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #162bbb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 22 43 187;
  --color-primary-hsl: 232 79% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-162bbb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #162bbb, #5316bb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-162bbb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(22 43 187 / 0.35);
}

#1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 3.58 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 4.08 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 5.39 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 5.64 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 5.70 #003399 Smalt ΔE 6.00 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.44 #e9d444 Inverted #424242 Grayscale 

Persian Blue
#162bbb  rgb(22, 43, 187)  hsl(232, 79%, 41%)  Persian Blue
#bba616  rgb(187, 166, 22)  hsl(52, 79%, 41%)  Brass
#bb162b  rgb(187, 22, 43)  hsl(352, 79%, 41%)  Firebrick
#2bbb16  rgb(43, 187, 22)  hsl(112, 79%, 41%)  Kelly Green