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#03339B

#03339b ≈ Smalt

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#03339b is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 1.18% red, 20% green and 60.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 98.06% cyan, 67.1% magenta, 0% yellow and 39.22% black. Its hue angle is 221.05°, with 96.2% saturation and 30.98% 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 corporate identities. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 10.77:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Smalt (#003399), ΔE 0.37.

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Web safe#003399
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Relative luminance0.0475

Complementary

  1. #03339b
  2. #9b6b03

Split complementary

  1. #03339b
  2. #9b1f03
  3. #7f9b03

Analogous

  1. #037f9b
  2. #03339b
  3. #1f039b

Triadic

  1. #03339b
  2. #9b0333
  3. #339b03

Tetradic

  1. #03339b
  2. #6b039b
  3. #9b6b03
  4. #339b03

Square

  1. #03339b
  2. #9b037f
  3. #9b6b03
  4. #039b1f

Monochromatic

  1. #000714
  2. #021a50
  3. #03339b
  4. #044ce6
  5. #3c78fb

Shades

#03339b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #03339b
  2. #032e8c
  3. #02297c
  4. #02246d
  5. #021f5d
  6. #021a4e
  7. #01143e
  8. #010f2f
  9. #010a1f
  10. #000510
  11. #000000

Tints

#03339b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #03339b
  2. #1c47a5
  3. #355caf
  4. #4f70b9
  5. #6885c3
  6. #8199cd
  7. #9aadd7
  8. #b3c2e1
  9. #cdd6eb
  10. #e6ebf5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#03339b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #03339b
  2. #103b98
  3. #1c4296
  4. #294a93
  5. #355290
  6. #425a8e
  7. #4e618b
  8. #5b6988
  9. #677185
  10. #747883
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.77:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.95:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #3e3e3e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #2f3a6f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #00459e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003799 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #004f62 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #003e9d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #00359a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00467d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-03339b {
  color: #03339b;
}
Background
.bg-03339b {
  background-color: #03339b;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-03339b {
  border: 2px solid #03339b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #03339b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 3 51 155;
  --color-primary-hsl: 221 96% 31%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-03339b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #03339b, #1f039b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-03339b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(3 51 155 / 0.35);
}

#003399 Smalt ΔE 0.37 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 1.82 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 4.62 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 5.00 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 6.54 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 7.93 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 8.13 #fccc64 Inverted #3e3e3e Grayscale 

Smalt
#03339b  rgb(3, 51, 155)  hsl(221, 96%, 31%)  Smalt
#9b6b03  rgb(155, 107, 3)  hsl(41, 96%, 31%)  Golden Brown
#9b0333  rgb(155, 3, 51)  hsl(341, 96%, 31%)  Vivid Burgundy
#339b03  rgb(51, 155, 3)  hsl(101, 96%, 31%)  Islamic Green