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#1C3BC4

#1c3bc4 ≈ Persian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#1c3bc4 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 10.98% red, 23.14% green and 76.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 85.71% cyan, 69.9% magenta, 0% yellow and 23.14% black. Its hue angle is 228.93°, with 75% saturation and 43.92% 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 8.49:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Persian Blue (#1c39bb), ΔE 1.3.

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Relative luminance0.0736

Complementary

  1. #1c3bc4
  2. #c4a51c

Split complementary

  1. #1c3bc4
  2. #c4511c
  3. #8fc41c

Analogous

  1. #1c8fc4
  2. #1c3bc4
  3. #511cc4

Triadic

  1. #1c3bc4
  2. #c41c3b
  3. #3bc41c

Tetradic

  1. #1c3bc4
  2. #a51cc4
  3. #c4a51c
  4. #3bc41c

Square

  1. #1c3bc4
  2. #c41c8f
  3. #c4a51c
  4. #1cc451

Monochromatic

  1. #09133e
  2. #122781
  3. #1c3bc4
  4. #4865e5
  5. #8b9dee

Shades

#1c3bc4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #1c3bc4
  2. #1935b0
  3. #162f9d
  4. #142989
  5. #112376
  6. #0e1e62
  7. #0b184e
  8. #08123b
  9. #060c27
  10. #030614
  11. #000000

Tints

#1c3bc4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #1c3bc4
  2. #334fca
  3. #4962d0
  4. #6076d6
  5. #7789dc
  6. #8e9de2
  7. #a4b1e7
  8. #bbc4ed
  9. #d2d8f3
  10. #e8ebf9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#1c3bc4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #1c3bc4
  2. #2642bd
  3. #3049b6
  4. #3a50b0
  5. #4457a9
  6. #4e5ea2
  7. #58649b
  8. #626b94
  9. #6c728e
  10. #767987
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.49:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.47:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4d4d4d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3e468d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0055c8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0045c2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00627b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #004cc7 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0041c3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00559e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-1c3bc4 {
  color: #1c3bc4;
}
Background
.bg-1c3bc4 {
  background-color: #1c3bc4;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-1c3bc4 {
  border: 2px solid #1c3bc4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #1c3bc4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 28 59 196;
  --color-primary-hsl: 229 75% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-1c3bc4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #1c3bc4, #511cc4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-1c3bc4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(28 59 196 / 0.35);
}

#1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 1.30 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 4.55 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 5.44 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 6.41 #003399 Smalt ΔE 6.56 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 8.10 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 8.27 #e3c43b Inverted #4d4d4d Grayscale 

Persian Blue
#1c3bc4  rgb(28, 59, 196)  hsl(229, 75%, 44%)  Persian Blue
#c4a51c  rgb(196, 165, 28)  hsl(49, 75%, 44%)  Metallic Gold
#c41c3b  rgb(196, 28, 59)  hsl(349, 75%, 44%)  Cardinal
#3bc41c  rgb(59, 196, 28)  hsl(109, 75%, 44%)  Kelly Green