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#1E40D4

#1e40d4 ≈ Persian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#1e40d4 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 11.76% red, 25.1% green and 83.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 85.85% cyan, 69.81% magenta, 0% yellow and 16.86% black. Its hue angle is 228.79°, with 75.21% saturation and 47.45% 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 7.67:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Persian Blue (#1c39bb), ΔE 3.79.

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Web safe#3333cc
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Relative luminance0.087

Complementary

  1. #1e40d4
  2. #d4b21e

Split complementary

  1. #1e40d4
  2. #d4571e
  3. #9bd41e

Analogous

  1. #1e9bd4
  2. #1e40d4
  3. #571ed4

Triadic

  1. #1e40d4
  2. #d41e40
  3. #40d41e

Tetradic

  1. #1e40d4
  2. #b21ed4
  3. #d4b21e
  4. #40d41e

Square

  1. #1e40d4
  2. #d41e9b
  3. #d4b21e
  4. #1ed457

Monochromatic

  1. #0b184e
  2. #152c91
  3. #1e40d4
  4. #5772e7
  5. #9aaaf1

Shades

#1e40d4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #1e40d4
  2. #1b3abf
  3. #1833aa
  4. #152d94
  5. #12267f
  6. #0f206a
  7. #0c1a55
  8. #091340
  9. #060d2a
  10. #030615
  11. #000000

Tints

#1e40d4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #1e40d4
  2. #3553d8
  3. #4b66dd
  4. #6279e1
  5. #788ce5
  6. #8fa0ea
  7. #a5b3ee
  8. #bcc6f2
  9. #d2d9f6
  10. #e9ecfb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#1e40d4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #1e40d4
  2. #2846cc
  3. #324dc3
  4. #3b53bb
  5. #455ab2
  6. #4f60aa
  7. #5966a2
  8. #636d99
  9. #6c7391
  10. #767a88
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.67:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.74:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #535353 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #444c98 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005cd8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #004ad1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006a85 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0052d7 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0046d2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #005cab ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-1e40d4 {
  color: #1e40d4;
}
Background
.bg-1e40d4 {
  background-color: #1e40d4;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-1e40d4 {
  border: 2px solid #1e40d4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #1e40d4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 30 64 212;
  --color-primary-hsl: 229 75% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-1e40d4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #1e40d4, #571ed4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-1e40d4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(30 64 212 / 0.35);
}

#1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 3.79 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 5.76 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 6.76 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 7.01 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 7.16 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 7.61 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 7.89 #e1bf2b Inverted #535353 Grayscale 

Persian Blue
#1e40d4  rgb(30, 64, 212)  hsl(229, 75%, 47%)  Persian Blue
#d4b21e  rgb(212, 178, 30)  hsl(49, 75%, 47%)  Metallic Gold
#d41e40  rgb(212, 30, 64)  hsl(349, 75%, 47%)  Crimson
#40d41e  rgb(64, 212, 30)  hsl(109, 75%, 47%)  Lime Green