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#333DBD

#333dbd ≈ Persian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#333dbd is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 20% red, 23.92% green and 74.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 73.02% cyan, 67.72% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.88% black. Its hue angle is 235.65°, with 57.5% 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 8.26:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Persian Blue (#1c39bb), ΔE 2.02.

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Web safe#3333cc
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Relative luminance0.0772

Complementary

  1. #333dbd
  2. #bdb333

Split complementary

  1. #333dbd
  2. #bd6e33
  3. #82bd33

Analogous

  1. #3382bd
  2. #333dbd
  3. #6e33bd

Triadic

  1. #333dbd
  2. #bd333d
  3. #3dbd33

Tetradic

  1. #333dbd
  2. #b333bd
  3. #bdb333
  4. #3dbd33

Square

  1. #333dbd
  2. #bd3382
  3. #bdb333
  4. #33bd6e

Monochromatic

  1. #121645
  2. #232a81
  3. #333dbd
  4. #676fd6
  5. #a3a8e6

Shades

#333dbd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #333dbd
  2. #2e37aa
  3. #293197
  4. #242b84
  5. #1f2571
  6. #1a1f5f
  7. #14184c
  8. #0f1239
  9. #0a0c26
  10. #050613
  11. #000000

Tints

#333dbd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #333dbd
  2. #4750c4
  3. #5c64ca
  4. #7077d1
  5. #858bd7
  6. #999ede
  7. #adb1e5
  8. #c2c5eb
  9. #d6d8f2
  10. #ebecf8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#333dbd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #333dbd
  2. #3b44b7
  3. #424ab1
  4. #4a51ab
  5. #5258a5
  6. #5a5f9f
  7. #616598
  8. #696c92
  9. #71738c
  10. #787986
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.26:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.54:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4e4e4e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #454889 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0055c1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0048bb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006078 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #004dbf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0044bc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #005498 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-333dbd {
  color: #333dbd;
}
Background
.bg-333dbd {
  background-color: #333dbd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-333dbd {
  border: 2px solid #333dbd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #333dbd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 51 61 189;
  --color-primary-hsl: 236 58% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-333dbd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #333dbd, #6e33bd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-333dbd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(51 61 189 / 0.35);
}

#1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 2.02 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 3.75 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 4.84 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 6.76 #003399 Smalt ΔE 6.83 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 7.21 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 8.29 #ccc242 Inverted #4e4e4e Grayscale 

Persian Blue
#333dbd  rgb(51, 61, 189)  hsl(236, 58%, 47%)  Persian Blue
#bdb333  rgb(189, 179, 51)  hsl(56, 58%, 47%)  Old Gold
#bd333d  rgb(189, 51, 61)  hsl(356, 58%, 47%)  Cardinal
#3dbd33  rgb(61, 189, 51)  hsl(116, 58%, 47%)  Kelly Green