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Blue clearly dominates: the blue value surpasses the others. Dark color: low color values appear darker.

The breakdown of the color into the RGB color system: of 255 maximum color components, 18 red, 24 green and 237 blue.

The mixing ratio of these colors results in the displayed hue in the middle of the overlaps.

In the illustration you can see how the color is composed of the three components: red (top),green (bottom right) and blue (bottom left). In the middle you can see the result color.
18 24 237 R G B
In the CMYK color system the color is composed as follows: In this color tone, out of 100 maximum color components, 92 cyan, 90 magenta, none yellow and 7 key.

The mixing ratio of these colors results in the displayed hue in the middle of the overlaps.

In the diagram you can see how the color is composed of the four components cyan (top left),magenta (top right),yellow (bottom right) and black or key (bottom left). In the middle you can see the result color.
92% 90% 0% 7% C M Y K

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Lineal

HEX #1218ED to HEX #EDE712


CSS-Code:

background-image: linear-gradient(135deg, #1218ED 8%, #EDE712 89%);

Radial

HEX #1218ED to HEX #EDE712


CSS-Code:

background-image: radial-gradient(circle, #1218ED 10%, #EDE712 90%);

 

HEX #EDE712 to HEX #1218ED


CSS-Code:

background-image: linear-gradient(135deg, #EDE712 12%, #1218ED 89%);

 

HEX #EDE712 to HEX #1218ED


CSS-Code:

background-image: radial-gradient(circle, #EDE712 5%, #1218ED 92%);

Lineal

HEX #1218ED to HEX #1254ED


CSS-Code:

background-image: linear-gradient(135deg, #1218ED 8%, #1254ED 88%);

Radial

HEX #1218ED to HEX #1254ED


CSS-Code:

background-image: radial-gradient(circle, #1218ED 13%, #1254ED 98%);

 

HEX #1254ED to HEX #1218ED


CSS-Code:

background-image: linear-gradient(135deg, #1254ED 9%, #1218ED 95%);

 

HEX #1254ED to HEX #1218ED


CSS-Code:

background-image: radial-gradient(circle, #1254ED 0%, #1218ED 95%);

 

HEX #1218ED to HEX #1219ED


CSS-Code:

background-image: linear-gradient(135deg, #1218ED 11%, #1219ED 86%);

 

HEX #1218ED to HEX #1219ED


CSS-Code:

background-image: radial-gradient(circle, #1218ED 4%, #1219ED 91%);

 

HEX #1219ED to HEX #1218ED


CSS-Code:

background-image: linear-gradient(135deg, #1219ED 14%, #1218ED 94%);

 

HEX #1219ED to HEX #1218ED


CSS-Code:

background-image: radial-gradient(circle, #1219ED 11%, #1218ED 89%);

 

HEX #1218ED to HEX #4512ED


CSS-Code:

background-image: linear-gradient(135deg, #1218ED 14%, #4512ED 95%);

 

HEX #1218ED to HEX #4512ED


CSS-Code:

background-image: radial-gradient(circle, #1218ED 11%, #4512ED 97%);

 

HEX #4512ED to HEX #1218ED


CSS-Code:

background-image: linear-gradient(135deg, #4512ED 0%, #1218ED 88%);

 

HEX #4512ED to HEX #1218ED


CSS-Code:

background-image: radial-gradient(circle, #4512ED 1%, #1218ED 87%);

 

HEX #1218ED to HEX #8012ED


CSS-Code:

background-image: linear-gradient(135deg, #1218ED 9%, #8012ED 86%);

 

HEX #1218ED to HEX #8012ED


CSS-Code:

background-image: radial-gradient(circle, #1218ED 10%, #8012ED 100%);

 

HEX #8012ED to HEX #1218ED


CSS-Code:

background-image: linear-gradient(135deg, #8012ED 7%, #1218ED 100%);

 

HEX #8012ED to HEX #1218ED


CSS-Code:

background-image: radial-gradient(circle, #8012ED 5%, #1218ED 95%);

Lineal

HEX #1218ED to HEX #0F14C7


CSS-Code:

background-image: linear-gradient(135deg, #1218ED 8%, #0F14C7 88%);

