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#1D38CA

#1d38ca ≈ Persian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#1d38ca is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 11.37% red, 21.96% green and 79.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 85.64% cyan, 72.28% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 230.64°, with 74.89% saturation and 45.29% 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 8.5:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Persian Blue (#1c39bb), ΔE 2.05.

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Web safe#3333cc
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Relative luminance0.0735

Complementary

  1. #1d38ca
  2. #caaf1d

Split complementary

  1. #1d38ca
  2. #ca591d
  3. #8eca1d

Analogous

  1. #1d8eca
  2. #1d38ca
  3. #591dca

Triadic

  1. #1d38ca
  2. #ca1d38
  3. #38ca1d

Tetradic

  1. #1d38ca
  2. #af1dca
  3. #caaf1d
  4. #38ca1d

Square

  1. #1d38ca
  2. #ca1d8e
  3. #caaf1d
  4. #1dca59

Monochromatic

  1. #0a1344
  2. #132587
  3. #1d38ca
  4. #4e66e6
  5. #91a0ef

Shades

#1d38ca mixed progressively with black.

  1. #1d38ca
  2. #1a32b6
  3. #172da2
  4. #14278d
  5. #112279
  6. #0f1c65
  7. #0c1651
  8. #09113d
  9. #060b28
  10. #030614
  11. #000000

Tints

#1d38ca mixed progressively with white.

  1. #1d38ca
  2. #344ccf
  3. #4a60d5
  4. #6174da
  5. #7788df
  6. #8e9ce5
  7. #a5afea
  8. #bbc3ef
  9. #d2d7f4
  10. #e8ebfa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#1d38ca mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #1d38ca
  2. #273fc3
  3. #3146bb
  4. #3b4eb4
  5. #4555ac
  6. #4f5ca5
  7. #58639e
  8. #626a96
  9. #6c728f
  10. #767987
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.5:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.47:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4d4d4d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3f4590 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0055ce ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0044c7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00627e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #004bcd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0040c8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0054a2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-1d38ca {
  color: #1d38ca;
}
Background
.bg-1d38ca {
  background-color: #1d38ca;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-1d38ca {
  border: 2px solid #1d38ca;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #1d38ca;
  --color-primary-rgb: 29 56 202;
  --color-primary-hsl: 231 75% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-1d38ca {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #1d38ca, #591dca);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-1d38ca {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(29 56 202 / 0.35);
}

#1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 2.05 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 5.17 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 5.63 #003399 Smalt ΔE 7.28 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 7.55 #0000ff Blue ΔE 8.04 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 8.33 #e2c735 Inverted #4d4d4d Grayscale 

Persian Blue
#1d38ca  rgb(29, 56, 202)  hsl(231, 75%, 45%)  Persian Blue
#caaf1d  rgb(202, 175, 29)  hsl(51, 75%, 45%)  Old Gold
#ca1d38  rgb(202, 29, 56)  hsl(351, 75%, 45%)  Cardinal
#38ca1d  rgb(56, 202, 29)  hsl(111, 75%, 45%)  Lime Green