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#3333CB

#3333cb ≈ Persian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#3333cb is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 20% red, 20% green and 79.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 74.88% cyan, 74.88% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 240°, with 59.84% saturation and 49.8% 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 brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.48:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Persian Blue (#1c39bb), ΔE 3.6.

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Relative luminance0.0738

Complementary

  1. #3333cb
  2. #cbcb33

Split complementary

  1. #3333cb
  2. #cb7f33
  3. #7fcb33

Analogous

  1. #337fcb
  2. #3333cb
  3. #7f33cb

Triadic

  1. #3333cb
  2. #cb3333
  3. #33cb33

Tetradic

  1. #3333cb
  2. #cb33cb
  3. #cbcb33
  4. #33cb33

Square

  1. #3333cb
  2. #cb337f
  3. #cbcb33
  4. #33cb7f

Monochromatic

  1. #141451
  2. #24248e
  3. #3333cb
  4. #7070db
  5. #adadea

Shades

#3333cb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3333cb
  2. #2e2eb7
  3. #2929a2
  4. #24248e
  5. #1f1f7a
  6. #1a1a66
  7. #141451
  8. #0f0f3d
  9. #0a0a29
  10. #050514
  11. #000000

Tints

#3333cb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3333cb
  2. #4747d0
  3. #5c5cd5
  4. #7070db
  5. #8585e0
  6. #9999e5
  7. #adadea
  8. #c2c2ef
  9. #d6d6f5
  10. #ebebfa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3333cb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3333cb
  2. #3b3bc4
  3. #4242bc
  4. #4a4ab5
  5. #5252ad
  6. #5a5aa6
  7. #61619e
  8. #696997
  9. #71718f
  10. #787888
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.48:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.48:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4d4d4d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #444491 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0054cf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0045c8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00607d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0049ce ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #003fc9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0051a2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3333cb {
  color: #3333cb;
}
Background
.bg-3333cb {
  background-color: #3333cb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-3333cb {
  border: 2px solid #3333cb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3333cb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 51 51 203;
  --color-primary-hsl: 240 60% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3333cb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3333cb, #7f33cb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3333cb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(51 51 203 / 0.35);
}

#1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 3.60 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 5.26 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 6.23 #0000ff Blue ΔE 6.83 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 7.06 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 7.17 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 7.31 #cccc34 Inverted #4d4d4d Grayscale 

Persian Blue
#3333cb  rgb(51, 51, 203)  hsl(240, 60%, 50%)  Persian Blue
#cbcb33  rgb(203, 203, 51)  hsl(60, 60%, 50%)  Citrine
#cb3333  rgb(203, 51, 51)  hsl(0, 60%, 50%)  Persian Red
#33cb33  rgb(51, 203, 51)  hsl(120, 60%, 50%)  Lime Green