Radial

HEX #1218ED to HEX #0F14C7


CSS-Code:

background-image: radial-gradient(circle, #1218ED 3%, #0F14C7 88%);

 

HEX #0F14C7 to HEX #1218ED


CSS-Code:

background-image: linear-gradient(135deg, #0F14C7 9%, #1218ED 97%);

 

HEX #0F14C7 to HEX #1218ED


CSS-Code:

background-image: radial-gradient(circle, #0F14C7 7%, #1218ED 93%);

 

HEX #1218ED to HEX #383DF0


CSS-Code:

background-image: linear-gradient(135deg, #1218ED 0%, #383DF0 94%);

 

HEX #1218ED to HEX #383DF0


CSS-Code:

background-image: radial-gradient(circle, #1218ED 14%, #383DF0 88%);

 

HEX #383DF0 to HEX #1218ED


CSS-Code:

background-image: linear-gradient(135deg, #383DF0 6%, #1218ED 87%);

 

HEX #383DF0 to HEX #1218ED


CSS-Code:

background-image: radial-gradient(circle, #383DF0 8%, #1218ED 92%);

 

HEX #1218ED to HEX #5F63F3


CSS-Code:

background-image: linear-gradient(135deg, #1218ED 11%, #5F63F3 91%);

 

HEX #1218ED to HEX #5F63F3


CSS-Code:

background-image: radial-gradient(circle, #1218ED 4%, #5F63F3 90%);

 

HEX #5F63F3 to HEX #1218ED


CSS-Code:

background-image: linear-gradient(135deg, #5F63F3 14%, #1218ED 86%);

 

HEX #5F63F3 to HEX #1218ED


CSS-Code:

background-image: radial-gradient(circle, #5F63F3 6%, #1218ED 94%);

Lineal

HEX #1218ED to HEX #1254ED


CSS-Code:

background-image: linear-gradient(135deg, #1218ED 14%, #1254ED 96%);

Radial

HEX #1218ED to HEX #1254ED


CSS-Code:

background-image: radial-gradient(circle, #1218ED 0%, #1254ED 86%);

 

HEX #1254ED to HEX #1218ED


CSS-Code:

background-image: linear-gradient(135deg, #1254ED 3%, #1218ED 89%);

 

HEX #1254ED to HEX #1218ED


CSS-Code:

background-image: radial-gradient(circle, #1254ED 7%, #1218ED 86%);

 

HEX #1218ED to HEX #1219ED


CSS-Code:

background-image: linear-gradient(135deg, #1218ED 7%, #1219ED 92%);

 

HEX #1218ED to HEX #1219ED


CSS-Code:

background-image: radial-gradient(circle, #1218ED 4%, #1219ED 94%);

 

HEX #1219ED to HEX #1218ED


CSS-Code:

background-image: linear-gradient(135deg, #1219ED 14%, #1218ED 97%);

 

HEX #1219ED to HEX #1218ED


CSS-Code:

background-image: radial-gradient(circle, #1219ED 13%, #1218ED 94%);

 

HEX #1218ED to HEX #4512ED


CSS-Code:

background-image: linear-gradient(135deg, #1218ED 0%, #4512ED 100%);

 

HEX #1218ED to HEX #4512ED


CSS-Code:

background-image: radial-gradient(circle, #1218ED 10%, #4512ED 91%);

 

HEX #4512ED to HEX #1218ED


CSS-Code:

background-image: linear-gradient(135deg, #4512ED 14%, #1218ED 87%);

 

HEX #4512ED to HEX #1218ED


CSS-Code:

background-image: radial-gradient(circle, #4512ED 12%, #1218ED 95%);

 

HEX #1218ED to HEX #8012ED


CSS-Code:

background-image: linear-gradient(135deg, #1218ED 8%, #8012ED 90%);

 

HEX #1218ED to HEX #8012ED


CSS-Code:

background-image: radial-gradient(circle, #1218ED 12%, #8012ED 91%);

 

HEX #8012ED to HEX #1218ED


CSS-Code:

background-image: linear-gradient(135deg, #8012ED 7%, #1218ED 97%);

 

HEX #8012ED to HEX #1218ED


CSS-Code:

background-image: radial-gradient(circle, #8012ED 5%, #1218ED 92%);

