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#1640EF

#1640ef ≈ Iris

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#1640ef is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 8.63% red, 25.1% green and 93.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 90.79% cyan, 73.22% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 228.39°, with 87.15% saturation and 51.18% 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 6.97:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Iris (#5a4fcf), ΔE 6.67.

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Relative luminance0.1007

Complementary

  1. #1640ef
  2. #efc516

Split complementary

  1. #1640ef
  2. #ef5916
  3. #acef16

Analogous

  1. #16acef
  2. #1640ef
  3. #5916ef

Triadic

  1. #1640ef
  2. #ef1640
  3. #40ef16

Tetradic

  1. #1640ef
  2. #c516ef
  3. #efc516
  4. #40ef16

Square

  1. #1640ef
  2. #ef16ac
  3. #efc516
  4. #16ef59

Monochromatic

  1. #071965
  2. #0c2bad
  3. #1640ef
  4. #5e7bf4
  5. #a5b5f9

Shades

#1640ef mixed progressively with black.

  1. #1640ef
  2. #143ad7
  3. #1233bf
  4. #0f2da7
  5. #0d268f
  6. #0b2078
  7. #091a60
  8. #071348
  9. #040d30
  10. #020618
  11. #000000

Tints

#1640ef mixed progressively with white.

  1. #1640ef
  2. #2d53f1
  3. #4566f2
  4. #5c79f4
  5. #738cf5
  6. #8ba0f7
  7. #a2b3f9
  8. #b9c6fa
  9. #d0d9fc
  10. #e8ecfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#1640ef mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #1640ef
  2. #2146e4
  3. #2b4dd9
  4. #3653ce
  5. #405ac3
  6. #4b60b8
  7. #5666ac
  8. #606da1
  9. #6b7396
  10. #757a8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.97:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.01:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #595959 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4750ab ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0064f4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #004fec ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007494 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0058f2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0049ed ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0063bf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-1640ef {
  color: #1640ef;
}
Background
.bg-1640ef {
  background-color: #1640ef;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-1640ef {
  border: 2px solid #1640ef;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #1640ef;
  --color-primary-rgb: 22 64 239;
  --color-primary-hsl: 228 87% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-1640ef {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #1640ef, #5916ef);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-1640ef {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(22 64 239 / 0.35);
}

#5a4fcf Iris ΔE 6.67 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 6.91 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 6.93 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 7.16 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.73 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 7.83 #0000ff Blue ΔE 7.95 #e9bf10 Inverted #595959 Grayscale 

Iris
#1640ef  rgb(22, 64, 239)  hsl(228, 87%, 51%)  Iris
#efc516  rgb(239, 197, 22)  hsl(48, 87%, 51%)  Jonquil
#ef1640  rgb(239, 22, 64)  hsl(348, 87%, 51%)  Amaranth
#40ef16  rgb(64, 239, 22)  hsl(108, 87%, 51%)  Neon Green