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#3147BF

#3147bf ≈ Persian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#3147bf is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 19.22% red, 27.84% green and 74.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 74.35% cyan, 62.83% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 230.7°, with 59.17% saturation and 47.06% 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 7.54:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Persian Blue (#1c39bb), ΔE 4.09.

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Relative luminance0.0892

Complementary

  1. #3147bf
  2. #bfa931

Split complementary

  1. #3147bf
  2. #bf6231
  3. #8ebf31

Analogous

  1. #318ebf
  2. #3147bf
  3. #6231bf

Triadic

  1. #3147bf
  2. #bf3147
  3. #47bf31

Tetradic

  1. #3147bf
  2. #a931bf
  3. #bfa931
  4. #47bf31

Square

  1. #3147bf
  2. #bf318e
  3. #bfa931
  4. #31bf62

Monochromatic

  1. #121a45
  2. #213082
  3. #3147bf
  4. #6577d7
  5. #a2ade7

Shades

#3147bf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3147bf
  2. #2c40ac
  3. #273999
  4. #223286
  5. #1d2b73
  6. #192460
  7. #141c4c
  8. #0f1539
  9. #0a0e26
  10. #050713
  11. #000000

Tints

#3147bf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3147bf
  2. #4659c5
  3. #5a6ccc
  4. #6f7ed2
  5. #8391d9
  6. #98a3df
  7. #adb5e5
  8. #c1c8ec
  9. #d6daf2
  10. #eaedf9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3147bf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3147bf
  2. #394db9
  3. #4152b2
  4. #4958ac
  5. #515ea6
  6. #5964a0
  7. #606999
  8. #686f93
  9. #70758d
  10. #787a86
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.54:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.78:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #545454 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #494f8c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005bc3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #004ebd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00667c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0054c1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #004bbe ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #005b9b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3147bf {
  color: #3147bf;
}
Background
.bg-3147bf {
  background-color: #3147bf;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-3147bf {
  border: 2px solid #3147bf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3147bf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 49 71 191;
  --color-primary-hsl: 231 59% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3147bf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3147bf, #6231bf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3147bf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(49 71 191 / 0.35);
}

#1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 4.09 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 4.67 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 5.09 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 5.52 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 6.19 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 6.53 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 7.91 #ceb840 Inverted #545454 Grayscale 

Persian Blue
#3147bf  rgb(49, 71, 191)  hsl(231, 59%, 47%)  Persian Blue
#bfa931  rgb(191, 169, 49)  hsl(51, 59%, 47%)  Brass
#bf3147  rgb(191, 49, 71)  hsl(351, 59%, 47%)  Cardinal
#47bf31  rgb(71, 191, 49)  hsl(111, 59%, 47%)  Kelly Green