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#182ABF

#182abf ≈ Persian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#182abf is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 9.41% red, 16.47% green and 74.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 87.43% cyan, 78.01% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 233.53°, with 77.67% saturation and 42.16% 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 9.89:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Persian Blue (#1c39bb), ΔE 3.82.

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Web safe#0033cc
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Relative luminance0.0561

Complementary

  1. #182abf
  2. #bfad18

Split complementary

  1. #182abf
  2. #bf5918
  3. #7ebf18

Analogous

  1. #187ebf
  2. #182abf
  3. #5918bf

Triadic

  1. #182abf
  2. #bf182a
  3. #2abf18

Tetradic

  1. #182abf
  2. #ad18bf
  3. #bfad18
  4. #2abf18

Square

  1. #182abf
  2. #bf187e
  3. #bfad18
  4. #18bf59

Monochromatic

  1. #070c37
  2. #0f1b7b
  3. #182abf
  4. #3d4fe7
  5. #818def

Shades

#182abf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #182abf
  2. #1626ac
  3. #132299
  4. #111d86
  5. #0e1973
  6. #0c1560
  7. #0a114c
  8. #070d39
  9. #050826
  10. #020413
  11. #000000

Tints

#182abf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #182abf
  2. #2f3fc5
  3. #4655cc
  4. #5d6ad2
  5. #747fd9
  6. #8c95df
  7. #a3aae5
  8. #babfec
  9. #d1d4f2
  10. #e8eaf9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#182abf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #182abf
  2. #2233b9
  3. #2d3bb2
  4. #3744ac
  5. #424ca6
  6. #4c55a0
  7. #565e99
  8. #616693
  9. #6b6f8d
  10. #767786
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.89:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.12:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #434343 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #363a87 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004bc3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003abc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005874 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0040c2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0034bd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004a98 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-182abf {
  color: #182abf;
}
Background
.bg-182abf {
  background-color: #182abf;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-182abf {
  border: 2px solid #182abf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #182abf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 24 42 191;
  --color-primary-hsl: 234 78% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-182abf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #182abf, #5918bf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-182abf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(24 42 191 / 0.35);
}

#1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 3.82 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 4.64 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 5.26 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 5.51 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 6.19 #003399 Smalt ΔE 6.59 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.46 #e7d540 Inverted #434343 Grayscale 

Persian Blue
#182abf  rgb(24, 42, 191)  hsl(234, 78%, 42%)  Persian Blue
#bfad18  rgb(191, 173, 24)  hsl(54, 78%, 42%)  Old Gold
#bf182a  rgb(191, 24, 42)  hsl(354, 78%, 42%)  Firebrick
#2abf18  rgb(42, 191, 24)  hsl(114, 78%, 42%)  Kelly Green