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#0033DC

#0033dc ≈ Persian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#0033dc 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 86.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 100% cyan, 76.82% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 226.09°, with 100% saturation and 43.14% 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 8.38:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Persian Blue (#1c39bb), ΔE 4.22.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Relative luminance0.0753

Complementary

  1. #0033dc
  2. #dca900

Split complementary

  1. #0033dc
  2. #dc3b00
  3. #a1dc00

Analogous

  1. #00a1dc
  2. #0033dc
  3. #3b00dc

Triadic

  1. #0033dc
  2. #dc0033
  3. #33dc00

Tetradic

  1. #0033dc
  2. #a900dc
  3. #dca900
  4. #33dc00

Square

  1. #0033dc
  2. #dc00a1
  3. #dca900
  4. #00dc3b

Monochromatic

  1. #001043
  2. #002190
  3. #0033dc
  4. #2a5bff
  5. #7696ff

Shades

#0033dc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #0033dc
  2. #002ec6
  3. #0029b0
  4. #00249a
  5. #001f84
  6. #001a6e
  7. #001458
  8. #000f42
  9. #000a2c
  10. #000516
  11. #000000

Tints

#0033dc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #0033dc
  2. #1a47e0
  3. #335ce3
  4. #4d70e7
  5. #6685ea
  6. #8099ee
  7. #99adf1
  8. #b3c2f5
  9. #ccd6f8
  10. #e6ebfc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#0033dc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #0033dc
  2. #0d3bd3
  3. #1a42ca
  4. #264ac0
  5. #3352b7
  6. #405aae
  7. #4d61a5
  8. #5a699c
  9. #667192
  10. #737889
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.38:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.51:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4e4e4e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3c449c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0058e1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0043d9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006787 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #004cdf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #003dda ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0057af ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-0033dc {
  color: #0033dc;
}
Background
.bg-0033dc {
  background-color: #0033dc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-0033dc {
  border: 2px solid #0033dc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #0033dc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 0 51 220;
  --color-primary-hsl: 226 100% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-0033dc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #0033dc, #3b00dc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-0033dc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(0 51 220 / 0.35);
}

#1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 4.22 #0000ff Blue ΔE 6.01 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 6.78 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 6.98 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 7.04 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.12 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 7.64 #ffcc23 Inverted #4e4e4e Grayscale 

Persian Blue
#0033dc  rgb(0, 51, 220)  hsl(226, 100%, 43%)  Persian Blue
#dca900  rgb(220, 169, 0)  hsl(46, 100%, 43%)  Goldenrod
#dc0033  rgb(220, 0, 51)  hsl(346, 100%, 43%)  Crimson
#33dc00  rgb(51, 220, 0)  hsl(106, 100%, 43%)  Lime Green