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#1635BF

#1635bf ≈ Persian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#1635bf is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 8.63% red, 20.78% green and 74.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 88.48% cyan, 72.25% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 228.99°, with 79.34% saturation and 41.76% 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 9.15:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Persian Blue (#1c39bb), ΔE 1.19.

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Web safe#0033cc
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Relative luminance0.0648

Complementary

  1. #1635bf
  2. #bfa016

Split complementary

  1. #1635bf
  2. #bf4b16
  3. #89bf16

Analogous

  1. #1689bf
  2. #1635bf
  3. #4b16bf

Triadic

  1. #1635bf
  2. #bf1635
  3. #35bf16

Tetradic

  1. #1635bf
  2. #a016bf
  3. #bfa016
  4. #35bf16

Square

  1. #1635bf
  2. #bf1689
  3. #bfa016
  4. #16bf4b

Monochromatic

  1. #060f36
  2. #0e227a
  3. #1635bf
  4. #3959e8
  5. #7e93f0

Shades

#1635bf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #1635bf
  2. #1430ac
  3. #122a99
  4. #0f2586
  5. #0d2073
  6. #0b1b60
  7. #09154c
  8. #071039
  9. #040b26
  10. #020513
  11. #000000

Tints

#1635bf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #1635bf
  2. #2d49c5
  3. #455dcc
  4. #5c72d2
  5. #7386d9
  6. #8b9adf
  7. #a2aee5
  8. #b9c2ec
  9. #d0d7f2
  10. #e8ebf9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#1635bf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #1635bf
  2. #213db9
  3. #2b44b2
  4. #364cac
  5. #4053a6
  6. #4b5ba0
  7. #566299
  8. #606a93
  9. #6b718d
  10. #757986
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.15:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.3:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #484848 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3a4188 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0050c3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0040bd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005d77 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0047c1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #003cbe ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #005099 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-1635bf {
  color: #1635bf;
}
Background
.bg-1635bf {
  background-color: #1635bf;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-1635bf {
  border: 2px solid #1635bf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #1635bf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 22 53 191;
  --color-primary-hsl: 229 79% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-1635bf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #1635bf, #4b16bf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-1635bf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(22 53 191 / 0.35);
}

#1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 1.19 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 3.55 #003399 Smalt ΔE 5.69 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 6.11 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 7.26 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 7.26 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 7.85 #e9ca40 Inverted #484848 Grayscale 

Persian Blue
#1635bf  rgb(22, 53, 191)  hsl(229, 79%, 42%)  Persian Blue
#bfa016  rgb(191, 160, 22)  hsl(49, 79%, 42%)  Metallic Gold
#bf1635  rgb(191, 22, 53)  hsl(349, 79%, 42%)  Cardinal
#35bf16  rgb(53, 191, 22)  hsl(109, 79%, 42%)  Kelly Green