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#181FBE

#181fbe ≈ Medium Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#181fbe is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 9.41% red, 12.16% green and 74.51% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 87.37% cyan, 83.68% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.49% black. Its hue angle is 237.47°, with 77.57% saturation and 41.96% 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 10.61:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 3.3.

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Web safe#0033cc
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Relative luminance0.0489

Complementary

  1. #181fbe
  2. #beb718

Split complementary

  1. #181fbe
  2. #be6418
  3. #72be18

Analogous

  1. #1872be
  2. #181fbe
  3. #6418be

Triadic

  1. #181fbe
  2. #be181f
  3. #1fbe18

Tetradic

  1. #181fbe
  2. #b718be
  3. #beb718
  4. #1fbe18

Square

  1. #181fbe
  2. #be1872
  3. #beb718
  4. #18be64

Monochromatic

  1. #070936
  2. #0f147a
  3. #181fbe
  4. #3c43e6
  5. #8085ef

Shades

#181fbe mixed progressively with black.

  1. #181fbe
  2. #161cab
  3. #131998
  4. #111685
  5. #0e1372
  6. #0c105f
  7. #0a0c4c
  8. #070939
  9. #050626
  10. #020313
  11. #000000

Tints

#181fbe mixed progressively with white.

  1. #181fbe
  2. #2f35c5
  3. #464ccb
  4. #5d62d2
  5. #7479d8
  6. #8c8fdf
  7. #a3a5e5
  8. #babcec
  9. #d1d2f2
  10. #e8e9f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#181fbe mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #181fbe
  2. #2229b8
  3. #2d32b2
  4. #373cab
  5. #4246a5
  6. #4c509f
  7. #565999
  8. #616393
  9. #6b6d8c
  10. #767686
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.61:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.98:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #3e3e3e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #333485 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0047c2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0035bb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005471 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #003bc1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #002ebc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004496 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-181fbe {
  color: #181fbe;
}
Background
.bg-181fbe {
  background-color: #181fbe;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-181fbe {
  border: 2px solid #181fbe;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #181fbe;
  --color-primary-rgb: 24 31 190;
  --color-primary-hsl: 237 78% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-181fbe {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #181fbe, #6418be);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-181fbe {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(24 31 190 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 3.30 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 3.85 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 5.97 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 6.01 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 6.21 #0000ff Blue ΔE 7.36 #003399 Smalt ΔE 7.84 #e7e041 Inverted #3e3e3e Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#181fbe  rgb(24, 31, 190)  hsl(237, 78%, 42%)  Medium Blue
#beb718  rgb(190, 183, 24)  hsl(57, 78%, 42%)  Old Gold
#be181f  rgb(190, 24, 31)  hsl(357, 78%, 42%)  Firebrick
#1fbe18  rgb(31, 190, 24)  hsl(117, 78%, 42%)  Kelly Green