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#1840CD

#1840cd ≈ Persian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#1840cd is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 9.41% red, 25.1% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 88.29% cyan, 68.78% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 226.74°, with 79.04% saturation and 44.9% 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 7.91:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Persian Blue (#1c39bb), ΔE 2.99.

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Web safe#0033cc
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Relative luminance0.0827

Complementary

  1. #1840cd
  2. #cda518

Split complementary

  1. #1840cd
  2. #cd4a18
  3. #9acd18

Analogous

  1. #189acd
  2. #1840cd
  3. #4a18cd

Triadic

  1. #1840cd
  2. #cd1840
  3. #40cd18

Tetradic

  1. #1840cd
  2. #a518cd
  3. #cda518
  4. #40cd18

Square

  1. #1840cd
  2. #cd189a
  3. #cda518
  4. #18cd4a

Monochromatic

  1. #081544
  2. #102b89
  3. #1840cd
  4. #486cea
  5. #8ca3f2

Shades

#1840cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #1840cd
  2. #163ab9
  3. #1333a4
  4. #112d90
  5. #0e267b
  6. #0c2067
  7. #0a1a52
  8. #07133e
  9. #050d29
  10. #020615
  11. #000000

Tints

#1840cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #1840cd
  2. #2f53d2
  3. #4666d7
  4. #5d79dc
  5. #748ce1
  6. #8ca0e6
  7. #a3b3eb
  8. #bac6f0
  9. #d1d9f5
  10. #e8ecfa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#1840cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #1840cd
  2. #2246c5
  3. #2d4dbe
  4. #3753b6
  5. #425aae
  6. #4c60a7
  7. #56669f
  8. #616d97
  9. #6b738f
  10. #767a88
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.91:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.65:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #515151 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #414b93 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005ad1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0049ca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006881 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0051d0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0045cb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #005aa5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-1840cd {
  color: #1840cd;
}
Background
.bg-1840cd {
  background-color: #1840cd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-1840cd {
  border: 2px solid #1840cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #1840cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 24 64 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 227 79% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-1840cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #1840cd, #4a18cd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-1840cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(24 64 205 / 0.35);
}

#1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 2.99 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 5.74 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 6.10 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 6.20 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 7.04 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 7.32 #003399 Smalt ΔE 7.94 #e7bf32 Inverted #515151 Grayscale 

Persian Blue
#1840cd  rgb(24, 64, 205)  hsl(227, 79%, 45%)  Persian Blue
#cda518  rgb(205, 165, 24)  hsl(47, 79%, 45%)  Metallic Gold
#cd1840  rgb(205, 24, 64)  hsl(347, 79%, 45%)  Cardinal
#40cd18  rgb(64, 205, 24)  hsl(107, 79%, 45%)  Lime Green