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#183BCC

#183bcc ≈ Persian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#183bcc is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 9.41% red, 23.14% green and 80% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 88.24% cyan, 71.08% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 228.33°, with 78.95% saturation and 44.71% 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 8.28:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Persian Blue (#1c39bb), ΔE 2.24.

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Web safe#0033cc
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Relative luminance0.0768

Complementary

  1. #183bcc
  2. #cca918

Split complementary

  1. #183bcc
  2. #cc4f18
  3. #95cc18

Analogous

  1. #1895cc
  2. #183bcc
  3. #4f18cc

Triadic

  1. #183bcc
  2. #cc183b
  3. #3bcc18

Tetradic

  1. #183bcc
  2. #a918cc
  3. #cca918
  4. #3bcc18

Square

  1. #183bcc
  2. #cc1895
  3. #cca918
  4. #18cc4f

Monochromatic

  1. #081343
  2. #102788
  3. #183bcc
  4. #4767e9
  5. #8c9ff1

Shades

#183bcc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #183bcc
  2. #1635b8
  3. #132fa3
  4. #11298f
  5. #0e237a
  6. #0c1e66
  7. #0a1852
  8. #07123d
  9. #050c29
  10. #020614
  11. #000000

Tints

#183bcc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #183bcc
  2. #2f4fd1
  3. #4662d6
  4. #5d76db
  5. #7489e0
  6. #8c9de6
  7. #a3b1eb
  8. #bac4f0
  9. #d1d8f5
  10. #e8ebfa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#183bcc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #183bcc
  2. #2242c4
  3. #2d49bd
  4. #3750b5
  5. #4257ae
  6. #4c5ea6
  7. #56649e
  8. #616b97
  9. #6b728f
  10. #767988
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.28:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.54:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4e4e4e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3f4792 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0057d0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0046c9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00657f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #004dcf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0042ca ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0057a4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-183bcc {
  color: #183bcc;
}
Background
.bg-183bcc {
  background-color: #183bcc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-183bcc {
  border: 2px solid #183bcc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #183bcc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 24 59 204;
  --color-primary-hsl: 228 79% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-183bcc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #183bcc, #4f18cc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-183bcc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(24 59 204 / 0.35);
}

#1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 2.24 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 5.47 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 5.70 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 6.99 #003399 Smalt ΔE 7.49 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 7.97 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 8.30 #e7c433 Inverted #4e4e4e Grayscale 

Persian Blue
#183bcc  rgb(24, 59, 204)  hsl(228, 79%, 45%)  Persian Blue
#cca918  rgb(204, 169, 24)  hsl(48, 79%, 45%)  Metallic Gold
#cc183b  rgb(204, 24, 59)  hsl(348, 79%, 45%)  Cardinal
#3bcc18  rgb(59, 204, 24)  hsl(108, 79%, 45%)  Lime Green