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#162FCA

#162fca ≈ Persian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#162fca is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 8.63% red, 18.43% green and 79.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 89.11% cyan, 76.73% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 231.67°, with 80.36% saturation and 43.92% 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 9.16:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Persian Blue (#1c39bb), ΔE 3.17.

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Web safe#0033cc
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Relative luminance0.0647

Complementary

  1. #162fca
  2. #cab116

Split complementary

  1. #162fca
  2. #ca5716
  3. #89ca16

Analogous

  1. #1689ca
  2. #162fca
  3. #5716ca

Triadic

  1. #162fca
  2. #ca162f
  3. #2fca16

Tetradic

  1. #162fca
  2. #b116ca
  3. #cab116
  4. #2fca16

Square

  1. #162fca
  2. #ca1689
  3. #cab116
  4. #16ca57

Monochromatic

  1. #070f40
  2. #0e1f85
  3. #162fca
  4. #4259ea
  5. #8796f2

Shades

#162fca mixed progressively with black.

  1. #162fca
  2. #142ab6
  3. #1226a2
  4. #0f218d
  5. #0d1c79
  6. #0b1865
  7. #091351
  8. #070e3d
  9. #040928
  10. #020514
  11. #000000

Tints

#162fca mixed progressively with white.

  1. #162fca
  2. #2d44cf
  3. #4559d5
  4. #5c6dda
  5. #7382df
  6. #8b97e5
  7. #a2acea
  8. #b9c1ef
  9. #d0d5f4
  10. #e8eafa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#162fca mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #162fca
  2. #2137c3
  3. #2b3fbb
  4. #3647b4
  5. #404fac
  6. #4b58a5
  7. #56609e
  8. #606896
  9. #6b708f
  10. #757887
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.16:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.29:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #484848 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3a3f8f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0051ce ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003fc7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005e7b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0046cd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0039c8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004fa1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-162fca {
  color: #162fca;
}
Background
.bg-162fca {
  background-color: #162fca;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-162fca {
  border: 2px solid #162fca;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #162fca;
  --color-primary-rgb: 22 47 202;
  --color-primary-hsl: 232 80% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-162fca {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #162fca, #5716ca);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-162fca {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(22 47 202 / 0.35);
}

#1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 3.17 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 5.25 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 6.26 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 6.78 #0000ff Blue ΔE 6.84 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 7.30 #003399 Smalt ΔE 7.35 #e9d035 Inverted #484848 Grayscale 

Persian Blue
#162fca  rgb(22, 47, 202)  hsl(232, 80%, 44%)  Persian Blue
#cab116  rgb(202, 177, 22)  hsl(52, 80%, 44%)  Old Gold
#ca162f  rgb(202, 22, 47)  hsl(352, 80%, 44%)  Fire Engine Red
#2fca16  rgb(47, 202, 22)  hsl(112, 80%, 44%)  Lime Green