Lineal

HEX #1218ED to HEX #0F14C7


CSS-Code:

background-image: linear-gradient(135deg, #1218ED 6%, #0F14C7 88%);

Radial

HEX #1218ED to HEX #0F14C7


CSS-Code:

background-image: radial-gradient(circle, #1218ED 8%, #0F14C7 100%);

 

HEX #0F14C7 to HEX #1218ED


CSS-Code:

background-image: linear-gradient(135deg, #0F14C7 13%, #1218ED 87%);

 

HEX #0F14C7 to HEX #1218ED


CSS-Code:

background-image: radial-gradient(circle, #0F14C7 1%, #1218ED 96%);

 

HEX #1218ED to HEX #383DF0


CSS-Code:

background-image: linear-gradient(135deg, #1218ED 2%, #383DF0 87%);

 

HEX #1218ED to HEX #383DF0


CSS-Code:

background-image: radial-gradient(circle, #1218ED 8%, #383DF0 86%);

 

HEX #383DF0 to HEX #1218ED


CSS-Code:

background-image: linear-gradient(135deg, #383DF0 10%, #1218ED 86%);

 

HEX #383DF0 to HEX #1218ED


CSS-Code:

background-image: radial-gradient(circle, #383DF0 9%, #1218ED 91%);

 

HEX #1218ED to HEX #5F63F3


CSS-Code:

background-image: linear-gradient(135deg, #1218ED 10%, #5F63F3 94%);

 

HEX #1218ED to HEX #5F63F3


CSS-Code:

background-image: radial-gradient(circle, #1218ED 14%, #5F63F3 91%);

 

HEX #5F63F3 to HEX #1218ED


CSS-Code:

background-image: linear-gradient(135deg, #5F63F3 0%, #1218ED 91%);

 

HEX #5F63F3 to HEX #1218ED


CSS-Code:

background-image: radial-gradient(circle, #5F63F3 13%, #1218ED 97%);

Lineal

HEX #1218ED to HEX #ED12C9


CSS-Code:

background-image: linear-gradient(135deg, #1218ED 0%, #ED12C9 97%);

Radial

HEX #1218ED to HEX #ED12C9


CSS-Code:

background-image: radial-gradient(circle, #1218ED 6%, #ED12C9 94%);

 

HEX #ED12C9 to HEX #1218ED


CSS-Code:

background-image: linear-gradient(135deg, #ED12C9 9%, #1218ED 99%);

 

HEX #ED12C9 to HEX #1218ED


CSS-Code:

background-image: radial-gradient(circle, #ED12C9 4%, #1218ED 91%);

 

HEX #1218ED to HEX #71ED12


CSS-Code:

background-image: linear-gradient(135deg, #1218ED 2%, #71ED12 91%);

 

HEX #1218ED to HEX #71ED12


CSS-Code:

background-image: radial-gradient(circle, #1218ED 5%, #71ED12 99%);

 

HEX #71ED12 to HEX #1218ED


CSS-Code:

background-image: linear-gradient(135deg, #71ED12 7%, #1218ED 88%);

 

HEX #71ED12 to HEX #1218ED


CSS-Code:

background-image: radial-gradient(circle, #71ED12 12%, #1218ED 98%);

Lineal

HEX #1218ED to HEX #ED1219


CSS-Code:

background-image: linear-gradient(135deg, #1218ED 8%, #ED1219 93%);

Radial

HEX #1218ED to HEX #ED1219


CSS-Code:

background-image: radial-gradient(circle, #1218ED 10%, #ED1219 96%);

 

HEX #ED1219 to HEX #1218ED


CSS-Code:

background-image: linear-gradient(135deg, #ED1219 14%, #1218ED 94%);

 

HEX #ED1219 to HEX #1218ED


CSS-Code:

background-image: radial-gradient(circle, #ED1219 12%, #1218ED 88%);

 

HEX #1218ED to HEX #19ED12


CSS-Code:

background-image: linear-gradient(135deg, #1218ED 5%, #19ED12 97%);

 

HEX #1218ED to HEX #19ED12


CSS-Code:

background-image: radial-gradient(circle, #1218ED 4%, #19ED12 90%);

 

