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#0033CD

#0033cd ≈ Persian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#0033cd is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 0% red, 20% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 100% cyan, 75.12% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 225.07°, with 100% saturation and 40.2% 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 8.92:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Persian Blue (#1c39bb), ΔE 2.63.

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Relative luminance0.0678

Complementary

  1. #0033cd
  2. #cd9a00

Split complementary

  1. #0033cd
  2. #cd3300
  3. #9acd00

Analogous

  1. #009acd
  2. #0033cd
  3. #3300cd

Triadic

  1. #0033cd
  2. #cd0033
  3. #33cd00

Tetradic

  1. #0033cd
  2. #9a00cd
  3. #cd9a00
  4. #33cd00

Square

  1. #0033cd
  2. #cd009a
  3. #cd9a00
  4. #00cd33

Monochromatic

  1. #000d34
  2. #002081
  3. #0033cd
  4. #1b53ff
  5. #678dff

Shades

#0033cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #0033cd
  2. #002eb9
  3. #0029a4
  4. #002490
  5. #001f7b
  6. #001a67
  7. #001452
  8. #000f3e
  9. #000a29
  10. #000515
  11. #000000

Tints

#0033cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #0033cd
  2. #1a47d2
  3. #335cd7
  4. #4d70dc
  5. #6685e1
  6. #8099e6
  7. #99adeb
  8. #b3c2f0
  9. #ccd6f5
  10. #e6ebfa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#0033cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #0033cd
  2. #0d3bc5
  3. #1a42be
  4. #264ab6
  5. #3352ae
  6. #405aa7
  7. #4d619f
  8. #5a6997
  9. #66718f
  10. #737888
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.92:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.36:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4a4a4a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #394291 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0053d1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0040ca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00627e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0048d0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #003bcb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0053a4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-0033cd {
  color: #0033cd;
}
Background
.bg-0033cd {
  background-color: #0033cd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-0033cd {
  border: 2px solid #0033cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #0033cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 0 51 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 225 100% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-0033cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #0033cd, #3300cd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-0033cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(0 51 205 / 0.35);
}

#1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 2.63 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 5.17 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 6.77 #003399 Smalt ΔE 7.24 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 7.28 #0000ff Blue ΔE 7.29 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 8.23 #ffcc32 Inverted #4a4a4a Grayscale 

Persian Blue
#0033cd  rgb(0, 51, 205)  hsl(225, 100%, 40%)  Persian Blue
#cd9a00  rgb(205, 154, 0)  hsl(45, 100%, 40%)  Goldenrod
#cd0033  rgb(205, 0, 51)  hsl(345, 100%, 40%)  Cardinal
#33cd00  rgb(51, 205, 0)  hsl(105, 100%, 40%)  Lime Green