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#162EDA

#162eda ≈ Persian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#162eda is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 8.63% red, 18.04% green and 85.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 89.91% cyan, 78.9% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.51% black. Its hue angle is 232.65°, with 81.67% saturation and 47.06% 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 8.62:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Persian Blue (#1c39bb), ΔE 4.63.

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Relative luminance0.0719

Complementary

  1. #162eda
  2. #dac216

Split complementary

  1. #162eda
  2. #da6016
  3. #90da16

Analogous

  1. #1690da
  2. #162eda
  3. #6016da

Triadic

  1. #162eda
  2. #da162e
  3. #2eda16

Tetradic

  1. #162eda
  2. #c216da
  3. #dac216
  4. #2eda16

Square

  1. #162eda
  2. #da1690
  3. #dac216
  4. #16da60

Monochromatic

  1. #08114f
  2. #0f1f95
  3. #162eda
  4. #4f63ed
  5. #95a0f4

Shades

#162eda mixed progressively with black.

  1. #162eda
  2. #1429c4
  3. #1225ae
  4. #0f2099
  5. #0d1c83
  6. #0b176d
  7. #091257
  8. #070e41
  9. #04092c
  10. #020516
  11. #000000

Tints

#162eda mixed progressively with white.

  1. #162eda
  2. #2d43de
  3. #4558e1
  4. #5c6de5
  5. #7382e9
  6. #8b97ed
  7. #a2abf0
  8. #b9c0f4
  9. #d0d5f8
  10. #e8eafb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#162eda mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #162eda
  2. #2136d1
  3. #2b3ec8
  4. #3647bf
  5. #404fb6
  6. #4b57ad
  7. #565fa4
  8. #60679b
  9. #6b7092
  10. #757889
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.62:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.44:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4c4c4c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3d429a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0056df ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0042d7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006484 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0049dd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #003bd8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0054ad ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-162eda {
  color: #162eda;
}
Background
.bg-162eda {
  background-color: #162eda;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-162eda {
  border: 2px solid #162eda;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #162eda;
  --color-primary-rgb: 22 46 218;
  --color-primary-hsl: 233 82% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-162eda {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #162eda, #6016da);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-162eda {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(22 46 218 / 0.35);
}

#1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 4.63 #0000ff Blue ΔE 5.24 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 6.05 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 6.41 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 6.54 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 7.16 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.25 #e9d125 Inverted #4c4c4c Grayscale 

Persian Blue
#162eda  rgb(22, 46, 218)  hsl(233, 82%, 47%)  Persian Blue
#dac216  rgb(218, 194, 22)  hsl(53, 82%, 47%)  Citrine
#da162e  rgb(218, 22, 46)  hsl(353, 82%, 47%)  Fire Engine Red
#2eda16  rgb(46, 218, 22)  hsl(113, 82%, 47%)  Lime Green