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#1836BB

#1836bb ≈ Persian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#1836bb is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 9.41% red, 21.18% green and 73.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 87.17% cyan, 71.12% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 228.96°, with 77.25% saturation and 41.37% 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 9.19:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Persian Blue (#1c39bb), ΔE 0.81.

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Web safe#0033cc
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Relative luminance0.0642

Complementary

  1. #1836bb
  2. #bb9d18

Split complementary

  1. #1836bb
  2. #bb4c18
  3. #87bb18

Analogous

  1. #1887bb
  2. #1836bb
  3. #4c18bb

Triadic

  1. #1836bb
  2. #bb1836
  3. #36bb18

Tetradic

  1. #1836bb
  2. #9d18bb
  3. #bb9d18
  4. #36bb18

Square

  1. #1836bb
  2. #bb1887
  3. #bb9d18
  4. #18bb4c

Monochromatic

  1. #070f33
  2. #0f2277
  3. #1836bb
  4. #3a59e6
  5. #7e92ee

Shades

#1836bb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #1836bb
  2. #1631a8
  3. #132b96
  4. #112683
  5. #0e2070
  6. #0c1b5e
  7. #0a164b
  8. #071038
  9. #050b25
  10. #020513
  11. #000000

Tints

#1836bb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #1836bb
  2. #2f4ac2
  3. #465ec9
  4. #5d72cf
  5. #7486d6
  6. #8c9bdd
  7. #a3afe4
  8. #bac3eb
  9. #d1d7f1
  10. #e8ebf8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#1836bb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #1836bb
  2. #223db5
  3. #2d45af
  4. #374ca9
  5. #4254a3
  6. #4c5b9e
  7. #566298
  8. #616a92
  9. #6b718c
  10. #767986
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.19:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.28:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #484848 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3a4186 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0050bf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0040b9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005c75 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0047bd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #003cba ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004f96 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-1836bb {
  color: #1836bb;
}
Background
.bg-1836bb {
  background-color: #1836bb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-1836bb {
  border: 2px solid #1836bb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #1836bb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 24 54 187;
  --color-primary-hsl: 229 77% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-1836bb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #1836bb, #4c18bb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-1836bb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(24 54 187 / 0.35);
}

#1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 0.81 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 3.06 #003399 Smalt ΔE 5.20 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 6.02 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 6.83 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 7.04 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 7.94 #e7c944 Inverted #484848 Grayscale 

Persian Blue
#1836bb  rgb(24, 54, 187)  hsl(229, 77%, 41%)  Persian Blue
#bb9d18  rgb(187, 157, 24)  hsl(49, 77%, 41%)  Brass
#bb1836  rgb(187, 24, 54)  hsl(349, 77%, 41%)  Cardinal
#36bb18  rgb(54, 187, 24)  hsl(109, 77%, 41%)  Kelly Green