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#3838BA

#3838ba ≈ Persian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#3838ba is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 21.96% red, 21.96% green and 72.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 69.89% cyan, 69.89% magenta, 0% yellow and 27.06% black. Its hue angle is 240°, with 53.72% saturation and 47.45% 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 8.6:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Persian Blue (#1c39bb), ΔE 2.47.

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Relative luminance0.0721

Complementary

  1. #3838ba
  2. #baba38

Split complementary

  1. #3838ba
  2. #ba7938
  3. #79ba38

Analogous

  1. #3879ba
  2. #3838ba
  3. #7938ba

Triadic

  1. #3838ba
  2. #ba3838
  3. #38ba38

Tetradic

  1. #3838ba
  2. #ba38ba
  3. #baba38
  4. #38ba38

Square

  1. #3838ba
  2. #ba3879
  3. #baba38
  4. #38ba79

Monochromatic

  1. #151544
  2. #26267f
  3. #3838ba
  4. #6c6cd3
  5. #a7a7e4

Shades

#3838ba mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3838ba
  2. #3232a7
  3. #2d2d95
  4. #272782
  5. #222270
  6. #1c1c5d
  7. #16164a
  8. #111138
  9. #0b0b25
  10. #060613
  11. #000000

Tints

#3838ba mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3838ba
  2. #4c4cc1
  3. #6060c8
  4. #7474cf
  5. #8888d6
  6. #9c9cdd
  7. #afafe3
  8. #c3c3ea
  9. #d7d7f1
  10. #ebebf8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3838ba mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3838ba
  2. #3f3fb4
  3. #4646ae
  4. #4e4ea9
  5. #5555a3
  6. #5c5c9d
  7. #636397
  8. #6a6a91
  9. #72728c
  10. #797986
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.6:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.44:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4c4c4c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #454586 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0052be ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0046b8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005c75 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0049bc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0041b9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #005095 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3838ba {
  color: #3838ba;
}
Background
.bg-3838ba {
  background-color: #3838ba;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-3838ba {
  border: 2px solid #3838ba;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3838ba;
  --color-primary-rgb: 56 56 186;
  --color-primary-hsl: 240 54% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3838ba {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3838ba, #7938ba);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3838ba {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(56 56 186 / 0.35);
}

#1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 2.47 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 3.78 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 4.70 #003399 Smalt ΔE 6.80 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 7.91 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 7.94 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 8.05 #c7c745 Inverted #4c4c4c Grayscale 

Persian Blue
#3838ba  rgb(56, 56, 186)  hsl(240, 54%, 47%)  Persian Blue
#baba38  rgb(186, 186, 56)  hsl(60, 54%, 47%)  Vegas Gold
#ba3838  rgb(186, 56, 56)  hsl(0, 54%, 47%)  Persian Red
#38ba38  rgb(56, 186, 56)  hsl(120, 54%, 47%)  Kelly Green