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#183ACA

#183aca ≈ Persian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#183aca is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 9.41% red, 22.75% green and 79.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 88.12% cyan, 71.29% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 228.54°, with 78.76% saturation and 44.31% 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 8.41:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Persian Blue (#1c39bb), ΔE 1.94.

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Web safe#0033cc
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Relative luminance0.0748

Complementary

  1. #183aca
  2. #caa818

Split complementary

  1. #183aca
  2. #ca4f18
  3. #93ca18

Analogous

  1. #1893ca
  2. #183aca
  3. #4f18ca

Triadic

  1. #183aca
  2. #ca183a
  3. #3aca18

Tetradic

  1. #183aca
  2. #a818ca
  3. #caa818
  4. #3aca18

Square

  1. #183aca
  2. #ca1893
  3. #caa818
  4. #18ca4f

Monochromatic

  1. #081341
  2. #102686
  3. #183aca
  4. #4665e9
  5. #8a9ef1

Shades

#183aca mixed progressively with black.

  1. #183aca
  2. #1634b6
  3. #132ea2
  4. #11298d
  5. #0e2379
  6. #0c1d65
  7. #0a1751
  8. #07113d
  9. #050c28
  10. #020614
  11. #000000

Tints

#183aca mixed progressively with white.

  1. #183aca
  2. #2f4ecf
  3. #4661d5
  4. #5d75da
  5. #7489df
  6. #8c9de5
  7. #a3b0ea
  8. #bac4ef
  9. #d1d8f4
  10. #e8ebfa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#183aca mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #183aca
  2. #2241c3
  3. #2d48bb
  4. #374fb4
  5. #4256ac
  6. #4c5da5
  7. #56649e
  8. #616b96
  9. #6b728f
  10. #767987
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.41:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.5:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4d4d4d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3e4691 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0056ce ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0045c7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00637e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #004ccd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0041c8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0056a2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-183aca {
  color: #183aca;
}
Background
.bg-183aca {
  background-color: #183aca;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-183aca {
  border: 2px solid #183aca;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #183aca;
  --color-primary-rgb: 24 58 202;
  --color-primary-hsl: 229 79% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-183aca {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #183aca, #4f18ca);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-183aca {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(24 58 202 / 0.35);
}

#1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 1.94 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 5.15 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 5.70 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 7.01 #003399 Smalt ΔE 7.19 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 8.21 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 8.48 #e7c535 Inverted #4d4d4d Grayscale 

Persian Blue
#183aca  rgb(24, 58, 202)  hsl(229, 79%, 44%)  Persian Blue
#caa818  rgb(202, 168, 24)  hsl(49, 79%, 44%)  Metallic Gold
#ca183a  rgb(202, 24, 58)  hsl(349, 79%, 44%)  Cardinal
#3aca18  rgb(58, 202, 24)  hsl(109, 79%, 44%)  Lime Green