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#12287C

#12287c ≈ Imperial Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#12287c is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 7.06% red, 15.69% green and 48.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 85.48% cyan, 67.74% magenta, 0% yellow and 51.37% black. Its hue angle is 227.55°, with 74.65% saturation and 27.84% 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 luxury branding. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 12.96:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Imperial Blue (#002395), ΔE 4.35.

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Web safe#003366
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Relative luminance0.031

Complementary

  1. #12287c
  2. #7c6612

Split complementary

  1. #12287c
  2. #7c3112
  3. #5d7c12

Analogous

  1. #125d7c
  2. #12287c
  3. #31127c

Triadic

  1. #12287c
  2. #7c1228
  3. #287c12

Tetradic

  1. #12287c
  2. #66127c
  3. #7c6612
  4. #287c12

Square

  1. #12287c
  2. #7c125d
  3. #7c6612
  4. #127c31

Monochromatic

  1. #030612
  2. #081239
  3. #12287c
  4. #1c3ebf
  5. #4365e4

Shades

#12287c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #12287c
  2. #102470
  3. #0e2063
  4. #0d1c57
  5. #0b184a
  6. #09143e
  7. #071032
  8. #050c25
  9. #040819
  10. #02040c
  11. #000000

Tints

#12287c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #12287c
  2. #2a3e89
  3. #415396
  4. #5969a3
  5. #717eb0
  6. #8994be
  7. #a0a9cb
  8. #b8bfd8
  9. #d0d4e5
  10. #e7eaf2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#12287c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #12287c
  2. #1d317c
  3. #283a7d
  4. #33427d
  5. #3e4b7e
  6. #49547e
  7. #545d7e
  8. #5f667f
  9. #6a6e7f
  10. #757780
  11. #808080

Readable text 12.96:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.62:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #313131 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #282e59 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #00367f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #002c7a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #003f4e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #00317e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #002b7b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #003764 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-12287c {
  color: #12287c;
}
Background
.bg-12287c {
  background-color: #12287c;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-12287c {
  border: 2px solid #12287c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #12287c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 18 40 124;
  --color-primary-hsl: 228 75% 28%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-12287c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #12287c, #31127c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-12287c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(18 40 124 / 0.35);
}

#002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 4.35 #191970 Midnight Blue ΔE 4.74 #003399 Smalt ΔE 4.98 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 6.56 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 6.94 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 7.78 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 8.30 #edd783 Inverted #313131 Grayscale 

Imperial Blue
#12287c  rgb(18, 40, 124)  hsl(228, 75%, 28%)  Imperial Blue
#7c6612  rgb(124, 102, 18)  hsl(48, 75%, 28%)  Field Drab
#7c1228  rgb(124, 18, 40)  hsl(348, 75%, 28%)  Burgundy
#287c12  rgb(40, 124, 18)  hsl(108, 75%, 28%)  Green