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#002DBE

#002dbe ≈ Persian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#002dbe 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 74.51% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 100% cyan, 76.32% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.49% black. Its hue angle is 225.79°, with 100% saturation and 37.25% 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 9.91:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Persian Blue (#1c39bb), ΔE 3.1.

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Web safe#0033cc
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Relative luminance0.0559

Complementary

  1. #002dbe
  2. #be9100

Split complementary

  1. #002dbe
  2. #be3200
  3. #8cbe00

Analogous

  1. #008cbe
  2. #002dbe
  3. #3200be

Triadic

  1. #002dbe
  2. #be002d
  3. #2dbe00

Tetradic

  1. #002dbe
  2. #9100be
  3. #be9100
  4. #2dbe00

Square

  1. #002dbe
  2. #be008c
  3. #be9100
  4. #00be32

Monochromatic

  1. #000925
  2. #001b71
  3. #002dbe
  4. #0b45ff
  5. #5880ff

Shades

#002dbe mixed progressively with black.

  1. #002dbe
  2. #0029ab
  3. #002498
  4. #002085
  5. #001b72
  6. #00175f
  7. #00124c
  8. #000e39
  9. #000926
  10. #000513
  11. #000000

Tints

#002dbe mixed progressively with white.

  1. #002dbe
  2. #1a42c5
  3. #3357cb
  4. #4d6cd2
  5. #6681d8
  6. #8096df
  7. #99abe5
  8. #b3c0ec
  9. #ccd5f2
  10. #e6eaf9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#002dbe mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #002dbe
  2. #0d35b8
  3. #1a3eb2
  4. #2646ab
  5. #334ea5
  6. #40579f
  7. #4d5f99
  8. #5a6793
  9. #666f8c
  10. #737886
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.91:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.12:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #434343 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #333b86 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004cc2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003abc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005974 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0041c1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0035bd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004b97 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-002dbe {
  color: #002dbe;
}
Background
.bg-002dbe {
  background-color: #002dbe;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-002dbe {
  border: 2px solid #002dbe;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #002dbe;
  --color-primary-rgb: 0 45 190;
  --color-primary-hsl: 226 100% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-002dbe {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #002dbe, #3200be);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-002dbe {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(0 45 190 / 0.35);
}

#1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 3.10 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 3.82 #003399 Smalt ΔE 5.77 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 5.95 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 6.00 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 6.11 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.56 #ffd241 Inverted #434343 Grayscale 

Persian Blue
#002dbe  rgb(0, 45, 190)  hsl(226, 100%, 37%)  Persian Blue
#be9100  rgb(190, 145, 0)  hsl(46, 100%, 37%)  Dark Goldenrod
#be002d  rgb(190, 0, 45)  hsl(346, 100%, 37%)  Cardinal
#2dbe00  rgb(45, 190, 0)  hsl(106, 100%, 37%)  Kelly Green