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#1735CB

#1735cb ≈ Persian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#1735cb is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 9.02% red, 20.78% green and 79.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 88.67% cyan, 73.89% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 230°, with 79.65% saturation and 44.31% 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 8.72:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Persian Blue (#1c39bb), ΔE 2.32.

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Web safe#0033cc
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Relative luminance0.0704

Complementary

  1. #1735cb
  2. #cbad17

Split complementary

  1. #1735cb
  2. #cb5317
  3. #8fcb17

Analogous

  1. #178fcb
  2. #1735cb
  3. #5317cb

Triadic

  1. #1735cb
  2. #cb1735
  3. #35cb17

Tetradic

  1. #1735cb
  2. #ad17cb
  3. #cbad17
  4. #35cb17

Square

  1. #1735cb
  2. #cb178f
  3. #cbad17
  4. #17cb53

Monochromatic

  1. #071142
  2. #0f2386
  3. #1735cb
  4. #4560ea
  5. #899bf2

Shades

#1735cb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #1735cb
  2. #1530b7
  3. #122aa2
  4. #10258e
  5. #0e207a
  6. #0c1b66
  7. #091551
  8. #07103d
  9. #050b29
  10. #020514
  11. #000000

Tints

#1735cb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #1735cb
  2. #2e49d0
  3. #455dd5
  4. #5d72db
  5. #7486e0
  6. #8b9ae5
  7. #a2aeea
  8. #b9c2ef
  9. #d1d7f5
  10. #e8ebfa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#1735cb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #1735cb
  2. #223dc4
  3. #2c44bc
  4. #374cb5
  5. #4153ad
  6. #4c5ba6
  7. #56629e
  8. #616a97
  9. #6b718f
  10. #767988
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.72:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.41:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4b4b4b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3c4391 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0054cf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0042c8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00617d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0049ce ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #003dc9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0053a2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-1735cb {
  color: #1735cb;
}
Background
.bg-1735cb {
  background-color: #1735cb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-1735cb {
  border: 2px solid #1735cb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #1735cb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 23 53 203;
  --color-primary-hsl: 230 80% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-1735cb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #1735cb, #5317cb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-1735cb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(23 53 203 / 0.35);
}

#1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 2.32 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 5.14 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 6.10 #003399 Smalt ΔE 7.27 #0000ff Blue ΔE 7.54 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 7.69 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 8.07 #e8ca34 Inverted #4b4b4b Grayscale 

Persian Blue
#1735cb  rgb(23, 53, 203)  hsl(230, 80%, 44%)  Persian Blue
#cbad17  rgb(203, 173, 23)  hsl(50, 80%, 44%)  Old Gold
#cb1735  rgb(203, 23, 53)  hsl(350, 80%, 44%)  Cardinal
#35cb17  rgb(53, 203, 23)  hsl(110, 80%, 44%)  Lime Green