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#1237CD

#1237cd ≈ Persian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#1237cd is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 7.06% red, 21.57% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 91.22% cyan, 73.17% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 228.13°, with 83.86% saturation and 43.73% 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 8.56:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Persian Blue (#1c39bb), ΔE 2.32.

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Web safe#0033cc
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Relative luminance0.0727

Complementary

  1. #1237cd
  2. #cda812

Split complementary

  1. #1237cd
  2. #cd4b12
  3. #95cd12

Analogous

  1. #1295cd
  2. #1237cd
  3. #4b12cd

Triadic

  1. #1237cd
  2. #cd1237
  3. #37cd12

Tetradic

  1. #1237cd
  2. #a812cd
  3. #cda812
  4. #37cd12

Square

  1. #1237cd
  2. #cd1295
  3. #cda812
  4. #12cd4b

Monochromatic

  1. #061140
  2. #0c2487
  3. #1237cd
  4. #3e60ee
  5. #849af4

Shades

#1237cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #1237cd
  2. #1032b9
  3. #0e2ca4
  4. #0d2790
  5. #0b217b
  6. #091c67
  7. #071652
  8. #05113e
  9. #040b29
  10. #020615
  11. #000000

Tints

#1237cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #1237cd
  2. #2a4bd2
  3. #415fd7
  4. #5973dc
  5. #7187e1
  6. #899be6
  7. #a0afeb
  8. #b8c3f0
  9. #d0d7f5
  10. #e7ebfa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#1237cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #1237cd
  2. #1d3ec5
  3. #2846be
  4. #334db6
  5. #3e54ae
  6. #495ca7
  7. #54639f
  8. #5f6a97
  9. #6a718f
  10. #757988
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.56:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.45:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4c4c4c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3d4592 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0055d1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0043ca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00637f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #004bd0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #003fcb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0055a4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-1237cd {
  color: #1237cd;
}
Background
.bg-1237cd {
  background-color: #1237cd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-1237cd {
  border: 2px solid #1237cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #1237cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 18 55 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 228 84% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-1237cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #1237cd, #4b12cd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-1237cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(18 55 205 / 0.35);
}

#1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 2.32 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 5.33 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 6.11 #003399 Smalt ΔE 7.41 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 7.71 #0000ff Blue ΔE 7.76 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 8.22 #edc832 Inverted #4c4c4c Grayscale 

Persian Blue
#1237cd  rgb(18, 55, 205)  hsl(228, 84%, 44%)  Persian Blue
#cda812  rgb(205, 168, 18)  hsl(48, 84%, 44%)  Metallic Gold
#cd1237  rgb(205, 18, 55)  hsl(348, 84%, 44%)  Cardinal
#37cd12  rgb(55, 205, 18)  hsl(108, 84%, 44%)  Lime Green