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#181DCC

#181dcc ≈ Medium Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#181dcc is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 9.41% red, 11.37% green and 80% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 88.24% cyan, 85.78% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 238.33°, with 78.95% saturation and 44.71% 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 10.06:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 2.92.

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Web safe#0033cc
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Relative luminance0.0543

Complementary

  1. #181dcc
  2. #ccc718

Split complementary

  1. #181dcc
  2. #cc6d18
  3. #77cc18

Analogous

  1. #1877cc
  2. #181dcc
  3. #6d18cc

Triadic

  1. #181dcc
  2. #cc181d
  3. #1dcc18

Tetradic

  1. #181dcc
  2. #c718cc
  3. #ccc718
  4. #1dcc18

Square

  1. #181dcc
  2. #cc1877
  3. #ccc718
  4. #18cc6d

Monochromatic

  1. #080a43
  2. #101388
  3. #181dcc
  4. #474ce9
  5. #8c8ef1

Shades

#181dcc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #181dcc
  2. #161ab8
  3. #1317a3
  4. #11148f
  5. #0e117a
  6. #0c0f66
  7. #0a0c52
  8. #07093d
  9. #050629
  10. #020314
  11. #000000

Tints

#181dcc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #181dcc
  2. #2f34d1
  3. #464ad6
  4. #5d61db
  5. #7477e0
  6. #8c8ee6
  7. #a3a5eb
  8. #babbf0
  9. #d1d2f5
  10. #e8e8fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#181dcc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #181dcc
  2. #2227c4
  3. #2d31bd
  4. #373bb5
  5. #4245ae
  6. #4c4fa6
  7. #56589e
  8. #616297
  9. #6b6c8f
  10. #767688
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.06:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.09:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #424242 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #36368f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004bd1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0038c9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005979 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #003dcf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #002fca ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0048a1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-181dcc {
  color: #181dcc;
}
Background
.bg-181dcc {
  background-color: #181dcc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-181dcc {
  border: 2px solid #181dcc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #181dcc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 24 29 204;
  --color-primary-hsl: 238 79% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-181dcc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #181dcc, #6d18cc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-181dcc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(24 29 204 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 2.92 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 5.35 #0000ff Blue ΔE 5.64 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 6.31 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 6.92 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 7.28 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 7.66 #e7e233 Inverted #424242 Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#181dcc  rgb(24, 29, 204)  hsl(238, 79%, 45%)  Medium Blue
#ccc718  rgb(204, 199, 24)  hsl(58, 79%, 45%)  Citrine
#cc181d  rgb(204, 24, 29)  hsl(358, 79%, 45%)  Lava
#1dcc18  rgb(29, 204, 24)  hsl(118, 79%, 45%)  Lime Green