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#103BB3

#103bb3 ≈ Persian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#103bb3 is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 6.27% red, 23.14% green and 70.2% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 91.06% cyan, 67.04% magenta, 0% yellow and 29.8% black. Its hue angle is 224.17°, with 83.59% saturation and 38.24% 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 9.14:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Persian Blue (#1c39bb), ΔE 1.71.

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Web safe#0033cc
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Relative luminance0.0649

Complementary

  1. #103bb3
  2. #b38810

Split complementary

  1. #103bb3
  2. #b33710
  3. #8db310

Analogous

  1. #108db3
  2. #103bb3
  3. #3710b3

Triadic

  1. #103bb3
  2. #b3103b
  3. #3bb310

Tetradic

  1. #103bb3
  2. #8810b3
  3. #b38810
  4. #3bb310

Square

  1. #103bb3
  2. #b3108d
  3. #b38810
  4. #10b337

Monochromatic

  1. #030d27
  2. #0a246d
  3. #103bb3
  4. #2459eb
  5. #6a8ef2

Shades

#103bb3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #103bb3
  2. #0e35a1
  3. #0d2f8f
  4. #0b297d
  5. #0a236b
  6. #081e5a
  7. #061848
  8. #051236
  9. #030c24
  10. #020612
  11. #000000

Tints

#103bb3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #103bb3
  2. #284fbb
  3. #4062c2
  4. #5876ca
  5. #7089d1
  6. #889dd9
  7. #9fb1e1
  8. #b7c4e8
  9. #cfd8f0
  10. #e7ebf7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#103bb3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #103bb3
  2. #1b42ae
  3. #2649a9
  4. #3250a4
  5. #3d579f
  6. #485e9a
  7. #536494
  8. #5e6b8f
  9. #6a728a
  10. #757985
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.14:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.3:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #484848 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #394381 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0050b7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0041b1 ≈ 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-103bb3 {
  color: #103bb3;
}
Background
.bg-103bb3 {
  background-color: #103bb3;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-103bb3 {
  border: 2px solid #103bb3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #103bb3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 16 59 179;
  --color-primary-hsl: 224 84% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-103bb3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #103bb3, #3710b3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-103bb3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(16 59 179 / 0.35);
}

#1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 1.71 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 2.54 #003399 Smalt ΔE 4.17 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 4.77 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 6.46 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 7.44 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 7.57 #efc44c Inverted #484848 Grayscale 

Persian Blue
#103bb3  rgb(16, 59, 179)  hsl(224, 84%, 38%)  Persian Blue
#b38810  rgb(179, 136, 16)  hsl(44, 84%, 38%)  Dark Goldenrod
#b3103b  rgb(179, 16, 59)  hsl(344, 84%, 38%)  Vivid Burgundy
#3bb310  rgb(59, 179, 16)  hsl(104, 84%, 38%)  Kelly Green