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#003FBF

#003fbf ≈ Persian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#003fbf is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 0% red, 24.71% green and 74.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 100% cyan, 67.02% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 220.21°, with 100% saturation and 37.45% 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 8.53:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Persian Blue (#1c39bb), ΔE 2.24.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#0033cc
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Relative luminance0.0732

Complementary

  1. #003fbf
  2. #bf8000

Split complementary

  1. #003fbf
  2. #bf2100
  3. #9ebf00

Analogous

  1. #009ebf
  2. #003fbf
  3. #2100bf

Triadic

  1. #003fbf
  2. #bf003f
  3. #3fbf00

Tetradic

  1. #003fbf
  2. #8000bf
  3. #bf8000
  4. #3fbf00

Square

  1. #003fbf
  2. #bf009e
  3. #bf8000
  4. #00bf21

Monochromatic

  1. #000d26
  2. #002672
  3. #003fbf
  4. #0c5cff
  5. #5990ff

Shades

#003fbf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #003fbf
  2. #0039ac
  3. #003299
  4. #002c86
  5. #002673
  6. #002060
  7. #00194c
  8. #001339
  9. #000d26
  10. #000613
  11. #000000

Tints

#003fbf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #003fbf
  2. #1a52c5
  3. #3365cc
  4. #4d79d2
  5. #668cd9
  6. #809fdf
  7. #99b2e5
  8. #b3c5ec
  9. #ccd9f2
  10. #e6ecf9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#003fbf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #003fbf
  2. #0d46b9
  3. #1a4cb2
  4. #2653ac
  5. #3359a6
  6. #4060a0
  7. #4d6699
  8. #5a6d93
  9. #66738d
  10. #737a86
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.53:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.46:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4c4c4c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3b478a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0055c3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0044bd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006279 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #004dc1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0042be ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00569a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-003fbf {
  color: #003fbf;
}
Background
.bg-003fbf {
  background-color: #003fbf;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-003fbf {
  border: 2px solid #003fbf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #003fbf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 0 63 191;
  --color-primary-hsl: 220 100% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-003fbf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #003fbf, #2100bf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-003fbf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(0 63 191 / 0.35);
}

#1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 2.24 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 4.39 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 4.40 #003399 Smalt ΔE 5.93 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 6.38 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 6.51 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 8.71 #ffc040 Inverted #4c4c4c Grayscale 

Persian Blue
#003fbf  rgb(0, 63, 191)  hsl(220, 100%, 37%)  Persian Blue
#bf8000  rgb(191, 128, 0)  hsl(40, 100%, 37%)  Dark Goldenrod
#bf003f  rgb(191, 0, 63)  hsl(340, 100%, 37%)  Cardinal
#3fbf00  rgb(63, 191, 0)  hsl(100, 100%, 37%)  Kelly Green