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#002DBB

#002dbb ≈ Persian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#002dbb is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 0% red, 17.65% green and 73.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 100% cyan, 75.94% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 225.56°, with 100% saturation and 36.67% 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 10.03:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Persian Blue (#1c39bb), ΔE 3.12.

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Web safe#0033cc
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Relative luminance0.0546

Complementary

  1. #002dbb
  2. #bb8e00

Split complementary

  1. #002dbb
  2. #bb3000
  3. #8bbb00

Analogous

  1. #008bbb
  2. #002dbb
  3. #3000bb

Triadic

  1. #002dbb
  2. #bb002d
  3. #2dbb00

Tetradic

  1. #002dbb
  2. #8e00bb
  3. #bb8e00
  4. #2dbb00

Square

  1. #002dbb
  2. #bb008b
  3. #bb8e00
  4. #00bb30

Monochromatic

  1. #000822
  2. #001b6f
  3. #002dbb
  4. #0944ff
  5. #557eff

Shades

#002dbb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #002dbb
  2. #0029a8
  3. #002496
  4. #002083
  5. #001b70
  6. #00175e
  7. #00124b
  8. #000e38
  9. #000925
  10. #000513
  11. #000000

Tints

#002dbb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #002dbb
  2. #1a42c2
  3. #3357c9
  4. #4d6ccf
  5. #6681d6
  6. #8096dd
  7. #99abe4
  8. #b3c0eb
  9. #ccd5f1
  10. #e6eaf8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#002dbb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #002dbb
  2. #0d35b5
  3. #1a3eaf
  4. #2646a9
  5. #334ea3
  6. #40579e
  7. #4d5f98
  8. #5a6792
  9. #666f8c
  10. #737886
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.03:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.09:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #424242 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #333b84 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004bbf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0039b9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005872 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0041bd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0035ba ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004a95 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-002dbb {
  color: #002dbb;
}
Background
.bg-002dbb {
  background-color: #002dbb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-002dbb {
  border: 2px solid #002dbb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #002dbb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 0 45 187;
  --color-primary-hsl: 226 100% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-002dbb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #002dbb, #3000bb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-002dbb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(0 45 187 / 0.35);
}

#1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 3.12 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 3.50 #003399 Smalt ΔE 5.41 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 5.63 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 5.78 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 6.24 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.63 #ffd244 Inverted #424242 Grayscale 

Persian Blue
#002dbb  rgb(0, 45, 187)  hsl(226, 100%, 37%)  Persian Blue
#bb8e00  rgb(187, 142, 0)  hsl(46, 100%, 37%)  Dark Goldenrod
#bb002d  rgb(187, 0, 45)  hsl(346, 100%, 37%)  Cardinal
#2dbb00  rgb(45, 187, 0)  hsl(106, 100%, 37%)  Kelly Green