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#0033CA

#0033ca ≈ Persian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#0033ca is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 0% red, 20% green and 79.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 100% cyan, 74.75% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 224.85°, with 100% saturation and 39.61% 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 9.03:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Persian Blue (#1c39bb), ΔE 2.36.

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Relative luminance0.0663

Complementary

  1. #0033ca
  2. #ca9700

Split complementary

  1. #0033ca
  2. #ca3200
  3. #98ca00

Analogous

  1. #0098ca
  2. #0033ca
  3. #3200ca

Triadic

  1. #0033ca
  2. #ca0033
  3. #33ca00

Tetradic

  1. #0033ca
  2. #9700ca
  3. #ca9700
  4. #33ca00

Square

  1. #0033ca
  2. #ca0098
  3. #ca9700
  4. #00ca32

Monochromatic

  1. #000c31
  2. #00207e
  3. #0033ca
  4. #1852ff
  5. #648bff

Shades

#0033ca mixed progressively with black.

  1. #0033ca
  2. #002eb6
  3. #0029a2
  4. #00248d
  5. #001f79
  6. #001a65
  7. #001451
  8. #000f3d
  9. #000a28
  10. #000514
  11. #000000

Tints

#0033ca mixed progressively with white.

  1. #0033ca
  2. #1a47cf
  3. #335cd5
  4. #4d70da
  5. #6685df
  6. #8099e5
  7. #99adea
  8. #b3c2ef
  9. #ccd6f4
  10. #e6ebfa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#0033ca mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #0033ca
  2. #0d3bc3
  3. #1a42bb
  4. #264ab4
  5. #3352ac
  6. #405aa5
  7. #4d619e
  8. #5a6996
  9. #66718f
  10. #737887
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.03:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.33:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #494949 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #38418f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0052ce ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003fc7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00607c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0048cd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #003bc8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0052a1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-0033ca {
  color: #0033ca;
}
Background
.bg-0033ca {
  background-color: #0033ca;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-0033ca {
  border: 2px solid #0033ca;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #0033ca;
  --color-primary-rgb: 0 51 202;
  --color-primary-hsl: 225 100% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-0033ca {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #0033ca, #3200ca);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-0033ca {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(0 51 202 / 0.35);
}

#1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 2.36 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 4.78 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 6.75 #003399 Smalt ΔE 6.86 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 7.29 #0000ff Blue ΔE 7.60 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 8.01 #ffcc35 Inverted #494949 Grayscale 

Persian Blue
#0033ca  rgb(0, 51, 202)  hsl(225, 100%, 40%)  Persian Blue
#ca9700  rgb(202, 151, 0)  hsl(45, 100%, 40%)  Goldenrod
#ca0033  rgb(202, 0, 51)  hsl(345, 100%, 40%)  Cardinal
#33ca00  rgb(51, 202, 0)  hsl(105, 100%, 40%)  Lime Green