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#162BCB

#162bcb ≈ Persian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#162bcb 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 79.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 89.16% cyan, 78.82% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 233.04°, with 80.44% saturation and 44.12% 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 9.37:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Persian Blue (#1c39bb), ΔE 3.96.

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Relative luminance0.0621

Complementary

  1. #162bcb
  2. #cbb616

Split complementary

  1. #162bcb
  2. #cb5c16
  3. #86cb16

Analogous

  1. #1686cb
  2. #162bcb
  3. #5c16cb

Triadic

  1. #162bcb
  2. #cb162b
  3. #2bcb16

Tetradic

  1. #162bcb
  2. #b616cb
  3. #cbb616
  4. #2bcb16

Square

  1. #162bcb
  2. #cb1686
  3. #cbb616
  4. #16cb5c

Monochromatic

  1. #070e41
  2. #0f1c86
  3. #162bcb
  4. #4356eb
  5. #8894f2

Shades

#162bcb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #162bcb
  2. #1427b7
  3. #1222a2
  4. #0f1e8e
  5. #0d1a7a
  6. #0b1666
  7. #091151
  8. #070d3d
  9. #040929
  10. #020414
  11. #000000

Tints

#162bcb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #162bcb
  2. #2d40d0
  3. #4555d5
  4. #5c6bdb
  5. #7380e0
  6. #8b95e5
  7. #a2aaea
  8. #b9bfef
  9. #d0d5f5
  10. #e8eafa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#162bcb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #162bcb
  2. #2134c4
  3. #2b3cbc
  4. #3645b5
  5. #404dad
  6. #4b56a6
  7. #565e9e
  8. #606797
  9. #6b6f8f
  10. #757888
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.37:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.24:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #464646 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #393d8f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004fcf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003dc8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005d7b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0044ce ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0037c9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004ea1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-162bcb {
  color: #162bcb;
}
Background
.bg-162bcb {
  background-color: #162bcb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-162bcb {
  border: 2px solid #162bcb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #162bcb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 22 43 203;
  --color-primary-hsl: 233 80% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-162bcb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #162bcb, #5c16cb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-162bcb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(22 43 203 / 0.35);
}

#1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 3.96 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 5.40 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 5.69 #0000ff Blue ΔE 6.34 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 6.73 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.31 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 7.38 #e9d434 Inverted #464646 Grayscale 

Persian Blue
#162bcb  rgb(22, 43, 203)  hsl(233, 80%, 44%)  Persian Blue
#cbb616  rgb(203, 182, 22)  hsl(53, 80%, 44%)  Old Gold
#cb162b  rgb(203, 22, 43)  hsl(353, 80%, 44%)  Fire Engine Red
#2bcb16  rgb(43, 203, 22)  hsl(113, 80%, 44%)  Lime Green