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#033BBD

#033bbd ≈ Persian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#033bbd is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 1.18% red, 23.14% green and 74.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 98.41% cyan, 68.78% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.88% black. Its hue angle is 221.94°, with 96.88% saturation and 37.65% 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 8.88:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Persian Blue (#1c39bb), ΔE 1.21.

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Web safe#0033cc
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Relative luminance0.0682

Complementary

  1. #033bbd
  2. #bd8503

Split complementary

  1. #033bbd
  2. #bd2803
  3. #98bd03

Analogous

  1. #0398bd
  2. #033bbd
  3. #2803bd

Triadic

  1. #033bbd
  2. #bd033b
  3. #3bbd03

Tetradic

  1. #033bbd
  2. #8503bd
  3. #bd8503
  4. #3bbd03

Square

  1. #033bbd
  2. #bd0398
  3. #bd8503
  4. #03bd28

Monochromatic

  1. #010c26
  2. #022372
  3. #033bbd
  4. #1158fb
  5. #5d8dfc

Shades

#033bbd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #033bbd
  2. #0335aa
  3. #022f97
  4. #022984
  5. #022371
  6. #021e5f
  7. #01184c
  8. #011239
  9. #010c26
  10. #000613
  11. #000000

Tints

#033bbd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #033bbd
  2. #1c4fc4
  3. #3562ca
  4. #4f76d1
  5. #6889d7
  6. #819dde
  7. #9ab1e5
  8. #b3c4eb
  9. #cdd8f2
  10. #e6ebf8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#033bbd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #033bbd
  2. #1042b7
  3. #1c49b1
  4. #2950ab
  5. #3557a5
  6. #425e9f
  7. #4e6498
  8. #5b6b92
  9. #67728c
  10. #747986
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.88:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.36:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4a4a4a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #394488 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0052c1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0042bb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006077 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #004abf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #003fbc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #005398 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-033bbd {
  color: #033bbd;
}
Background
.bg-033bbd {
  background-color: #033bbd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-033bbd {
  border: 2px solid #033bbd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #033bbd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 3 59 189;
  --color-primary-hsl: 222 97% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-033bbd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #033bbd, #2803bd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-033bbd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(3 59 189 / 0.35);
}

#1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 1.21 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 3.49 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 5.27 #003399 Smalt ΔE 5.28 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 6.40 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 7.57 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 8.11 #fcc442 Inverted #4a4a4a Grayscale 

Persian Blue
#033bbd  rgb(3, 59, 189)  hsl(222, 97%, 38%)  Persian Blue
#bd8503  rgb(189, 133, 3)  hsl(42, 97%, 38%)  Dark Goldenrod
#bd033b  rgb(189, 3, 59)  hsl(342, 97%, 38%)  Cardinal
#3bbd03  rgb(59, 189, 3)  hsl(102, 97%, 38%)  Kelly Green