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#033ABA

#033aba ≈ Persian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#033aba is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 1.18% red, 22.75% green and 72.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 98.39% cyan, 68.82% magenta, 0% yellow and 27.06% black. Its hue angle is 221.97°, with 96.83% 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 9.06:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Persian Blue (#1c39bb), ΔE 1.18.

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Web safe#0033cc
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Relative luminance0.0659

Complementary

  1. #033aba
  2. #ba8303

Split complementary

  1. #033aba
  2. #ba2803
  3. #95ba03

Analogous

  1. #0395ba
  2. #033aba
  3. #2803ba

Triadic

  1. #033aba
  2. #ba033a
  3. #3aba03

Tetradic

  1. #033aba
  2. #8303ba
  3. #ba8303
  4. #3aba03

Square

  1. #033aba
  2. #ba0395
  3. #ba8303
  4. #03ba28

Monochromatic

  1. #010b23
  2. #02236f
  3. #033aba
  4. #0e56fb
  5. #5a8bfc

Shades

#033aba mixed progressively with black.

  1. #033aba
  2. #0334a7
  3. #022e95
  4. #022982
  5. #022370
  6. #021d5d
  7. #01174a
  8. #011138
  9. #010c25
  10. #000613
  11. #000000

Tints

#033aba mixed progressively with white.

  1. #033aba
  2. #1c4ec1
  3. #3561c8
  4. #4f75cf
  5. #6889d6
  6. #819ddd
  7. #9ab0e3
  8. #b3c4ea
  9. #cdd8f1
  10. #e6ebf8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#033aba mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #033aba
  2. #1041b4
  3. #1c48ae
  4. #294fa9
  5. #3556a3
  6. #425d9d
  7. #4e6497
  8. #5b6b91
  9. #67728c
  10. #747986
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.06:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.32:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #494949 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #384385 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0051be ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0040b8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005e75 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0049bc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #003eb9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #005296 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-033aba {
  color: #033aba;
}
Background
.bg-033aba {
  background-color: #033aba;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-033aba {
  border: 2px solid #033aba;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #033aba;
  --color-primary-rgb: 3 58 186;
  --color-primary-hsl: 222 97% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-033aba {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #033aba, #2803ba);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-033aba {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(3 58 186 / 0.35);
}

#1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 1.18 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 3.02 #003399 Smalt ΔE 4.83 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 5.31 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 6.52 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 7.67 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 7.82 #fcc545 Inverted #494949 Grayscale 

Persian Blue
#033aba  rgb(3, 58, 186)  hsl(222, 97%, 37%)  Persian Blue
#ba8303  rgb(186, 131, 3)  hsl(42, 97%, 37%)  Dark Goldenrod
#ba033a  rgb(186, 3, 58)  hsl(342, 97%, 37%)  Cardinal
#3aba03  rgb(58, 186, 3)  hsl(102, 97%, 37%)  Kelly Green