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#1639B6

#1639b6 ≈ Persian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#1639b6 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 8.63% red, 22.35% green and 71.37% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 87.91% cyan, 68.68% magenta, 0% yellow and 28.63% black. Its hue angle is 226.88°, with 78.43% saturation and 40% 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 0.87.

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Web safe#0033cc
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Relative luminance0.0647

Complementary

  1. #1639b6
  2. #b69316

Split complementary

  1. #1639b6
  2. #b64316
  3. #89b616

Analogous

  1. #1689b6
  2. #1639b6
  3. #4316b6

Triadic

  1. #1639b6
  2. #b61639
  3. #39b616

Tetradic

  1. #1639b6
  2. #9316b6
  3. #b69316
  4. #39b616

Square

  1. #1639b6
  2. #b61689
  3. #b69316
  4. #16b643

Monochromatic

  1. #060e2d
  2. #0e2472
  3. #1639b6
  4. #325ae6
  5. #7791ee

Shades

#1639b6 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #1639b6
  2. #1433a4
  3. #122e92
  4. #0f287f
  5. #0d226d
  6. #0b1d5b
  7. #091749
  8. #071137
  9. #040b24
  10. #020612
  11. #000000

Tints

#1639b6 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #1639b6
  2. #2d4dbd
  3. #4561c5
  4. #5c74cc
  5. #7388d3
  6. #8b9cdb
  7. #a2b0e2
  8. #b9c4e9
  9. #d0d7f0
  10. #e8ebf8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#1639b6 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #1639b6
  2. #2140b1
  3. #2b47ab
  4. #364ea6
  5. #4055a0
  6. #4b5d9b
  7. #566496
  8. #606b90
  9. #6b728b
  10. #757985
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.15:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.29:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #484848 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3a4283 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0050ba ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0040b4 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005c73 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0048b8 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #003eb5 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #005092 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-1639b6 {
  color: #1639b6;
}
Background
.bg-1639b6 {
  background-color: #1639b6;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-1639b6 {
  border: 2px solid #1639b6;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #1639b6;
  --color-primary-rgb: 22 57 182;
  --color-primary-hsl: 227 78% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-1639b6 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #1639b6, #4316b6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-1639b6 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(22 57 182 / 0.35);
}

#1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 0.87 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 2.55 #003399 Smalt ΔE 4.52 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 5.68 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 6.08 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 7.17 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 8.28 #e9c649 Inverted #484848 Grayscale 

Persian Blue
#1639b6  rgb(22, 57, 182)  hsl(227, 78%, 40%)  Persian Blue
#b69316  rgb(182, 147, 22)  hsl(47, 78%, 40%)  Dark Goldenrod
#b61639  rgb(182, 22, 57)  hsl(347, 78%, 40%)  Cardinal
#39b616  rgb(57, 182, 22)  hsl(107, 78%, 40%)  Kelly Green