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#181ADA

#181ada ≈ Medium Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#181ada is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 9.41% red, 10.2% green and 85.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 88.99% cyan, 88.07% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.51% black. Its hue angle is 239.38°, with 80.17% 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 9.55:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 3.49.

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Relative luminance0.0599

Complementary

  1. #181ada
  2. #dad818

Split complementary

  1. #181ada
  2. #da7718
  3. #7bda18

Analogous

  1. #187bda
  2. #181ada
  3. #7718da

Triadic

  1. #181ada
  2. #da181a
  3. #1ada18

Tetradic

  1. #181ada
  2. #d818da
  3. #dad818
  4. #1ada18

Square

  1. #181ada
  2. #da187b
  3. #dad818
  4. #18da77

Monochromatic

  1. #090a50
  2. #101295
  3. #181ada
  4. #5254ec
  5. #9798f4

Shades

#181ada mixed progressively with black.

  1. #181ada
  2. #1617c4
  3. #1315ae
  4. #111299
  5. #0e1083
  6. #0c0d6d
  7. #0a0a57
  8. #070841
  9. #05052c
  10. #020316
  11. #000000

Tints

#181ada mixed progressively with white.

  1. #181ada
  2. #2f31de
  3. #4648e1
  4. #5d5fe5
  5. #7476e9
  6. #8c8ded
  7. #a3a3f0
  8. #babaf4
  9. #d1d1f8
  10. #e8e8fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#181ada mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #181ada
  2. #2224d1
  3. #2d2ec8
  4. #3739bf
  5. #4243b6
  6. #4c4dad
  7. #5657a4
  8. #61619b
  9. #6b6c92
  10. #767689
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.55:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.2:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #454545 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #383899 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004fdf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003ad7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005e81 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0040dd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0030d8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004cac ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-181ada {
  color: #181ada;
}
Background
.bg-181ada {
  background-color: #181ada;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-181ada {
  border: 2px solid #181ada;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #181ada;
  --color-primary-rgb: 24 26 218;
  --color-primary-hsl: 239 80% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-181ada {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #181ada, #7718da);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-181ada {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(24 26 218 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 3.49 #0000ff Blue ΔE 3.97 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 5.31 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 6.47 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 6.91 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 6.98 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 8.49 #e7e525 Inverted #454545 Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#181ada  rgb(24, 26, 218)  hsl(239, 80%, 47%)  Medium Blue
#dad818  rgb(218, 216, 24)  hsl(59, 80%, 47%)  Dandelion
#da181a  rgb(218, 24, 26)  hsl(359, 80%, 47%)  Cadmium Red
#1ada18  rgb(26, 218, 24)  hsl(119, 80%, 47%)  Lime Green