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#1237EF

#1237ef ≈ Han Purple

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#1237ef 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 93.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 92.47% cyan, 76.99% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 229.95°, with 87.35% saturation and 50.39% 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 7.45:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Han Purple (#5218fa), ΔE 5.71.

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Relative luminance0.0909

Complementary

  1. #1237ef
  2. #efca12

Split complementary

  1. #1237ef
  2. #ef5b12
  3. #a6ef12

Analogous

  1. #12a6ef
  2. #1237ef
  3. #5b12ef

Triadic

  1. #1237ef
  2. #ef1237
  3. #37ef12

Tetradic

  1. #1237ef
  2. #ca12ef
  3. #efca12
  4. #37ef12

Square

  1. #1237ef
  2. #ef12a6
  3. #efca12
  4. #12ef5b

Monochromatic

  1. #071661
  2. #0b26a9
  3. #1237ef
  4. #5a73f4
  5. #a1b0f9

Shades

#1237ef mixed progressively with black.

  1. #1237ef
  2. #1032d7
  3. #0e2cbf
  4. #0d27a7
  5. #0b218f
  6. #091c78
  7. #071660
  8. #051148
  9. #040b30
  10. #020618
  11. #000000

Tints

#1237ef mixed progressively with white.

  1. #1237ef
  2. #2a4bf1
  3. #415ff2
  4. #5973f4
  5. #7187f5
  6. #899bf7
  7. #a0aff9
  8. #b8c3fa
  9. #d0d7fc
  10. #e7ebfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#1237ef mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #1237ef
  2. #1d3ee4
  3. #2846d9
  4. #334dce
  5. #3e54c3
  6. #495cb8
  7. #5463ac
  8. #5f6aa1
  9. #6a7196
  10. #75798b
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.45:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.82:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #555555 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #444baa ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0060f4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #004aec ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007092 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0052f2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0043ed ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #005ebf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-1237ef {
  color: #1237ef;
}
Background
.bg-1237ef {
  background-color: #1237ef;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-1237ef {
  border: 2px solid #1237ef;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #1237ef;
  --color-primary-rgb: 18 55 239;
  --color-primary-hsl: 230 87% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-1237ef {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #1237ef, #5b12ef);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-1237ef {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(18 55 239 / 0.35);
}

#5218fa Han Purple ΔE 5.71 #0000ff Blue ΔE 5.95 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 6.03 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 6.48 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.80 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 7.82 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 8.14 #edc810 Inverted #555555 Grayscale 

Han Purple
#1237ef  rgb(18, 55, 239)  hsl(230, 87%, 50%)  Han Purple
#efca12  rgb(239, 202, 18)  hsl(50, 87%, 50%)  Jonquil
#ef1237  rgb(239, 18, 55)  hsl(350, 87%, 50%)  Tractor Red
#37ef12  rgb(55, 239, 18)  hsl(110, 87%, 50%)  Neon Green