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#0229BB

#0229bb ≈ Persian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#0229bb is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 0.78% red, 16.08% green and 73.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 98.93% cyan, 78.07% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 227.35°, with 97.88% saturation and 37.06% 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 10.31:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Persian Blue (#1c39bb), ΔE 4.03.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#0033cc
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Relative luminance0.0519

Complementary

  1. #0229bb
  2. #bb9402

Split complementary

  1. #0229bb
  2. #bb3702
  3. #86bb02

Analogous

  1. #0286bb
  2. #0229bb
  3. #3702bb

Triadic

  1. #0229bb
  2. #bb0229
  3. #29bb02

Tetradic

  1. #0229bb
  2. #9402bb
  3. #bb9402
  4. #29bb02

Square

  1. #0229bb
  2. #bb0286
  3. #bb9402
  4. #02bb37

Monochromatic

  1. #000824
  2. #01186f
  3. #0229bb
  4. #0d40fc
  5. #597bfd

Shades

#0229bb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #0229bb
  2. #0225a8
  3. #022196
  4. #011d83
  5. #011970
  6. #01155e
  7. #01104b
  8. #010c38
  9. #000825
  10. #000413
  11. #000000

Tints

#0229bb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #0229bb
  2. #1b3ec2
  3. #3554c9
  4. #4e69cf
  5. #677fd6
  6. #8194dd
  7. #9aa9e4
  8. #b3bfeb
  9. #ccd4f1
  10. #e6eaf8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#0229bb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #0229bb
  2. #0f32b5
  3. #1b3aaf
  4. #2843a9
  5. #344ca3
  6. #41559e
  7. #4e5d98
  8. #5a6692
  9. #676f8c
  10. #737786
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.31:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.04:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #404040 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #323884 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0049bf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0037b9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005671 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #003fbd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0032ba ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004895 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-0229bb {
  color: #0229bb;
}
Background
.bg-0229bb {
  background-color: #0229bb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-0229bb {
  border: 2px solid #0229bb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #0229bb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 2 41 187;
  --color-primary-hsl: 227 98% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-0229bb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #0229bb, #3702bb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-0229bb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(2 41 187 / 0.35);
}

#1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 4.03 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 4.17 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 4.93 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 5.35 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 5.36 #003399 Smalt ΔE 5.94 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 8.14 #fdd644 Inverted #404040 Grayscale 

Persian Blue
#0229bb  rgb(2, 41, 187)  hsl(227, 98%, 37%)  Persian Blue
#bb9402  rgb(187, 148, 2)  hsl(47, 98%, 37%)  Dark Goldenrod
#bb0229  rgb(187, 2, 41)  hsl(347, 98%, 37%)  Firebrick
#29bb02  rgb(41, 187, 2)  hsl(107, 98%, 37%)  Kelly Green