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#183EAE

#183eae ≈ Persian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#183eae is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 9.41% red, 24.31% green and 68.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 86.21% cyan, 64.37% magenta, 0% yellow and 31.76% black. Its hue angle is 224.8°, with 75.76% saturation and 38.82% 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 8.98:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Persian Blue (#1c39bb), ΔE 2.69.

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Web safe#003399
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Relative luminance0.067

Complementary

  1. #183eae
  2. #ae8818

Split complementary

  1. #183eae
  2. #ae3d18
  3. #89ae18

Analogous

  1. #1889ae
  2. #183eae
  3. #3d18ae

Triadic

  1. #183eae
  2. #ae183e
  3. #3eae18

Tetradic

  1. #183eae
  2. #8818ae
  3. #ae8818
  4. #3eae18

Square

  1. #183eae
  2. #ae1889
  3. #ae8818
  4. #18ae3d

Monochromatic

  1. #050e28
  2. #0f266b
  3. #183eae
  4. #305de2
  5. #7392ec

Shades

#183eae mixed progressively with black.

  1. #183eae
  2. #16389d
  3. #13328b
  4. #112b7a
  5. #0e2568
  6. #0c1f57
  7. #0a1946
  8. #071334
  9. #050c23
  10. #020611
  11. #000000

Tints

#183eae mixed progressively with white.

  1. #183eae
  2. #2f51b6
  3. #4665be
  4. #5d78c6
  5. #748bce
  6. #8c9fd7
  7. #a3b2df
  8. #bac5e7
  9. #d1d8ef
  10. #e8ecf7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#183eae mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #183eae
  2. #2245a9
  3. #2d4ba5
  4. #3752a0
  5. #42589c
  6. #4c5f97
  7. #566692
  8. #616c8e
  9. #6b7389
  10. #767985
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.98:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.34:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #494949 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3b457e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0050b2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0042ac ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005c70 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #004ab0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0041ad ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00518d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-183eae {
  color: #183eae;
}
Background
.bg-183eae {
  background-color: #183eae;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-183eae {
  border: 2px solid #183eae;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #183eae;
  --color-primary-rgb: 24 62 174;
  --color-primary-hsl: 225 76% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-183eae {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #183eae, #3d18ae);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-183eae {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(24 62 174 / 0.35);
}

#1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 2.69 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 3.03 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 3.82 #003399 Smalt ΔE 4.19 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 6.47 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 6.78 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 7.92 #e7c151 Inverted #494949 Grayscale 

Persian Blue
#183eae  rgb(24, 62, 174)  hsl(225, 76%, 39%)  Persian Blue
#ae8818  rgb(174, 136, 24)  hsl(45, 76%, 39%)  Dark Goldenrod
#ae183e  rgb(174, 24, 62)  hsl(345, 76%, 39%)  Vivid Burgundy
#3eae18  rgb(62, 174, 24)  hsl(105, 76%, 39%)  Kelly Green