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#3248CD

#3248cd ≈ Persian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#3248cd is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 19.61% red, 28.24% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 75.61% cyan, 64.88% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 231.48°, with 60.78% saturation and 50% 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 7.13:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Persian Blue (#1c39bb), ΔE 5.02.

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Web safe#3333cc
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Relative luminance0.0972

Complementary

  1. #3248cd
  2. #cdb732

Split complementary

  1. #3248cd
  2. #cd6932
  3. #96cd32

Analogous

  1. #3296cd
  2. #3248cd
  3. #6932cd

Triadic

  1. #3248cd
  2. #cd3248
  3. #48cd32

Tetradic

  1. #3248cd
  2. #b732cd
  3. #cdb732
  4. #48cd32

Square

  1. #3248cd
  2. #cd3296
  3. #cdb732
  4. #32cd69

Monochromatic

  1. #141d52
  2. #23328f
  3. #3248cd
  4. #707fdc
  5. #adb6eb

Shades

#3248cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3248cd
  2. #2d41b9
  3. #283aa4
  4. #233290
  5. #1e2b7b
  6. #192467
  7. #141d52
  8. #0f163e
  9. #0a0e29
  10. #050715
  11. #000000

Tints

#3248cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3248cd
  2. #475ad2
  3. #5b6dd7
  4. #707fdc
  5. #8491e1
  6. #99a4e6
  7. #adb6eb
  8. #c2c8f0
  9. #d6daf5
  10. #ebedfa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3248cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3248cd
  2. #3a4ec5
  3. #4253be
  4. #4959b6
  5. #515eae
  6. #5964a7
  7. #616a9f
  8. #696f97
  9. #70758f
  10. #787a88
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.13:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.94:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #585858 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4b5295 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005fd1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0051ca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006b84 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0057d0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #004dcc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #005fa6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3248cd {
  color: #3248cd;
}
Background
.bg-3248cd {
  background-color: #3248cd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-3248cd {
  border: 2px solid #3248cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3248cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 50 72 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 231 61% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3248cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3248cd, #6932cd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3248cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(50 72 205 / 0.35);
}

#1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 5.02 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 5.11 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 5.14 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 6.20 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 6.54 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 6.59 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 7.93 #cdb732 Inverted #585858 Grayscale 

Persian Blue
#3248cd  rgb(50, 72, 205)  hsl(231, 61%, 50%)  Persian Blue
#cdb732  rgb(205, 183, 50)  hsl(51, 61%, 50%)  Old Gold
#cd3248  rgb(205, 50, 72)  hsl(351, 61%, 50%)  Brick Red
#48cd32  rgb(72, 205, 50)  hsl(111, 61%, 50%)  Lime Green