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#1C287C

#1c287c ≈ Imperial Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#1c287c is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 10.98% red, 15.69% green and 48.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 77.42% cyan, 67.74% magenta, 0% yellow and 51.37% black. Its hue angle is 232.5°, with 63.16% saturation and 29.8% 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 12.77:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Imperial Blue (#002395), ΔE 4.33.

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Relative luminance0.0322

Complementary

  1. #1c287c
  2. #7c701c

Split complementary

  1. #1c287c
  2. #7c401c
  3. #587c1c

Analogous

  1. #1c587c
  2. #1c287c
  3. #401c7c

Triadic

  1. #1c287c
  2. #7c1c28
  3. #287c1c

Tetradic

  1. #1c287c
  2. #701c7c
  3. #7c701c
  4. #287c1c

Square

  1. #1c287c
  2. #7c1c58
  3. #7c701c
  4. #1c7c40

Monochromatic

  1. #040511
  2. #0e143e
  3. #1c287c
  4. #2a3cba
  5. #5868d9

Shades

#1c287c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #1c287c
  2. #192470
  3. #162063
  4. #141c57
  5. #11184a
  6. #0e143e
  7. #0b1032
  8. #080c25
  9. #060819
  10. #03040c
  11. #000000

Tints

#1c287c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #1c287c
  2. #333e89
  3. #495396
  4. #6069a3
  5. #777eb0
  6. #8e94be
  7. #a4a9cb
  8. #bbbfd8
  9. #d2d4e5
  10. #e8eaf2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#1c287c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #1c287c
  2. #26317c
  3. #303a7d
  4. #3a427d
  5. #444b7e
  6. #4e547e
  7. #585d7e
  8. #62667f
  9. #6c6e7f
  10. #767780
  11. #808080

Readable text 12.77:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.64:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #323232 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #2b2e59 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #00377f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #002e7a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #003e4e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #00317e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #002c7b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #003764 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-1c287c {
  color: #1c287c;
}
Background
.bg-1c287c {
  background-color: #1c287c;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-1c287c {
  border: 2px solid #1c287c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #1c287c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 28 40 124;
  --color-primary-hsl: 233 63% 30%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-1c287c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #1c287c, #401c7c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-1c287c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(28 40 124 / 0.35);
}

#002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 4.33 #191970 Midnight Blue ΔE 4.35 #003399 Smalt ΔE 5.29 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 6.63 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 6.73 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 7.04 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 8.03 #e3d783 Inverted #323232 Grayscale 

Imperial Blue
#1c287c  rgb(28, 40, 124)  hsl(233, 63%, 30%)  Imperial Blue
#7c701c  rgb(124, 112, 28)  hsl(53, 63%, 30%)  Olive
#7c1c28  rgb(124, 28, 40)  hsl(353, 63%, 30%)  Burgundy
#287c1c  rgb(40, 124, 28)  hsl(113, 63%, 30%)  Green