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#18287C

#18287c ≈ Imperial Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#18287c is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 9.41% red, 15.69% green and 48.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 80.65% cyan, 67.74% magenta, 0% yellow and 51.37% black. Its hue angle is 230.4°, with 67.57% saturation and 29.02% 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 luxury branding. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 12.86:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Imperial Blue (#002395), ΔE 4.31.

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Web safe#003366
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Relative luminance0.0317

Complementary

  1. #18287c
  2. #7c6c18

Split complementary

  1. #18287c
  2. #7c3a18
  3. #5a7c18

Analogous

  1. #185a7c
  2. #18287c
  3. #3a187c

Triadic

  1. #18287c
  2. #7c1828
  3. #287c18

Tetradic

  1. #18287c
  2. #6c187c
  3. #7c6c18
  4. #287c18

Square

  1. #18287c
  2. #7c185a
  3. #7c6c18
  4. #187c3a

Monochromatic

  1. #030611
  2. #0c133c
  3. #18287c
  4. #243dbc
  5. #5066dd

Shades

#18287c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #18287c
  2. #162470
  3. #132063
  4. #111c57
  5. #0e184a
  6. #0c143e
  7. #0a1032
  8. #070c25
  9. #050819
  10. #02040c
  11. #000000

Tints

#18287c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #18287c
  2. #2f3e89
  3. #465396
  4. #5d69a3
  5. #747eb0
  6. #8c94be
  7. #a3a9cb
  8. #babfd8
  9. #d1d4e5
  10. #e8eaf2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#18287c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #18287c
  2. #22317c
  3. #2d3a7d
  4. #37427d
  5. #424b7e
  6. #4c547e
  7. #565d7e
  8. #61667f
  9. #6b6e7f
  10. #767780
  11. #808080

Readable text 12.86:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.63:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #323232 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #292e59 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #00377f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #002d7a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #003e4e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #00317e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #002b7b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #003764 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-18287c {
  color: #18287c;
}
Background
.bg-18287c {
  background-color: #18287c;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-18287c {
  border: 2px solid #18287c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #18287c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 24 40 124;
  --color-primary-hsl: 230 68% 29%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-18287c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #18287c, #3a187c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-18287c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(24 40 124 / 0.35);
}

#002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 4.31 #191970 Midnight Blue ΔE 4.50 #003399 Smalt ΔE 5.13 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 6.58 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 6.80 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 7.36 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 8.17 #e7d783 Inverted #323232 Grayscale 

Imperial Blue
#18287c  rgb(24, 40, 124)  hsl(230, 68%, 29%)  Imperial Blue
#7c6c18  rgb(124, 108, 24)  hsl(50, 68%, 29%)  Olive
#7c1828  rgb(124, 24, 40)  hsl(350, 68%, 29%)  Burgundy
#287c18  rgb(40, 124, 24)  hsl(110, 68%, 29%)  Green