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#181CD6

#181cd6 ≈ Medium Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#181cd6 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 9.41% red, 10.98% green and 83.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 88.79% cyan, 86.92% magenta, 0% yellow and 16.08% black. Its hue angle is 238.74°, with 79.83% saturation and 46.67% 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 9.65:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 3.37.

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Relative luminance0.0588

Complementary

  1. #181cd6
  2. #d6d218

Split complementary

  1. #181cd6
  2. #d67318
  3. #7bd618

Analogous

  1. #187bd6
  2. #181cd6
  3. #7318d6

Triadic

  1. #181cd6
  2. #d6181c
  3. #1cd618

Tetradic

  1. #181cd6
  2. #d218d6
  3. #d6d218
  4. #1cd618

Square

  1. #181cd6
  2. #d6187b
  3. #d6d218
  4. #18d673

Monochromatic

  1. #090a4c
  2. #101391
  3. #181cd6
  4. #4f53eb
  5. #9496f3

Shades

#181cd6 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #181cd6
  2. #1619c1
  3. #1316ab
  4. #111496
  5. #0e1180
  6. #0c0e6b
  7. #0a0b56
  8. #070840
  9. #05062b
  10. #020315
  11. #000000

Tints

#181cd6 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #181cd6
  2. #2f33da
  3. #4649de
  4. #5d60e2
  5. #7477e6
  6. #8c8eeb
  7. #a3a4ef
  8. #babbf3
  9. #d1d2f7
  10. #e8e8fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#181cd6 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #181cd6
  2. #2226cd
  3. #2d30c5
  4. #373abc
  5. #4244b4
  6. #4c4eab
  7. #5658a2
  8. #61629a
  9. #6b6c91
  10. #767689
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.65:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.18:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #454545 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #383896 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004edb ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003ad3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005d7f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0040d9 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0030d4 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004ba9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-181cd6 {
  color: #181cd6;
}
Background
.bg-181cd6 {
  background-color: #181cd6;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-181cd6 {
  border: 2px solid #181cd6;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #181cd6;
  --color-primary-rgb: 24 28 214;
  --color-primary-hsl: 239 80% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-181cd6 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #181cd6, #7318d6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-181cd6 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(24 28 214 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 3.37 #0000ff Blue ΔE 4.45 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 5.75 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 6.52 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 6.64 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 6.83 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 8.05 #e7e329 Inverted #454545 Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#181cd6  rgb(24, 28, 214)  hsl(239, 80%, 47%)  Medium Blue
#d6d218  rgb(214, 210, 24)  hsl(59, 80%, 47%)  Citrine
#d6181c  rgb(214, 24, 28)  hsl(359, 80%, 47%)  Lava
#1cd618  rgb(28, 214, 24)  hsl(119, 80%, 47%)  Lime Green