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#1237D3

#1237d3 ≈ Persian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#1237d3 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 7.06% red, 21.57% green and 82.75% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 91.47% cyan, 73.93% magenta, 0% yellow and 17.25% black. Its hue angle is 228.5°, with 84.28% saturation and 44.9% 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 8.36:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Persian Blue (#1c39bb), ΔE 3.06.

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Web safe#0033cc
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Relative luminance0.0756

Complementary

  1. #1237d3
  2. #d3ae12

Split complementary

  1. #1237d3
  2. #d34e12
  3. #97d312

Analogous

  1. #1297d3
  2. #1237d3
  3. #4e12d3

Triadic

  1. #1237d3
  2. #d31237
  3. #37d312

Tetradic

  1. #1237d3
  2. #ae12d3
  3. #d3ae12
  4. #37d312

Square

  1. #1237d3
  2. #d31297
  3. #d3ae12
  4. #12d34e

Monochromatic

  1. #061246
  2. #0c258d
  3. #1237d3
  4. #4364ef
  5. #899ef5

Shades

#1237d3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #1237d3
  2. #1032be
  3. #0e2ca9
  4. #0d2794
  5. #0b217f
  6. #091c6a
  7. #071654
  8. #05113f
  9. #040b2a
  10. #020615
  11. #000000

Tints

#1237d3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #1237d3
  2. #2a4bd7
  3. #415fdc
  4. #5973e0
  5. #7187e5
  6. #899be9
  7. #a0afed
  8. #b8c3f2
  9. #d0d7f6
  10. #e7ebfb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#1237d3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #1237d3
  2. #1d3ecb
  3. #2846c2
  4. #334dba
  5. #3e54b2
  6. #495caa
  7. #5463a1
  8. #5f6a99
  9. #6a7191
  10. #757988
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.36:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.51:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4e4e4e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3e4696 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0057d8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0044d0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006582 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #004cd6 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #003fd1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0056a9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-1237d3 {
  color: #1237d3;
}
Background
.bg-1237d3 {
  background-color: #1237d3;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-1237d3 {
  border: 2px solid #1237d3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #1237d3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 18 55 211;
  --color-primary-hsl: 229 84% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-1237d3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #1237d3, #4e12d3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-1237d3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(18 55 211 / 0.35);
}

#1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 3.06 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 6.10 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 6.26 #0000ff Blue ΔE 7.25 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 7.90 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 7.92 #003399 Smalt ΔE 8.18 #edc82c Inverted #4e4e4e Grayscale 

Persian Blue
#1237d3  rgb(18, 55, 211)  hsl(229, 84%, 45%)  Persian Blue
#d3ae12  rgb(211, 174, 18)  hsl(49, 84%, 45%)  Metallic Gold
#d31237  rgb(211, 18, 55)  hsl(349, 84%, 45%)  Crimson
#37d312  rgb(55, 211, 18)  hsl(109, 84%, 45%)  Lime Green