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#3541BC

#3541bc ≈ Persian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#3541bc is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 20.78% red, 25.49% green and 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 71.81% cyan, 65.43% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 234.67°, with 56.02% saturation and 47.25% 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 7.97:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Persian Blue (#1c39bb), ΔE 2.72.

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Web safe#3333cc
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Relative luminance0.0817

Complementary

  1. #3541bc
  2. #bcb035

Split complementary

  1. #3541bc
  2. #bc6c35
  3. #84bc35

Analogous

  1. #3584bc
  2. #3541bc
  3. #6c35bc

Triadic

  1. #3541bc
  2. #bc3541
  3. #41bc35

Tetradic

  1. #3541bc
  2. #b035bc
  3. #bcb035
  4. #41bc35

Square

  1. #3541bc
  2. #bc3584
  3. #bcb035
  4. #35bc6c

Monochromatic

  1. #131845
  2. #242c80
  3. #3541bc
  4. #6972d5
  5. #a4aae5

Shades

#3541bc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3541bc
  2. #303ba9
  3. #2a3496
  4. #252e84
  5. #202771
  6. #1b215e
  7. #151a4b
  8. #101438
  9. #0b0d26
  10. #050713
  11. #000000

Tints

#3541bc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3541bc
  2. #4954c3
  3. #5d67c9
  4. #727ad0
  5. #868dd7
  6. #9aa0de
  7. #aeb3e4
  8. #c2c6eb
  9. #d7d9f2
  10. #ebecf8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3541bc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3541bc
  2. #3d47b6
  3. #444eb0
  4. #4c54aa
  5. #535aa4
  6. #5b619e
  7. #626798
  8. #6a6d92
  9. #71738c
  10. #797a86
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.97:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.63:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #515151 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #474b89 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0057c0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #004aba ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006179 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #004fbe ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0047bb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #005698 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3541bc {
  color: #3541bc;
}
Background
.bg-3541bc {
  background-color: #3541bc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-3541bc {
  border: 2px solid #3541bc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3541bc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 53 65 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 235 56% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3541bc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3541bc, #6c35bc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3541bc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(53 65 188 / 0.35);
}

#1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 2.72 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 3.56 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 5.34 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 6.10 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 6.60 #003399 Smalt ΔE 7.15 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 7.36 #cabe43 Inverted #515151 Grayscale 

Persian Blue
#3541bc  rgb(53, 65, 188)  hsl(235, 56%, 47%)  Persian Blue
#bcb035  rgb(188, 176, 53)  hsl(55, 56%, 47%)  Brass
#bc3541  rgb(188, 53, 65)  hsl(355, 56%, 47%)  Cardinal
#41bc35  rgb(65, 188, 53)  hsl(115, 56%, 47%)  Kelly Green