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#382EB3

#382eb3 ≈ Persian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#382eb3 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 21.96% red, 18.04% green and 70.2% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 68.72% cyan, 74.3% magenta, 0% yellow and 29.8% black. Its hue angle is 244.51°, with 59.11% saturation and 44.12% 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 9.5:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Persian Blue (#1c39bb), ΔE 4.09.

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Relative luminance0.0605

Complementary

  1. #382eb3
  2. #a9b32e

Split complementary

  1. #382eb3
  2. #b37b2e
  3. #67b32e

Analogous

  1. #2e67b3
  2. #382eb3
  3. #7b2eb3

Triadic

  1. #382eb3
  2. #b3382e
  3. #2eb338

Tetradic

  1. #382eb3
  2. #b32ea9
  3. #a9b32e
  4. #2eb338

Square

  1. #382eb3
  2. #b32e67
  3. #a9b32e
  4. #2eb37b

Monochromatic

  1. #120f39
  2. #251e76
  3. #382eb3
  4. #6259d4
  5. #9c96e4

Shades

#382eb3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #382eb3
  2. #3229a1
  3. #2d258f
  4. #27207d
  5. #221c6b
  6. #1c175a
  7. #161248
  8. #110e36
  9. #0b0924
  10. #060512
  11. #000000

Tints

#382eb3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #382eb3
  2. #4c43bb
  3. #6058c2
  4. #746dca
  5. #8882d1
  6. #9c97d9
  7. #afabe1
  8. #c3c0e8
  9. #d7d5f0
  10. #ebeaf7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#382eb3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #382eb3
  2. #3f36ae
  3. #463ea9
  4. #4e47a4
  5. #554f9f
  6. #5c579a
  7. #635f94
  8. #6a678f
  9. #72708a
  10. #797885
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.5:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.21:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #464646 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #413d80 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004bb7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0040b1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00546e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0041b5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0039b2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00488f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-382eb3 {
  color: #382eb3;
}
Background
.bg-382eb3 {
  background-color: #382eb3;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-382eb3 {
  border: 2px solid #382eb3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #382eb3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 56 46 179;
  --color-primary-hsl: 245 59% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-382eb3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #382eb3, #7b2eb3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-382eb3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(56 46 179 / 0.35);
}

#1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 4.09 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 4.80 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 5.61 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 6.32 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 6.45 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 6.66 #003399 Smalt ΔE 6.73 #c7d14c Inverted #464646 Grayscale 

Persian Blue
#382eb3  rgb(56, 46, 179)  hsl(245, 59%, 44%)  Persian Blue
#a9b32e  rgb(169, 179, 46)  hsl(65, 59%, 44%)  Apple Green
#b3382e  rgb(179, 56, 46)  hsl(5, 59%, 44%)  Firebrick
#2eb338  rgb(46, 179, 56)  hsl(125, 59%, 44%)  Kelly Green