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#3229CC

#3229cc ≈ Persian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#3229cc is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 19.61% red, 16.08% green and 80% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 75.49% cyan, 79.9% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 243.31°, with 66.53% saturation and 48.04% 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 9.03:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Persian Blue (#1c39bb), ΔE 4.99.

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Web safe#3333cc
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Relative luminance0.0662

Complementary

  1. #3229cc
  2. #c3cc29

Split complementary

  1. #3229cc
  2. #cc8329
  3. #72cc29

Analogous

  1. #2972cc
  2. #3229cc
  3. #8329cc

Triadic

  1. #3229cc
  2. #cc3229
  3. #29cc32

Tetradic

  1. #3229cc
  2. #cc29c3
  3. #c3cc29
  4. #29cc32

Square

  1. #3229cc
  2. #cc2972
  3. #c3cc29
  4. #29cc83

Monochromatic

  1. #130f4d
  2. #221c8c
  3. #3229cc
  4. #6962df
  5. #a6a2ec

Shades

#3229cc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3229cc
  2. #2d25b8
  3. #2821a3
  4. #231d8f
  5. #1e197a
  6. #191566
  7. #141052
  8. #0f0c3d
  9. #0a0829
  10. #050414
  11. #000000

Tints

#3229cc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3229cc
  2. #473ed1
  3. #5b54d6
  4. #7069db
  5. #847fe0
  6. #9994e6
  7. #ada9eb
  8. #c2bff0
  9. #d6d4f5
  10. #ebeafa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3229cc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3229cc
  2. #3a32c4
  3. #423abd
  4. #4943b5
  5. #514cae
  6. #5955a6
  7. #615d9e
  8. #696697
  9. #706f8f
  10. #787788
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.03:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.32:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #494949 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #413e91 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0050d0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0041c9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005c7b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0044cf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0039ca ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004ca2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3229cc {
  color: #3229cc;
}
Background
.bg-3229cc {
  background-color: #3229cc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-3229cc {
  border: 2px solid #3229cc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3229cc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 50 41 204;
  --color-primary-hsl: 243 67% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3229cc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3229cc, #8329cc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3229cc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(50 41 204 / 0.35);
}

#1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 4.99 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 5.34 #0000ff Blue ΔE 5.72 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 6.30 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 6.64 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 6.78 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 6.88 #cdd633 Inverted #494949 Grayscale 

Persian Blue
#3229cc  rgb(50, 41, 204)  hsl(243, 67%, 48%)  Persian Blue
#c3cc29  rgb(195, 204, 41)  hsl(63, 67%, 48%)  Pear
#cc3229  rgb(204, 50, 41)  hsl(3, 67%, 48%)  Persian Red
#29cc32  rgb(41, 204, 50)  hsl(123, 67%, 48%)  Lime Green