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#1742CF

#1742cf ≈ Persian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#1742cf is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 9.02% red, 25.88% green and 81.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 88.89% cyan, 68.12% magenta, 0% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 225.98°, with 80% saturation and 45.1% 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 7.73:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Persian Blue (#1c39bb), ΔE 3.55.

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Relative luminance0.0858

Complementary

  1. #1742cf
  2. #cfa417

Split complementary

  1. #1742cf
  2. #cf4817
  3. #9ecf17

Analogous

  1. #179ecf
  2. #1742cf
  3. #4817cf

Triadic

  1. #1742cf
  2. #cf1742
  3. #42cf17

Tetradic

  1. #1742cf
  2. #a417cf
  3. #cfa417
  4. #42cf17

Square

  1. #1742cf
  2. #cf179e
  3. #cfa417
  4. #17cf48

Monochromatic

  1. #081645
  2. #0f2c8a
  3. #1742cf
  4. #486eeb
  5. #8da4f2

Shades

#1742cf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #1742cf
  2. #153bba
  3. #1235a6
  4. #102e91
  5. #0e287c
  6. #0c2168
  7. #091a53
  8. #07143e
  9. #050d29
  10. #020715
  11. #000000

Tints

#1742cf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #1742cf
  2. #2e55d4
  3. #4568d9
  4. #5d7bdd
  5. #748ee2
  6. #8ba1e7
  7. #a2b3ec
  8. #b9c6f1
  9. #d1d9f5
  10. #e8ecfa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#1742cf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #1742cf
  2. #2248c7
  3. #2c4ebf
  4. #3755b7
  5. #415baf
  6. #4c61a8
  7. #5667a0
  8. #616d98
  9. #6b7490
  10. #767a88
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.73:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.72:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #535353 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #424d95 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005bd3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #004acc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006983 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0052d2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0047cd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #005ca7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-1742cf {
  color: #1742cf;
}
Background
.bg-1742cf {
  background-color: #1742cf;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-1742cf {
  border: 2px solid #1742cf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #1742cf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 23 66 207;
  --color-primary-hsl: 226 80% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-1742cf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #1742cf, #4817cf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-1742cf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(23 66 207 / 0.35);
}

#1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 3.55 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 5.92 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 6.10 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 6.59 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 6.61 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 7.06 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 8.34 #e8bd30 Inverted #535353 Grayscale 

Persian Blue
#1742cf  rgb(23, 66, 207)  hsl(226, 80%, 45%)  Persian Blue
#cfa417  rgb(207, 164, 23)  hsl(46, 80%, 45%)  Goldenrod
#cf1742  rgb(207, 23, 66)  hsl(346, 80%, 45%)  Cardinal
#42cf17  rgb(66, 207, 23)  hsl(106, 80%, 45%)  Lime Green