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#163CDC

#163cdc ≈ Persian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#163cdc is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 8.63% red, 23.53% green and 86.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 90% cyan, 72.73% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 228.48°, with 81.82% saturation and 47.45% 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 7.74:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Persian Blue (#1c39bb), ΔE 4.29.

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Relative luminance0.0857

Complementary

  1. #163cdc
  2. #dcb616

Split complementary

  1. #163cdc
  2. #dc5316
  3. #9fdc16

Analogous

  1. #169fdc
  2. #163cdc
  3. #5316dc

Triadic

  1. #163cdc
  2. #dc163c
  3. #3cdc16

Tetradic

  1. #163cdc
  2. #b616dc
  3. #dcb616
  4. #3cdc16

Square

  1. #163cdc
  2. #dc169f
  3. #dcb616
  4. #16dc53

Monochromatic

  1. #081651
  2. #0f2996
  3. #163cdc
  4. #516fee
  5. #96a9f5

Shades

#163cdc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #163cdc
  2. #1436c6
  3. #1230b0
  4. #0f2a9a
  5. #0d2484
  6. #0b1e6e
  7. #091858
  8. #071242
  9. #040c2c
  10. #020616
  11. #000000

Tints

#163cdc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #163cdc
  2. #2d50e0
  3. #4563e3
  4. #5c77e7
  5. #738aea
  6. #8b9eee
  7. #a2b1f1
  8. #b9c5f5
  9. #d0d8f8
  10. #e8ecfc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#163cdc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #163cdc
  2. #2143d3
  3. #2b4aca
  4. #3650c0
  5. #4057b7
  6. #4b5eae
  7. #5665a5
  8. #606c9c
  9. #6b7292
  10. #757989
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.74:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.71:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #535353 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #424b9d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005ce1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0049d9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006b89 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0051df ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0044da ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #005cb0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-163cdc {
  color: #163cdc;
}
Background
.bg-163cdc {
  background-color: #163cdc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-163cdc {
  border: 2px solid #163cdc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #163cdc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 22 60 220;
  --color-primary-hsl: 228 82% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-163cdc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #163cdc, #5316dc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-163cdc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(22 60 220 / 0.35);
}

#1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 4.29 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 6.37 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 7.28 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 7.51 #0000ff Blue ΔE 7.60 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 7.65 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 7.94 #e9c323 Inverted #535353 Grayscale 

Persian Blue
#163cdc  rgb(22, 60, 220)  hsl(228, 82%, 47%)  Persian Blue
#dcb616  rgb(220, 182, 22)  hsl(48, 82%, 47%)  Metallic Gold
#dc163c  rgb(220, 22, 60)  hsl(348, 82%, 47%)  Crimson
#3cdc16  rgb(60, 220, 22)  hsl(108, 82%, 47%)  Lime Green