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#3333CC

#3333cc ≈ Persian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
  • Web safe
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#3333cc is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 20% red, 20% green and 80% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 75% cyan, 75% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 240°, with 60% 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 8.45:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Persian Blue (#1c39bb), ΔE 3.69.

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Web safe#3333cc
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Relative luminance0.0743

Complementary

  1. #3333cc
  2. #cccc33

Split complementary

  1. #3333cc
  2. #cc8033
  3. #80cc33

Analogous

  1. #337fcc
  2. #3333cc
  3. #7f33cc

Triadic

  1. #3333cc
  2. #cc3333
  3. #33cc33

Tetradic

  1. #3333cc
  2. #cc33cc
  3. #cccc33
  4. #33cc33

Square

  1. #3333cc
  2. #cc3380
  3. #cccc33
  4. #33cc80

Monochromatic

  1. #141452
  2. #24248f
  3. #3333cc
  4. #7070db
  5. #adadeb

Shades

#3333cc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3333cc
  2. #2e2eb8
  3. #2929a3
  4. #24248f
  5. #1f1f7a
  6. #1a1a66
  7. #141452
  8. #0f0f3d
  9. #0a0a29
  10. #050514
  11. #000000

Tints

#3333cc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3333cc
  2. #4747d1
  3. #5c5cd6
  4. #7070db
  5. #8585e0
  6. #9999e6
  7. #adadeb
  8. #c2c2f0
  9. #d6d6f5
  10. #ebebfa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3333cc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3333cc
  2. #3b3bc4
  3. #4242bd
  4. #4a4ab5
  5. #5252ae
  6. #5a5aa6
  7. #61619e
  8. #696997
  9. #71718f
  10. #787888
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.45:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.49:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4d4d4d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #444492 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0054d0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0045c9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00607d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0049cf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #003fca ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0052a3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3333cc {
  color: #3333cc;
}
Background
.bg-3333cc {
  background-color: #3333cc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-3333cc {
  border: 2px solid #3333cc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3333cc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 51 51 204;
  --color-primary-hsl: 240 60% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3333cc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3333cc, #7f33cc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3333cc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(51 51 204 / 0.35);
}

#1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 3.69 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 5.30 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 6.34 #0000ff Blue ΔE 6.75 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 6.95 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 7.07 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 7.33 #cccc33 Inverted #4d4d4d Grayscale 

Persian Blue
#3333cc  rgb(51, 51, 204)  hsl(240, 60%, 50%)  Persian Blue
#cccc33  rgb(204, 204, 51)  hsl(60, 60%, 50%)  Pear
#cc3333  rgb(204, 51, 51)  hsl(0, 60%, 50%)  Persian Red
#33cc33  rgb(51, 204, 51)  hsl(120, 60%, 50%)  Lime Green