HEX #19ED12 to HEX #1218ED


CSS-Code:

background-image: linear-gradient(135deg, #19ED12 13%, #1218ED 89%);

 

HEX #19ED12 to HEX #1218ED


CSS-Code:

background-image: radial-gradient(circle, #19ED12 14%, #1218ED 86%);

Lineal

HEX #1218ED to HEX #ED12C9


CSS-Code:

background-image: linear-gradient(135deg, #1218ED 0%, #ED12C9 98%);

Radial

HEX #1218ED to HEX #ED12C9


CSS-Code:

background-image: radial-gradient(circle, #1218ED 3%, #ED12C9 91%);

 

HEX #ED12C9 to HEX #1218ED


CSS-Code:

background-image: linear-gradient(135deg, #ED12C9 4%, #1218ED 95%);

 

HEX #ED12C9 to HEX #1218ED


CSS-Code:

background-image: radial-gradient(circle, #ED12C9 10%, #1218ED 91%);

 

HEX #1218ED to HEX #EDE612


CSS-Code:

background-image: linear-gradient(135deg, #1218ED 3%, #EDE612 96%);

 

HEX #1218ED to HEX #EDE612


CSS-Code:

background-image: radial-gradient(circle, #1218ED 2%, #EDE612 89%);

 

HEX #EDE612 to HEX #1218ED


CSS-Code:

background-image: linear-gradient(135deg, #EDE612 1%, #1218ED 90%);

 

HEX #EDE612 to HEX #1218ED


CSS-Code:

background-image: radial-gradient(circle, #EDE612 5%, #1218ED 98%);

 

HEX #1218ED to HEX #12ED36


CSS-Code:

background-image: linear-gradient(135deg, #1218ED 8%, #12ED36 100%);

 

HEX #1218ED to HEX #12ED36


CSS-Code:

background-image: radial-gradient(circle, #1218ED 2%, #12ED36 88%);

 

HEX #12ED36 to HEX #1218ED


CSS-Code:

background-image: linear-gradient(135deg, #12ED36 5%, #1218ED 98%);

 

HEX #12ED36 to HEX #1218ED


CSS-Code:

background-image: radial-gradient(circle, #12ED36 2%, #1218ED 95%);

Lineal

HEX #1218ED to HEX #ED1287


CSS-Code:

background-image: linear-gradient(135deg, #1218ED 7%, #ED1287 96%);

Radial

HEX #1218ED to HEX #ED1287


CSS-Code:

background-image: radial-gradient(circle, #1218ED 2%, #ED1287 91%);

 

HEX #ED1287 to HEX #1218ED


CSS-Code:

background-image: linear-gradient(135deg, #ED1287 9%, #1218ED 94%);

 

HEX #ED1287 to HEX #1218ED


CSS-Code:

background-image: radial-gradient(circle, #ED1287 1%, #1218ED 96%);

 

HEX #1218ED to HEX #EDE612


CSS-Code:

background-image: linear-gradient(135deg, #1218ED 11%, #EDE612 89%);

 

HEX #1218ED to HEX #EDE612


CSS-Code:

background-image: radial-gradient(circle, #1218ED 2%, #EDE612 87%);

 

HEX #EDE612 to HEX #1218ED


CSS-Code:

background-image: linear-gradient(135deg, #EDE612 1%, #1218ED 100%);

 

HEX #EDE612 to HEX #1218ED


CSS-Code:

background-image: radial-gradient(circle, #EDE612 5%, #1218ED 91%);

 

HEX #1218ED to HEX #12ED78


CSS-Code:

background-image: linear-gradient(135deg, #1218ED 6%, #12ED78 86%);

 

HEX #1218ED to HEX #12ED78


CSS-Code:

background-image: radial-gradient(circle, #1218ED 14%, #12ED78 99%);

 

HEX #12ED78 to HEX #1218ED


CSS-Code:

background-image: linear-gradient(135deg, #12ED78 6%, #1218ED 98%);

 

HEX #12ED78 to HEX #1218ED


CSS-Code:

background-image: radial-gradient(circle, #12ED78 0%, #1218ED 100%);

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convert from Pantone®-number (Pantone 0000) to RGBA red green blue transparency

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convert from Sherwin Williams®-number (SW 0000) to RGB red green blue

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