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#162ECB

#162ecb ≈ Persian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#162ecb is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 8.63% red, 18.04% green and 79.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 89.16% cyan, 77.34% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 232.04°, 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 9.18:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Persian Blue (#1c39bb), ΔE 3.42.

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Relative luminance0.0644

Complementary

  1. #162ecb
  2. #cbb316

Split complementary

  1. #162ecb
  2. #cb5816
  3. #89cb16

Analogous

  1. #1689cb
  2. #162ecb
  3. #5816cb

Triadic

  1. #162ecb
  2. #cb162e
  3. #2ecb16

Tetradic

  1. #162ecb
  2. #b316cb
  3. #cbb316
  4. #2ecb16

Square

  1. #162ecb
  2. #cb1689
  3. #cbb316
  4. #16cb58

Monochromatic

  1. #070f41
  2. #0f1e86
  3. #162ecb
  4. #4359eb
  5. #8896f2

Shades

#162ecb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #162ecb
  2. #1429b7
  3. #1225a2
  4. #0f208e
  5. #0d1c7a
  6. #0b1766
  7. #091251
  8. #070e3d
  9. #040929
  10. #020514
  11. #000000

Tints

#162ecb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #162ecb
  2. #2d43d0
  3. #4558d5
  4. #5c6ddb
  5. #7382e0
  6. #8b97e5
  7. #a2abea
  8. #b9c0ef
  9. #d0d5f5
  10. #e8eafa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#162ecb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #162ecb
  2. #2136c4
  3. #2b3ebc
  4. #3647b5
  5. #404fad
  6. #4b57a6
  7. #565f9e
  8. #606797
  9. #6b708f
  10. #757888
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.18:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.29:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #484848 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3a3f90 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0051cf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003ec8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005e7c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0045ce ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0039c9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004fa2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-162ecb {
  color: #162ecb;
}
Background
.bg-162ecb {
  background-color: #162ecb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-162ecb {
  border: 2px solid #162ecb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #162ecb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 22 46 203;
  --color-primary-hsl: 232 80% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-162ecb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #162ecb, #5816cb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-162ecb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(22 46 203 / 0.35);
}

#1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 3.42 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 5.44 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 6.04 #0000ff Blue ΔE 6.63 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 6.92 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 7.22 #003399 Smalt ΔE 7.53 #e9d134 Inverted #484848 Grayscale 

Persian Blue
#162ecb  rgb(22, 46, 203)  hsl(232, 80%, 44%)  Persian Blue
#cbb316  rgb(203, 179, 22)  hsl(52, 80%, 44%)  Old Gold
#cb162e  rgb(203, 22, 46)  hsl(352, 80%, 44%)  Fire Engine Red
#2ecb16  rgb(46, 203, 22)  hsl(112, 80%, 44%)  Lime Green