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#333387

#333387 ≈ Dark Slate Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#333387 is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 20% red, 20% green and 52.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 62.22% cyan, 62.22% magenta, 0% yellow and 47.06% black. Its hue angle is 240°, with 45.16% saturation and 36.47% 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 10.69:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Slate Blue (#483d8b), ΔE 4.21.

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Web safe#333399
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Relative luminance0.0482

Complementary

  1. #333387
  2. #878733

Split complementary

  1. #333387
  2. #875d33
  3. #5d8733

Analogous

  1. #335d87
  2. #333387
  3. #5d3387

Triadic

  1. #333387
  2. #873333
  3. #338733

Tetradic

  1. #333387
  2. #873387
  3. #878733
  4. #338733

Square

  1. #333387
  2. #87335d
  3. #878733
  4. #33875d

Monochromatic

  1. #090918
  2. #1e1e4f
  3. #333387
  4. #4b4bbb
  5. #8383d0

Shades

#333387 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #333387
  2. #2e2e7a
  3. #29296c
  4. #24245f
  5. #1f1f51
  6. #1a1a44
  7. #141436
  8. #0f0f29
  9. #0a0a1b
  10. #05050e
  11. #000000

Tints

#333387 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #333387
  2. #474793
  3. #5c5c9f
  4. #7070ab
  5. #8585b7
  6. #9999c3
  7. #adadcf
  8. #c2c2db
  9. #d6d6e7
  10. #ebebf3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#333387 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #333387
  2. #3b3b86
  3. #424286
  4. #4a4a85
  5. #525284
  6. #5a5a84
  7. #616183
  8. #696982
  9. #717181
  10. #787881
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.69:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.96:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #3e3e3e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3a3a63 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #00428a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003b85 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #004858 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #153c89 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0e3886 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #1b406e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-333387 {
  color: #333387;
}
Background
.bg-333387 {
  background-color: #333387;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-333387 {
  border: 2px solid #333387;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #333387;
  --color-primary-rgb: 51 51 135;
  --color-primary-hsl: 240 45% 36%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-333387 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #333387, #5d3387);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-333387 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(51 51 135 / 0.35);
}

#483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 4.21 #003399 Smalt ΔE 4.96 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 5.46 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 5.95 #191970 Midnight Blue ΔE 7.53 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 7.73 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 8.46 #cccc78 Inverted #3e3e3e Grayscale 

Dark Slate Blue
#333387  rgb(51, 51, 135)  hsl(240, 45%, 36%)  Dark Slate Blue
#878733  rgb(135, 135, 51)  hsl(60, 45%, 36%)  Olive
#873333  rgb(135, 51, 51)  hsl(0, 45%, 36%)  Cordovan
#338733  rgb(51, 135, 51)  hsl(120, 45%, 36%)  Forest Green