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#182CC2

#182cc2 ≈ Persian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#182cc2 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 9.41% red, 17.25% green and 76.08% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 87.63% cyan, 77.32% magenta, 0% yellow and 23.92% black. Its hue angle is 232.94°, with 77.98% saturation and 42.75% 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 9.64:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Persian Blue (#1c39bb), ΔE 3.43.

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Web safe#0033cc
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Relative luminance0.0589

Complementary

  1. #182cc2
  2. #c2ae18

Split complementary

  1. #182cc2
  2. #c25918
  3. #81c218

Analogous

  1. #1881c2
  2. #182cc2
  3. #5918c2

Triadic

  1. #182cc2
  2. #c2182c
  3. #2cc218

Tetradic

  1. #182cc2
  2. #ae18c2
  3. #c2ae18
  4. #2cc218

Square

  1. #182cc2
  2. #c21881
  3. #c2ae18
  4. #18c259

Monochromatic

  1. #070d3a
  2. #101d7e
  3. #182cc2
  4. #3f53e7
  5. #8390f0

Shades

#182cc2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #182cc2
  2. #1628af
  3. #13239b
  4. #111f88
  5. #0e1a74
  6. #0c1661
  7. #0a124e
  8. #070d3a
  9. #050927
  10. #020413
  11. #000000

Tints

#182cc2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #182cc2
  2. #2f41c8
  3. #4656ce
  4. #5d6bd4
  5. #7480da
  6. #8c96e1
  7. #a3abe7
  8. #bac0ed
  9. #d1d5f3
  10. #e8eaf9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#182cc2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #182cc2
  2. #2234bb
  3. #2d3db5
  4. #3745ae
  5. #424ea8
  6. #4c56a1
  7. #565e9a
  8. #616794
  9. #6b6f8d
  10. #767887
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.64:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.18:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #454545 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #383c89 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004dc6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003cbf ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005a76 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0042c5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0036c0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004c9a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-182cc2 {
  color: #182cc2;
}
Background
.bg-182cc2 {
  background-color: #182cc2;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-182cc2 {
  border: 2px solid #182cc2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #182cc2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 24 44 194;
  --color-primary-hsl: 233 78% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-182cc2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #182cc2, #5918c2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-182cc2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(24 44 194 / 0.35);
}

#1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 3.43 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 4.68 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 5.63 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 6.11 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 6.68 #003399 Smalt ΔE 6.71 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.13 #e7d33d Inverted #454545 Grayscale 

Persian Blue
#182cc2  rgb(24, 44, 194)  hsl(233, 78%, 43%)  Persian Blue
#c2ae18  rgb(194, 174, 24)  hsl(53, 78%, 43%)  Old Gold
#c2182c  rgb(194, 24, 44)  hsl(353, 78%, 43%)  Cardinal
#2cc218  rgb(44, 194, 24)  hsl(113, 78%, 43%)  Kelly Green