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#2437DC

#2437dc ≈ Persian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2437dc is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 14.12% red, 21.57% green and 86.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 83.64% cyan, 75% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 233.8°, with 72.44% saturation and 50.2% 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 4.51.

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Relative luminance0.0827

Complementary

  1. #2437dc
  2. #dcc924

Split complementary

  1. #2437dc
  2. #dc6d24
  3. #93dc24

Analogous

  1. #2493dc
  2. #2437dc
  3. #6d24dc

Triadic

  1. #2437dc
  2. #dc2437
  3. #37dc24

Tetradic

  1. #2437dc
  2. #c924dc
  3. #dcc924
  4. #37dc24

Square

  1. #2437dc
  2. #dc2493
  3. #dcc924
  4. #24dc6d

Monochromatic

  1. #0e1659
  2. #19269b
  3. #2437dc
  4. #6673e7
  5. #a8aff1

Shades

#2437dc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2437dc
  2. #2032c6
  3. #1d2cb0
  4. #19279a
  5. #162184
  6. #121c6e
  7. #0e1658
  8. #0b1142
  9. #070b2c
  10. #040616
  11. #000000

Tints

#2437dc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2437dc
  2. #3a4be0
  3. #505fe3
  4. #6673e7
  5. #7c87ea
  6. #929bee
  7. #a7aff1
  8. #bdc3f5
  9. #d3d7f8
  10. #e9ebfc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2437dc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2437dc
  2. #2d3ed3
  3. #3646ca
  4. #404dc0
  5. #4954b7
  6. #525cae
  7. #5b63a5
  8. #646a9c
  9. #6e7192
  10. #777989
  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 #43489d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005ae1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0048d9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006887 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #004edf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0042da ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0059b0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2437dc {
  color: #2437dc;
}
Background
.bg-2437dc {
  background-color: #2437dc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2437dc {
  border: 2px solid #2437dc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2437dc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 36 55 220;
  --color-primary-hsl: 234 72% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2437dc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2437dc, #6d24dc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2437dc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(36 55 220 / 0.35);
}

#1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 4.51 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 6.25 #0000ff Blue ΔE 6.43 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 6.49 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 6.72 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 7.60 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 7.61 #dbc823 Inverted #515151 Grayscale 

Persian Blue
#2437dc  rgb(36, 55, 220)  hsl(234, 72%, 50%)  Persian Blue
#dcc924  rgb(220, 201, 36)  hsl(54, 72%, 50%)  Citrine
#dc2437  rgb(220, 36, 55)  hsl(354, 72%, 50%)  Crimson
#37dc24  rgb(55, 220, 36)  hsl(114, 72%, 50%)  Lime Green