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#033CB3

#033cb3 ≈ Persian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#033cb3 is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 1.18% red, 23.53% green and 70.2% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 98.32% cyan, 66.48% magenta, 0% yellow and 29.8% black. Its hue angle is 220.57°, 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 9.13:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Persian Blue (#1c39bb), ΔE 2.24.

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Web safe#0033cc
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Relative luminance0.0651

Complementary

  1. #033cb3
  2. #b37a03

Split complementary

  1. #033cb3
  2. #b32203
  3. #94b303

Analogous

  1. #0394b3
  2. #033cb3
  3. #2203b3

Triadic

  1. #033cb3
  2. #b3033c
  3. #3cb303

Tetradic

  1. #033cb3
  2. #7a03b3
  3. #b37a03
  4. #3cb303

Square

  1. #033cb3
  2. #b30394
  3. #b37a03
  4. #03b322

Monochromatic

  1. #000a1d
  2. #022368
  3. #033cb3
  4. #0856fb
  5. #538afc

Shades

#033cb3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #033cb3
  2. #0336a1
  3. #02308f
  4. #022a7d
  5. #02246b
  6. #021e5a
  7. #011848
  8. #011236
  9. #010c24
  10. #000612
  11. #000000

Tints

#033cb3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #033cb3
  2. #1c50bb
  3. #3563c2
  4. #4f77ca
  5. #688ad1
  6. #819ed9
  7. #9ab1e1
  8. #b3c5e8
  9. #cdd8f0
  10. #e6ecf7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#033cb3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #033cb3
  2. #1043ae
  3. #1c4aa9
  4. #2950a4
  5. #35579f
  6. #425e9a
  7. #4e6594
  8. #5b6c8f
  9. #67728a
  10. #747985
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.13:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.3:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #484848 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #384481 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0050b7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0040b1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005d72 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0049b5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #003fb2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #005191 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-033cb3 {
  color: #033cb3;
}
Background
.bg-033cb3 {
  background-color: #033cb3;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-033cb3 {
  border: 2px solid #033cb3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #033cb3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 3 60 179;
  --color-primary-hsl: 221 97% 36%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-033cb3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #033cb3, #2203b3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-033cb3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(3 60 179 / 0.35);
}

#1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 2.24 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 2.83 #003399 Smalt ΔE 4.19 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 4.24 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 6.90 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 7.14 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 7.74 #fcc34c Inverted #484848 Grayscale 

Persian Blue
#033cb3  rgb(3, 60, 179)  hsl(221, 97%, 36%)  Persian Blue
#b37a03  rgb(179, 122, 3)  hsl(41, 97%, 36%)  Dark Goldenrod
#b3033c  rgb(179, 3, 60)  hsl(341, 97%, 36%)  Vivid Burgundy
#3cb303  rgb(60, 179, 3)  hsl(101, 97%, 36%)  Kelly Green