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#3140AF

#3140af ≈ Persian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#3140af is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 19.22% red, 25.1% green and 68.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 72% cyan, 63.43% magenta, 0% yellow and 31.37% black. Its hue angle is 232.86°, with 56.25% saturation and 43.92% 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 8.46:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Persian Blue (#1c39bb), ΔE 2.71.

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Web safe#333399
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Relative luminance0.0741

Complementary

  1. #3140af
  2. #afa031

Split complementary

  1. #3140af
  2. #af6131
  3. #7faf31

Analogous

  1. #317faf
  2. #3140af
  3. #6131af

Triadic

  1. #3140af
  2. #af3140
  3. #40af31

Tetradic

  1. #3140af
  2. #a031af
  3. #afa031
  4. #40af31

Square

  1. #3140af
  2. #af317f
  3. #afa031
  4. #31af61

Monochromatic

  1. #101437
  2. #202a73
  3. #3140af
  4. #5b69d1
  5. #97a0e2

Shades

#3140af mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3140af
  2. #2c3a9e
  3. #27338c
  4. #222d7b
  5. #1d2669
  6. #192058
  7. #141a46
  8. #0f1335
  9. #0a0d23
  10. #050612
  11. #000000

Tints

#3140af mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3140af
  2. #4653b7
  3. #5a66bf
  4. #6f79c7
  5. #838ccf
  6. #98a0d7
  7. #adb3df
  8. #c1c6e7
  9. #d6d9ef
  10. #eaecf7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3140af mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3140af
  2. #3946aa
  3. #414da6
  4. #4953a1
  5. #515a9c
  6. #596098
  7. #606693
  8. #686d8e
  9. #707389
  10. #787a85
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.46:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.48:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4d4d4d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #434880 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0053b3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0047ad ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005d71 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #004cb1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0044ae ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00538e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3140af {
  color: #3140af;
}
Background
.bg-3140af {
  background-color: #3140af;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-3140af {
  border: 2px solid #3140af;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3140af;
  --color-primary-rgb: 49 64 175;
  --color-primary-hsl: 233 56% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3140af {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3140af, #6131af);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3140af {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(49 64 175 / 0.35);
}

#1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 2.71 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 4.04 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 4.32 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 5.11 #003399 Smalt ΔE 5.54 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 6.99 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 7.22 #cebf50 Inverted #4d4d4d Grayscale 

Persian Blue
#3140af  rgb(49, 64, 175)  hsl(233, 56%, 44%)  Persian Blue
#afa031  rgb(175, 160, 49)  hsl(53, 56%, 44%)  Brass
#af3140  rgb(175, 49, 64)  hsl(353, 56%, 44%)  Cardinal
#40af31  rgb(64, 175, 49)  hsl(113, 56%, 44%)  Kelly Green