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#1637CA

#1637ca ≈ Persian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#1637ca is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 8.63% red, 21.57% green and 79.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 89.11% cyan, 72.77% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 229°, 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 8.63:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Persian Blue (#1c39bb), ΔE 1.99.

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Web safe#0033cc
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Relative luminance0.0717

Complementary

  1. #1637ca
  2. #caa916

Split complementary

  1. #1637ca
  2. #ca4f16
  3. #91ca16

Analogous

  1. #1691ca
  2. #1637ca
  3. #4f16ca

Triadic

  1. #1637ca
  2. #ca1637
  3. #37ca16

Tetradic

  1. #1637ca
  2. #a916ca
  3. #caa916
  4. #37ca16

Square

  1. #1637ca
  2. #ca1691
  3. #caa916
  4. #16ca4f

Monochromatic

  1. #071140
  2. #0e2485
  3. #1637ca
  4. #4261ea
  5. #879bf2

Shades

#1637ca mixed progressively with black.

  1. #1637ca
  2. #1432b6
  3. #122ca2
  4. #0f278d
  5. #0d2179
  6. #0b1c65
  7. #091651
  8. #07113d
  9. #040b28
  10. #020614
  11. #000000

Tints

#1637ca mixed progressively with white.

  1. #1637ca
  2. #2d4bcf
  3. #455fd5
  4. #5c73da
  5. #7387df
  6. #8b9be5
  7. #a2afea
  8. #b9c3ef
  9. #d0d7f4
  10. #e8ebfa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#1637ca mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #1637ca
  2. #213ec3
  3. #2b46bb
  4. #364db4
  5. #4054ac
  6. #4b5ca5
  7. #56639e
  8. #606a96
  9. #6b718f
  10. #757987
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.63:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.43:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4c4c4c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3d4490 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0054ce ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0043c7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00627d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #004acd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #003ec8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0054a2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-1637ca {
  color: #1637ca;
}
Background
.bg-1637ca {
  background-color: #1637ca;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-1637ca {
  border: 2px solid #1637ca;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #1637ca;
  --color-primary-rgb: 22 55 202;
  --color-primary-hsl: 229 80% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-1637ca {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #1637ca, #4f16ca);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-1637ca {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(22 55 202 / 0.35);
}

#1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 1.99 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 5.00 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 5.95 #003399 Smalt ΔE 7.10 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 7.56 #0000ff Blue ΔE 7.98 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 8.20 #e9c835 Inverted #4c4c4c Grayscale 

Persian Blue
#1637ca  rgb(22, 55, 202)  hsl(229, 80%, 44%)  Persian Blue
#caa916  rgb(202, 169, 22)  hsl(49, 80%, 44%)  Metallic Gold
#ca1637  rgb(202, 22, 55)  hsl(349, 80%, 44%)  Cardinal
#37ca16  rgb(55, 202, 22)  hsl(109, 80%, 44%)  Lime Green