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#3538CA

#3538ca ≈ Persian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#3538ca is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 20.78% red, 21.96% green and 79.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 73.76% cyan, 72.28% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 238.79°, with 58.43% 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 8.17:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Persian Blue (#1c39bb), ΔE 3.22.

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Web safe#3333cc
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Relative luminance0.0785

Complementary

  1. #3538ca
  2. #cac735

Split complementary

  1. #3538ca
  2. #ca7c35
  3. #83ca35

Analogous

  1. #3583ca
  2. #3538ca
  3. #7c35ca

Triadic

  1. #3538ca
  2. #ca3538
  3. #38ca35

Tetradic

  1. #3538ca
  2. #c735ca
  3. #cac735
  4. #38ca35

Square

  1. #3538ca
  2. #ca3583
  3. #cac735
  4. #35ca7c

Monochromatic

  1. #151651
  2. #25278d
  3. #3538ca
  4. #7274da
  5. #aeafea

Shades

#3538ca mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3538ca
  2. #3032b6
  3. #2a2da2
  4. #25278d
  5. #202279
  6. #1b1c65
  7. #151651
  8. #10113d
  9. #0b0b28
  10. #050614
  11. #000000

Tints

#3538ca mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3538ca
  2. #494ccf
  3. #5d60d5
  4. #7274da
  5. #8688df
  6. #9a9ce5
  7. #aeafea
  8. #c2c3ef
  9. #d7d7f4
  10. #ebebfa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3538ca mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3538ca
  2. #3d3fc3
  3. #4446bb
  4. #4c4eb4
  5. #5355ac
  6. #5b5ca5
  7. #62639e
  8. #6a6a96
  9. #71728f
  10. #797987
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.17:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.57:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4f4f4f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #464791 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0056ce ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0048c7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00627e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #004ccd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0042c8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0054a2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3538ca {
  color: #3538ca;
}
Background
.bg-3538ca {
  background-color: #3538ca;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-3538ca {
  border: 2px solid #3538ca;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3538ca;
  --color-primary-rgb: 53 56 202;
  --color-primary-hsl: 239 58% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3538ca {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3538ca, #7c35ca);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3538ca {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(53 56 202 / 0.35);
}

#1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 3.22 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 4.49 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 6.18 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 7.26 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 7.51 #0000ff Blue ΔE 7.66 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 7.85 #cac735 Inverted #4f4f4f Grayscale 

Persian Blue
#3538ca  rgb(53, 56, 202)  hsl(239, 58%, 50%)  Persian Blue
#cac735  rgb(202, 199, 53)  hsl(59, 58%, 50%)  Citrine
#ca3538  rgb(202, 53, 56)  hsl(359, 58%, 50%)  Persian Red
#38ca35  rgb(56, 202, 53)  hsl(119, 58%, 50%)  Lime Green