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#003EC9

#003ec9 ≈ Persian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#003ec9 is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 0% red, 24.31% green and 78.82% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 100% cyan, 69.15% magenta, 0% yellow and 21.18% black. Its hue angle is 221.49°, with 100% saturation and 39.41% 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 8.29:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Persian Blue (#1c39bb), ΔE 2.31.

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Web safe#0033cc
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Relative luminance0.0766

Complementary

  1. #003ec9
  2. #c98b00

Split complementary

  1. #003ec9
  2. #c92600
  3. #a3c900

Analogous

  1. #00a3c9
  2. #003ec9
  3. #2600c9

Triadic

  1. #003ec9
  2. #c9003e
  3. #3ec900

Tetradic

  1. #003ec9
  2. #8b00c9
  3. #c98b00
  4. #3ec900

Square

  1. #003ec9
  2. #c900a3
  3. #c98b00
  4. #00c926

Monochromatic

  1. #000f30
  2. #00267c
  3. #003ec9
  4. #165eff
  5. #6393ff

Shades

#003ec9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #003ec9
  2. #0038b5
  3. #0032a1
  4. #002b8d
  5. #002579
  6. #001f65
  7. #001950
  8. #00133c
  9. #000c28
  10. #000614
  11. #000000

Tints

#003ec9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #003ec9
  2. #1a51ce
  3. #3365d4
  4. #4d78d9
  5. #668bdf
  6. #809fe4
  7. #99b2e9
  8. #b3c5ef
  9. #ccd8f4
  10. #e6ecfa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#003ec9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #003ec9
  2. #0d45c2
  3. #1a4bba
  4. #2652b3
  5. #3358ac
  6. #405fa5
  7. #4d669d
  8. #5a6c96
  9. #66738f
  10. #737987
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.29:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.53:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4e4e4e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3d4890 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0057cd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0045c7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00657f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #004ecc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0043c8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0058a2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-003ec9 {
  color: #003ec9;
}
Background
.bg-003ec9 {
  background-color: #003ec9;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-003ec9 {
  border: 2px solid #003ec9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #003ec9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 0 62 201;
  --color-primary-hsl: 221 100% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-003ec9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #003ec9, #2600c9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-003ec9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(0 62 201 / 0.35);
}

#1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 2.31 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 5.22 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 5.67 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 6.27 #003399 Smalt ΔE 7.01 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 7.06 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 8.36 #ffc136 Inverted #4e4e4e Grayscale 

Persian Blue
#003ec9  rgb(0, 62, 201)  hsl(221, 100%, 39%)  Persian Blue
#c98b00  rgb(201, 139, 0)  hsl(41, 100%, 39%)  Dark Goldenrod
#c9003e  rgb(201, 0, 62)  hsl(341, 100%, 39%)  Cardinal
#3ec900  rgb(62, 201, 0)  hsl(101, 100%, 39%)  Lime Green