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#123797

#123797 ≈ Smalt

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#123797 is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 7.06% red, 21.57% green and 59.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 88.08% cyan, 63.58% magenta, 0% yellow and 40.78% black. Its hue angle is 223.31°, with 78.7% saturation and 33.14% 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 corporate identities. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 10.4:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Smalt (#003399), ΔE 1.31.

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Web safe#003399
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Relative luminance0.051

Complementary

  1. #123797
  2. #977212

Split complementary

  1. #123797
  2. #973012
  3. #7a9712

Analogous

  1. #127a97
  2. #123797
  3. #301297

Triadic

  1. #123797
  2. #971237
  3. #379712

Tetradic

  1. #123797
  2. #721297
  3. #977212
  4. #379712

Square

  1. #123797
  2. #97127a
  3. #977212
  4. #129730

Monochromatic

  1. #020712
  2. #0a1e53
  3. #123797
  4. #1a50db
  5. #5780eb

Shades

#123797 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #123797
  2. #103288
  3. #0e2c79
  4. #0d276a
  5. #0b215b
  6. #091c4c
  7. #07163c
  8. #05112d
  9. #040b1e
  10. #02060f
  11. #000000

Tints

#123797 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #123797
  2. #2a4ba1
  3. #415fac
  4. #5973b6
  5. #7187c1
  6. #899bcb
  7. #a0afd5
  8. #b8c3e0
  9. #d0d7ea
  10. #e7ebf5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#123797 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #123797
  2. #1d3e95
  3. #284692
  4. #334d90
  5. #3e548e
  6. #495c8c
  7. #546389
  8. #5f6a87
  9. #6a7185
  10. #757982
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.4:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.02:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #404040 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #333c6d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #00469a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003a95 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005061 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #004199 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #003996 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00477a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-123797 {
  color: #123797;
}
Background
.bg-123797 {
  background-color: #123797;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-123797 {
  border: 2px solid #123797;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #123797;
  --color-primary-rgb: 18 55 151;
  --color-primary-hsl: 223 79% 33%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-123797 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #123797, #301297);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-123797 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(18 55 151 / 0.35);
}

#003399 Smalt ΔE 1.31 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 2.64 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 5.35 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 5.65 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 5.85 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 7.51 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 8.36 #edc868 Inverted #404040 Grayscale 

Smalt
#123797  rgb(18, 55, 151)  hsl(223, 79%, 33%)  Smalt
#977212  rgb(151, 114, 18)  hsl(43, 79%, 33%)  Golden Brown
#971237  rgb(151, 18, 55)  hsl(343, 79%, 33%)  Vivid Burgundy
#379712  rgb(55, 151, 18)  hsl(103, 79%, 33%)  Islamic Green