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#203ADE

#203ade ≈ Persian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#203ade is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 12.55% red, 22.75% green and 87.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 85.59% cyan, 73.87% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 231.79°, with 74.8% saturation and 49.8% 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 brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7.72:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Persian Blue (#1c39bb), ΔE 4.65.

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Web safe#3333cc
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Relative luminance0.0861

Complementary

  1. #203ade
  2. #dec420

Split complementary

  1. #203ade
  2. #de6520
  3. #99de20

Analogous

  1. #2099de
  2. #203ade
  3. #6520de

Triadic

  1. #203ade
  2. #de203a
  3. #3ade20

Tetradic

  1. #203ade
  2. #c420de
  3. #dec420
  4. #3ade20

Square

  1. #203ade
  2. #de2099
  3. #dec420
  4. #20de65

Monochromatic

  1. #0d1758
  2. #16299b
  3. #203ade
  4. #6274e8
  5. #a5b0f2

Shades

#203ade mixed progressively with black.

  1. #203ade
  2. #1d34c8
  3. #1a2eb2
  4. #16299b
  5. #132385
  6. #101d6f
  7. #0d1759
  8. #0a1143
  9. #060c2c
  10. #030616
  11. #000000

Tints

#203ade mixed progressively with white.

  1. #203ade
  2. #364ee1
  3. #4d61e5
  4. #6375e8
  5. #7989eb
  6. #909def
  7. #a6b0f2
  8. #bcc4f5
  9. #d2d8f8
  10. #e9ebfc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#203ade mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #203ade
  2. #2a41d5
  3. #3348cb
  4. #3d4fc2
  5. #4656b8
  6. #505daf
  7. #5a64a6
  8. #636b9c
  9. #6d7293
  10. #767989
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.72:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.72:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #535353 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #444a9e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005ce3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0049db ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006b89 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0051e1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0044dc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #005bb2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-203ade {
  color: #203ade;
}
Background
.bg-203ade {
  background-color: #203ade;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-203ade {
  border: 2px solid #203ade;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #203ade;
  --color-primary-rgb: 32 58 222;
  --color-primary-hsl: 232 75% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-203ade {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #203ade, #6520de);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-203ade {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(32 58 222 / 0.35);
}

#1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 4.65 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 6.32 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 6.87 #0000ff Blue ΔE 6.97 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 7.20 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 7.23 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 7.84 #dfc521 Inverted #535353 Grayscale 

Persian Blue
#203ade  rgb(32, 58, 222)  hsl(232, 75%, 50%)  Persian Blue
#dec420  rgb(222, 196, 32)  hsl(52, 75%, 50%)  Citrine
#de203a  rgb(222, 32, 58)  hsl(352, 75%, 50%)  Crimson
#3ade20  rgb(58, 222, 32)  hsl(112, 75%, 50%)  Lime Green