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#0342CE

#0342ce ≈ Persian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#0342ce is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 1.18% red, 25.88% green and 80.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 98.54% cyan, 67.96% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.22% black. Its hue angle is 221.38°, with 97.13% saturation and 40.98% 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 call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7.85:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Persian Blue (#1c39bb), ΔE 3.5.

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Web safe#0033cc
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Relative luminance0.0837

Complementary

  1. #0342ce
  2. #ce8f03

Split complementary

  1. #0342ce
  2. #ce2a03
  3. #a7ce03

Analogous

  1. #03a7ce
  2. #0342ce
  3. #2a03ce

Triadic

  1. #0342ce
  2. #ce0342
  3. #42ce03

Tetradic

  1. #0342ce
  2. #8f03ce
  3. #ce8f03
  4. #42ce03

Square

  1. #0342ce
  2. #ce03a7
  3. #ce8f03
  4. #03ce2a

Monochromatic

  1. #011237
  2. #022a83
  3. #0342ce
  4. #2265fc
  5. #6d9afd

Shades

#0342ce mixed progressively with black.

  1. #0342ce
  2. #033bb9
  3. #0235a5
  4. #022e90
  5. #02287c
  6. #022167
  7. #011a52
  8. #01143e
  9. #010d29
  10. #000715
  11. #000000

Tints

#0342ce mixed progressively with white.

  1. #0342ce
  2. #1c55d3
  3. #3568d8
  4. #4f7bdd
  5. #688ee2
  6. #81a1e7
  7. #9ab3eb
  8. #b3c6f0
  9. #cdd9f5
  10. #e6ecfa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#0342ce mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #0342ce
  2. #1048c6
  3. #1c4ebe
  4. #2955b7
  5. #355baf
  6. #4261a7
  7. #4e679f
  8. #5b6d97
  9. #677490
  10. #747a88
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.85:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.67:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #525252 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #404c94 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005bd2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0049cb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006983 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0052d1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0046cc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #005ca6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-0342ce {
  color: #0342ce;
}
Background
.bg-0342ce {
  background-color: #0342ce;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-0342ce {
  border: 2px solid #0342ce;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #0342ce;
  --color-primary-rgb: 3 66 206;
  --color-primary-hsl: 221 97% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-0342ce {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #0342ce, #2a03ce);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-0342ce {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(3 66 206 / 0.35);
}

#1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 3.50 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 5.60 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 6.25 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 6.37 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 6.41 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 7.65 #003399 Smalt ΔE 8.05 #fcbd31 Inverted #525252 Grayscale 

Persian Blue
#0342ce  rgb(3, 66, 206)  hsl(221, 97%, 41%)  Persian Blue
#ce8f03  rgb(206, 143, 3)  hsl(41, 97%, 41%)  Gamboge
#ce0342  rgb(206, 3, 66)  hsl(341, 97%, 41%)  Cardinal
#42ce03  rgb(66, 206, 3)  hsl(101, 97%, 41%)  Lime Green