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#0331BC

#0331bc ≈ Persian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#0331bc is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 1.18% red, 19.22% green and 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 98.4% cyan, 73.94% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 225.08°, with 96.86% 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 9.68:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Persian Blue (#1c39bb), ΔE 2.15.

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Relative luminance0.0585

Complementary

  1. #0331bc
  2. #bc8e03

Split complementary

  1. #0331bc
  2. #bc3103
  3. #8ebc03

Analogous

  1. #038ebc
  2. #0331bc
  3. #3103bc

Triadic

  1. #0331bc
  2. #bc0331
  3. #31bc03

Tetradic

  1. #0331bc
  2. #8e03bc
  3. #bc8e03
  4. #31bc03

Square

  1. #0331bc
  2. #bc038e
  3. #bc8e03
  4. #03bc31

Monochromatic

  1. #010a25
  2. #021d71
  3. #0331bc
  4. #104bfb
  5. #5c84fc

Shades

#0331bc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #0331bc
  2. #032ca9
  3. #022796
  4. #022284
  5. #021d71
  6. #02195e
  7. #01144b
  8. #010f38
  9. #010a26
  10. #000513
  11. #000000

Tints

#0331bc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #0331bc
  2. #1c46c3
  3. #355ac9
  4. #4f6fd0
  5. #6883d7
  6. #8198de
  7. #9aade4
  8. #b3c1eb
  9. #cdd6f2
  10. #e6eaf8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#0331bc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #0331bc
  2. #1039b6
  3. #1c41b0
  4. #2949aa
  5. #3551a4
  6. #42599e
  7. #4e6098
  8. #5b6892
  9. #67708c
  10. #747886
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.68:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.17:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #444444 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #353d85 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004dc0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003cba ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005a74 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0043be ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0038bb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004d96 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-0331bc {
  color: #0331bc;
}
Background
.bg-0331bc {
  background-color: #0331bc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-0331bc {
  border: 2px solid #0331bc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #0331bc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 3 49 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 225 97% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-0331bc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #0331bc, #3103bc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-0331bc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(3 49 188 / 0.35);
}

#1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 2.15 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 3.13 #003399 Smalt ΔE 5.19 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 6.22 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 6.76 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.07 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 7.13 #fcce43 Inverted #444444 Grayscale 

Persian Blue
#0331bc  rgb(3, 49, 188)  hsl(225, 97%, 37%)  Persian Blue
#bc8e03  rgb(188, 142, 3)  hsl(45, 97%, 37%)  Dark Goldenrod
#bc0331  rgb(188, 3, 49)  hsl(345, 97%, 37%)  Cardinal
#31bc03  rgb(49, 188, 3)  hsl(105, 97%, 37%)  Kelly Green