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#163FAC

#163fac ≈ Persian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#163fac is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 8.63% red, 24.71% green and 67.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 87.21% cyan, 63.37% magenta, 0% yellow and 32.55% black. Its hue angle is 223.6°, with 77.32% saturation and 38.04% 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 8.97:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Persian Blue (#1c39bb), ΔE 3.23.

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Web safe#003399
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Relative luminance0.067

Complementary

  1. #163fac
  2. #ac8316

Split complementary

  1. #163fac
  2. #ac3816
  3. #8aac16

Analogous

  1. #168aac
  2. #163fac
  3. #3816ac

Triadic

  1. #163fac
  2. #ac163f
  3. #3fac16

Tetradic

  1. #163fac
  2. #8316ac
  3. #ac8316
  4. #3fac16

Square

  1. #163fac
  2. #ac168a
  3. #ac8316
  4. #16ac38

Monochromatic

  1. #050d24
  2. #0d2668
  3. #163fac
  4. #2b5de4
  5. #6e91ed

Shades

#163fac mixed progressively with black.

  1. #163fac
  2. #14399b
  3. #12328a
  4. #0f2c78
  5. #0d2667
  6. #0b2056
  7. #091945
  8. #071334
  9. #040d22
  10. #020611
  11. #000000

Tints

#163fac mixed progressively with white.

  1. #163fac
  2. #2d52b4
  3. #4565bd
  4. #5c79c5
  5. #738ccd
  6. #8b9fd6
  7. #a2b2de
  8. #b9c5e6
  9. #d0d9ee
  10. #e8ecf7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#163fac mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #163fac
  2. #2146a8
  3. #2b4ca3
  4. #36539f
  5. #40599a
  6. #4b6096
  7. #566692
  8. #606d8d
  9. #6b7389
  10. #757a84
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.97:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.34:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #494949 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3b457d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0050b0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0042aa ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005c6f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #004aae ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0041ab ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00528c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-163fac {
  color: #163fac;
}
Background
.bg-163fac {
  background-color: #163fac;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-163fac {
  border: 2px solid #163fac;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #163fac;
  --color-primary-rgb: 22 63 172;
  --color-primary-hsl: 224 77% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-163fac {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #163fac, #3816ac);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-163fac {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(22 63 172 / 0.35);
}

#1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 3.23 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 3.32 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 3.33 #003399 Smalt ΔE 4.20 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 6.44 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 6.81 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 7.39 #e9c053 Inverted #494949 Grayscale 

Persian Blue
#163fac  rgb(22, 63, 172)  hsl(224, 77%, 38%)  Persian Blue
#ac8316  rgb(172, 131, 22)  hsl(44, 77%, 38%)  Dark Goldenrod
#ac163f  rgb(172, 22, 63)  hsl(344, 77%, 38%)  Vivid Burgundy
#3fac16  rgb(63, 172, 22)  hsl(104, 77%, 38%)  Kelly Green