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#162DBD

#162dbd ≈ Persian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#162dbd is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 8.63% red, 17.65% green and 74.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 88.36% cyan, 76.19% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.88% black. Its hue angle is 231.74°, with 79.15% saturation and 41.37% 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 9.79:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Persian Blue (#1c39bb), ΔE 3.11.

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Relative luminance0.0572

Complementary

  1. #162dbd
  2. #bda616

Split complementary

  1. #162dbd
  2. #bd5316
  3. #80bd16

Analogous

  1. #1680bd
  2. #162dbd
  3. #5316bd

Triadic

  1. #162dbd
  2. #bd162d
  3. #2dbd16

Tetradic

  1. #162dbd
  2. #a616bd
  3. #bda616
  4. #2dbd16

Square

  1. #162dbd
  2. #bd1680
  3. #bda616
  4. #16bd53

Monochromatic

  1. #060c34
  2. #0e1d78
  3. #162dbd
  4. #3850e8
  5. #7c8cf0

Shades

#162dbd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #162dbd
  2. #1429aa
  3. #122497
  4. #0f2084
  5. #0d1b71
  6. #0b175f
  7. #09124c
  8. #070e39
  9. #040926
  10. #020513
  11. #000000

Tints

#162dbd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #162dbd
  2. #2d42c4
  3. #4557ca
  4. #5c6cd1
  5. #7381d7
  6. #8b96de
  7. #a2abe5
  8. #b9c0eb
  9. #d0d5f2
  10. #e8eaf8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#162dbd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #162dbd
  2. #2135b7
  3. #2b3eb1
  4. #3646ab
  5. #404ea5
  6. #4b579f
  7. #565f98
  8. #606792
  9. #6b6f8c
  10. #757886
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.79:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.14:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #444444 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #363c86 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004cc1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003bbb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005973 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0042bf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0036bc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004b97 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-162dbd {
  color: #162dbd;
}
Background
.bg-162dbd {
  background-color: #162dbd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-162dbd {
  border: 2px solid #162dbd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #162dbd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 22 45 189;
  --color-primary-hsl: 232 79% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-162dbd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #162dbd, #5316bd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-162dbd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(22 45 189 / 0.35);
}

#1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 3.11 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 3.98 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 5.93 #003399 Smalt ΔE 6.00 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 6.00 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 6.09 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.11 #e9d242 Inverted #444444 Grayscale 

Persian Blue
#162dbd  rgb(22, 45, 189)  hsl(232, 79%, 41%)  Persian Blue
#bda616  rgb(189, 166, 22)  hsl(52, 79%, 41%)  Brass
#bd162d  rgb(189, 22, 45)  hsl(352, 79%, 41%)  Cardinal
#2dbd16  rgb(45, 189, 22)  hsl(112, 79%, 41%)  Kelly Green