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#1822EA

#1822ea ≈ Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#1822ea is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 9.41% red, 13.33% green and 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 89.74% cyan, 85.47% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 237.14°, with 83.33% saturation and 50.59% 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 8.55:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Blue (#0000ff), ΔE 2.79.

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Relative luminance0.0728

Complementary

  1. #1822ea
  2. #eae018

Split complementary

  1. #1822ea
  2. #ea7718
  3. #8bea18

Analogous

  1. #188bea
  2. #1822ea
  3. #7718ea

Triadic

  1. #1822ea
  2. #ea1822
  3. #22ea18

Tetradic

  1. #1822ea
  2. #e018ea
  3. #eae018
  4. #22ea18

Square

  1. #1822ea
  2. #ea188b
  3. #eae018
  4. #18ea77

Monochromatic

  1. #090d60
  2. #0f16a6
  3. #1822ea
  4. #5e65f0
  5. #a4a8f7

Shades

#1822ea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #1822ea
  2. #161fd3
  3. #131bbb
  4. #1118a4
  5. #0e148c
  6. #0c1175
  7. #0a0e5e
  8. #070a46
  9. #05072f
  10. #020317
  11. #000000

Tints

#1822ea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #1822ea
  2. #2f38ec
  3. #464eee
  4. #5d64f0
  5. #747af2
  6. #8c91f5
  7. #a3a7f7
  8. #babdf9
  9. #d1d3fb
  10. #e8e9fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#1822ea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #1822ea
  2. #222bdf
  3. #2d35d5
  4. #373eca
  5. #4248c0
  6. #4c51b5
  7. #565aaa
  8. #6164a0
  9. #6b6d95
  10. #76778b
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.55:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.46:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4c4c4c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3d3fa4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0057ef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0041e7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00678c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0047ed ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0037e8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0054b9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-1822ea {
  color: #1822ea;
}
Background
.bg-1822ea {
  background-color: #1822ea;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-1822ea {
  border: 2px solid #1822ea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #1822ea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 24 34 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 237 83% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-1822ea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #1822ea, #7718ea);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-1822ea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(24 34 234 / 0.35);
}

#0000ff Blue ΔE 2.79 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 3.75 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 4.64 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 5.97 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 7.08 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 7.72 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 8.93 #e7dd15 Inverted #4c4c4c Grayscale 

Blue
#1822ea  rgb(24, 34, 234)  hsl(237, 83%, 51%)  Blue
#eae018  rgb(234, 224, 24)  hsl(57, 83%, 51%)  Dandelion
#ea1822  rgb(234, 24, 34)  hsl(357, 83%, 51%)  Lust
#22ea18  rgb(34, 234, 24)  hsl(117, 83%, 51%)  Lime