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#033CBB

#033cbb ≈ Persian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#033cbb 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 73.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 98.4% cyan, 67.91% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 221.41°, with 96.84% saturation and 37.25% 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 8.87:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Persian Blue (#1c39bb), ΔE 1.52.

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Web safe#0033cc
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Relative luminance0.0684

Complementary

  1. #033cbb
  2. #bb8203

Split complementary

  1. #033cbb
  2. #bb2603
  3. #98bb03

Analogous

  1. #0398bb
  2. #033cbb
  3. #2603bb

Triadic

  1. #033cbb
  2. #bb033c
  3. #3cbb03

Tetradic

  1. #033cbb
  2. #8203bb
  3. #bb8203
  4. #3cbb03

Square

  1. #033cbb
  2. #bb0398
  3. #bb8203
  4. #03bb26

Monochromatic

  1. #010c24
  2. #022470
  3. #033cbb
  4. #0f58fb
  5. #5b8dfc

Shades

#033cbb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #033cbb
  2. #0336a8
  3. #023096
  4. #022a83
  5. #022470
  6. #021e5e
  7. #01184b
  8. #011238
  9. #010c25
  10. #000613
  11. #000000

Tints

#033cbb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #033cbb
  2. #1c50c2
  3. #3563c9
  4. #4f77cf
  5. #688ad6
  6. #819edd
  7. #9ab1e4
  8. #b3c5eb
  9. #cdd8f1
  10. #e6ecf8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#033cbb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #033cbb
  2. #1043b5
  3. #1c4aaf
  4. #2950a9
  5. #3557a3
  6. #425e9e
  7. #4e6598
  8. #5b6c92
  9. #67728c
  10. #747986
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.87:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.37:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4a4a4a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #394586 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0052bf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0042b9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005f76 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #004abd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0040ba ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #005397 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-033cbb {
  color: #033cbb;
}
Background
.bg-033cbb {
  background-color: #033cbb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-033cbb {
  border: 2px solid #033cbb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #033cbb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 3 60 187;
  --color-primary-hsl: 221 97% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-033cbb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #033cbb, #2603bb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-033cbb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(3 60 187 / 0.35);
}

#1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 1.52 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 3.45 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 4.84 #003399 Smalt ΔE 5.12 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 6.48 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 7.23 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 8.20 #fcc344 Inverted #4a4a4a Grayscale 

Persian Blue
#033cbb  rgb(3, 60, 187)  hsl(221, 97%, 37%)  Persian Blue
#bb8203  rgb(187, 130, 3)  hsl(41, 97%, 37%)  Dark Goldenrod
#bb033c  rgb(187, 3, 60)  hsl(341, 97%, 37%)  Cardinal
#3cbb03  rgb(60, 187, 3)  hsl(101, 97%, 37%)  Kelly Green