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#1228FA

#1228fa ≈ Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#1228fa is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 7.06% red, 15.69% green and 98.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 92.8% cyan, 84% magenta, 0% yellow and 1.96% black. Its hue angle is 234.31°, with 95.87% saturation and 52.55% 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 call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7.75:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Blue (#0000ff), ΔE 3.38.

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Relative luminance0.0855

Complementary

  1. #1228fa
  2. #fae412

Split complementary

  1. #1228fa
  2. #fa7012
  3. #9cfa12

Analogous

  1. #129cfa
  2. #1228fa
  3. #7012fa

Triadic

  1. #1228fa
  2. #fa1228
  3. #28fa12

Tetradic

  1. #1228fa
  2. #e412fa
  3. #fae412
  4. #28fa12

Square

  1. #1228fa
  2. #fa129c
  3. #fae412
  4. #12fa70

Monochromatic

  1. #020d71
  2. #0415bc
  3. #1228fa
  4. #5d6cfc
  5. #a8b0fd

Shades

#1228fa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #1228fa
  2. #1024e1
  3. #0e20c8
  4. #0d1caf
  5. #0b1896
  6. #09147d
  7. #071064
  8. #050c4b
  9. #040832
  10. #020419
  11. #000000

Tints

#1228fa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #1228fa
  2. #2a3efb
  3. #4153fb
  4. #5969fc
  5. #717efc
  6. #8994fd
  7. #a0a9fd
  8. #b8bffe
  9. #d0d4fe
  10. #e7eaff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#1228fa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #1228fa
  2. #1d31ee
  3. #283ae2
  4. #3342d5
  5. #3e4bc9
  6. #4954bd
  7. #545db1
  8. #5f66a5
  9. #6a6e98
  10. #75778c
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.75:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.71:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #535353 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4245b0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005eff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0046f7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006f96 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #004efd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #003cf8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #005bc6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-1228fa {
  color: #1228fa;
}
Background
.bg-1228fa {
  background-color: #1228fa;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-1228fa {
  border: 2px solid #1228fa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #1228fa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 18 40 250;
  --color-primary-hsl: 234 96% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-1228fa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #1228fa, #7012fa);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-1228fa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(18 40 250 / 0.35);
}

#0000ff Blue ΔE 3.38 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 3.50 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 3.80 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 6.83 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 8.03 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 8.29 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 9.28 #edd705 Inverted #535353 Grayscale 

Blue
#1228fa  rgb(18, 40, 250)  hsl(234, 96%, 53%)  Blue
#fae412  rgb(250, 228, 18)  hsl(54, 96%, 53%)  Dandelion
#fa1228  rgb(250, 18, 40)  hsl(354, 96%, 53%)  Tractor Red
#28fa12  rgb(40, 250, 18)  hsl(114, 96%, 53%)  Lime