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#3546BC

#3546bc ≈ Persian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#3546bc is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 20.78% red, 27.45% green and 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 71.81% cyan, 62.77% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 232.44°, 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 7.63:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Persian Blue (#1c39bb), ΔE 3.87.

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Web safe#3333cc
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Relative luminance0.0877

Complementary

  1. #3546bc
  2. #bcab35

Split complementary

  1. #3546bc
  2. #bc6735
  3. #89bc35

Analogous

  1. #3589bc
  2. #3546bc
  3. #6735bc

Triadic

  1. #3546bc
  2. #bc3546
  3. #46bc35

Tetradic

  1. #3546bc
  2. #ab35bc
  3. #bcab35
  4. #46bc35

Square

  1. #3546bc
  2. #bc3589
  3. #bcab35
  4. #35bc67

Monochromatic

  1. #131a45
  2. #243080
  3. #3546bc
  4. #6976d5
  5. #a4ade5

Shades

#3546bc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3546bc
  2. #303fa9
  3. #2a3896
  4. #253184
  5. #202a71
  6. #1b235e
  7. #151c4b
  8. #101538
  9. #0b0e26
  10. #050713
  11. #000000

Tints

#3546bc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3546bc
  2. #4959c3
  3. #5d6bc9
  4. #727ed0
  5. #8690d7
  6. #9aa3de
  7. #aeb5e4
  8. #c2c8eb
  9. #d7daf2
  10. #ebedf8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3546bc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3546bc
  2. #3d4cb6
  3. #4452b0
  4. #4c57aa
  5. #535da4
  6. #5b639e
  7. #626998
  8. #6a6f92
  9. #71748c
  10. #797a86
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.63:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.75:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #545454 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #494e8a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005ac0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #004dba ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00647a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0053be ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #004bbb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #005a99 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3546bc {
  color: #3546bc;
}
Background
.bg-3546bc {
  background-color: #3546bc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-3546bc {
  border: 2px solid #3546bc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3546bc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 53 70 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 232 56% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3546bc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3546bc, #6735bc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3546bc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(53 70 188 / 0.35);
}

#1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 3.87 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 4.11 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 5.32 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 6.01 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 6.13 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 6.24 #003399 Smalt ΔE 7.78 #cab943 Inverted #545454 Grayscale 

Persian Blue
#3546bc  rgb(53, 70, 188)  hsl(232, 56%, 47%)  Persian Blue
#bcab35  rgb(188, 171, 53)  hsl(52, 56%, 47%)  Brass
#bc3546  rgb(188, 53, 70)  hsl(352, 56%, 47%)  Cardinal
#46bc35  rgb(70, 188, 53)  hsl(112, 56%, 47%)  Kelly Green