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#1237DA

#1237da ≈ Persian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#1237da 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 85.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 91.74% cyan, 74.77% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.51% black. Its hue angle is 228.9°, with 84.75% saturation and 46.27% 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 8.13:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Persian Blue (#1c39bb), ΔE 3.93.

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Relative luminance0.0792

Complementary

  1. #1237da
  2. #dab512

Split complementary

  1. #1237da
  2. #da5112
  3. #9bda12

Analogous

  1. #129bda
  2. #1237da
  3. #5112da

Triadic

  1. #1237da
  2. #da1237
  3. #37da12

Tetradic

  1. #1237da
  2. #b512da
  3. #dab512
  4. #37da12

Square

  1. #1237da
  2. #da129b
  3. #dab512
  4. #12da51

Monochromatic

  1. #06134d
  2. #0c2593
  3. #1237da
  4. #4968f0
  5. #8fa2f6

Shades

#1237da mixed progressively with black.

  1. #1237da
  2. #1032c4
  3. #0e2cae
  4. #0d2799
  5. #0b2183
  6. #091c6d
  7. #071657
  8. #051141
  9. #040b2c
  10. #020616
  11. #000000

Tints

#1237da mixed progressively with white.

  1. #1237da
  2. #2a4bde
  3. #415fe1
  4. #5973e5
  5. #7187e9
  6. #899bed
  7. #a0aff0
  8. #b8c3f4
  9. #d0d7f8
  10. #e7ebfb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#1237da mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #1237da
  2. #1d3ed1
  3. #2846c8
  4. #334dbf
  5. #3e54b6
  6. #495cad
  7. #5463a4
  8. #5f6a9b
  9. #6a7192
  10. #757989
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.13:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.58:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #505050 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3f479b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0059df ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0046d7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006886 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #004edd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0040d8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0058ae ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-1237da {
  color: #1237da;
}
Background
.bg-1237da {
  background-color: #1237da;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-1237da {
  border: 2px solid #1237da;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #1237da;
  --color-primary-rgb: 18 55 218;
  --color-primary-hsl: 229 85% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-1237da {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #1237da, #5112da);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-1237da {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(18 55 218 / 0.35);
}

#1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 3.93 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 6.54 #0000ff Blue ΔE 6.74 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 6.99 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 7.24 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 7.29 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 8.15 #edc825 Inverted #505050 Grayscale 

Persian Blue
#1237da  rgb(18, 55, 218)  hsl(229, 85%, 46%)  Persian Blue
#dab512  rgb(218, 181, 18)  hsl(49, 85%, 46%)  Metallic Gold
#da1237  rgb(218, 18, 55)  hsl(349, 85%, 46%)  Crimson
#37da12  rgb(55, 218, 18)  hsl(109, 85%, 46%)  Lime Green