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#033BB3

#033bb3 ≈ Persian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#033bb3 is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 1.18% red, 23.14% green and 70.2% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 98.32% cyan, 67.04% magenta, 0% yellow and 29.8% black. Its hue angle is 220.91°, with 96.7% saturation and 35.69% 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 9.21:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Persian Blue (#1c39bb), ΔE 2.05.

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Web safe#0033cc
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Relative luminance0.064

Complementary

  1. #033bb3
  2. #b37b03

Split complementary

  1. #033bb3
  2. #b32303
  3. #93b303

Analogous

  1. #0393b3
  2. #033bb3
  3. #2303b3

Triadic

  1. #033bb3
  2. #b3033b
  3. #3bb303

Tetradic

  1. #033bb3
  2. #7b03b3
  3. #b37b03
  4. #3bb303

Square

  1. #033bb3
  2. #b30393
  3. #b37b03
  4. #03b323

Monochromatic

  1. #00091d
  2. #022268
  3. #033bb3
  4. #0855fb
  5. #5389fc

Shades

#033bb3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #033bb3
  2. #0335a1
  3. #022f8f
  4. #02297d
  5. #02236b
  6. #021e5a
  7. #011848
  8. #011236
  9. #010c24
  10. #000612
  11. #000000

Tints

#033bb3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #033bb3
  2. #1c4fbb
  3. #3562c2
  4. #4f76ca
  5. #6889d1
  6. #819dd9
  7. #9ab1e1
  8. #b3c4e8
  9. #cdd8f0
  10. #e6ebf7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#033bb3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #033bb3
  2. #1042ae
  3. #1c49a9
  4. #2950a4
  5. #35579f
  6. #425e9a
  7. #4e6494
  8. #5b6b8f
  9. #67728a
  10. #747985
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.21:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.28:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #484848 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #374381 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0050b7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0040b1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005c72 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0048b5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #003eb2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #005190 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-033bb3 {
  color: #033bb3;
}
Background
.bg-033bb3 {
  background-color: #033bb3;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-033bb3 {
  border: 2px solid #033bb3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #033bb3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 3 59 179;
  --color-primary-hsl: 221 97% 36%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-033bb3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #033bb3, #2303b3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-033bb3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(3 59 179 / 0.35);
}

#1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 2.05 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 2.58 #003399 Smalt ΔE 4.05 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 4.54 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 6.88 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 7.45 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 7.47 #fcc44c Inverted #484848 Grayscale 

Persian Blue
#033bb3  rgb(3, 59, 179)  hsl(221, 97%, 36%)  Persian Blue
#b37b03  rgb(179, 123, 3)  hsl(41, 97%, 36%)  Dark Goldenrod
#b3033b  rgb(179, 3, 59)  hsl(341, 97%, 36%)  Vivid Burgundy
#3bb303  rgb(59, 179, 3)  hsl(101, 97%, 36%)  Kelly Green