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#383BBC

#383bbc ≈ Persian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#383bbc is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 21.96% red, 23.14% green and 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 70.21% cyan, 68.62% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 238.64°, with 54.1% saturation and 47.84% 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 8.33:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Persian Blue (#1c39bb), ΔE 2.39.

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Web safe#3333cc
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Relative luminance0.076

Complementary

  1. #383bbc
  2. #bcb938

Split complementary

  1. #383bbc
  2. #bc7738
  3. #7dbc38

Analogous

  1. #387dbc
  2. #383bbc
  3. #7738bc

Triadic

  1. #383bbc
  2. #bc383b
  3. #3bbc38

Tetradic

  1. #383bbc
  2. #b938bc
  3. #bcb938
  4. #3bbc38

Square

  1. #383bbc
  2. #bc387d
  3. #bcb938
  4. #38bc77

Monochromatic

  1. #151646
  2. #262881
  3. #383bbc
  4. #6d6fd4
  5. #a8a9e5

Shades

#383bbc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #383bbc
  2. #3235a9
  3. #2d2f96
  4. #272984
  5. #222371
  6. #1c1e5e
  7. #16184b
  8. #111238
  9. #0b0c26
  10. #060613
  11. #000000

Tints

#383bbc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #383bbc
  2. #4c4fc3
  3. #6062c9
  4. #7476d0
  5. #8889d7
  6. #9c9dde
  7. #afb1e4
  8. #c3c4eb
  9. #d7d8f2
  10. #ebebf8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#383bbc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #383bbc
  2. #3f42b6
  3. #4649b0
  4. #4e50aa
  5. #5557a4
  6. #5c5e9e
  7. #636498
  8. #6a6b92
  9. #72728c
  10. #797986
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.33:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.52:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4e4e4e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #464788 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0054c0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0048ba ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005e77 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #004bbe ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0043bb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #005297 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-383bbc {
  color: #383bbc;
}
Background
.bg-383bbc {
  background-color: #383bbc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-383bbc {
  border: 2px solid #383bbc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #383bbc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 56 59 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 239 54% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-383bbc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #383bbc, #7738bc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-383bbc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(56 59 188 / 0.35);
}

#1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 2.39 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 3.43 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 4.97 #003399 Smalt ΔE 7.02 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 7.29 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 7.53 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 8.04 #c7c443 Inverted #4e4e4e Grayscale 

Persian Blue
#383bbc  rgb(56, 59, 188)  hsl(239, 54%, 48%)  Persian Blue
#bcb938  rgb(188, 185, 56)  hsl(59, 54%, 48%)  Vegas Gold
#bc383b  rgb(188, 56, 59)  hsl(359, 54%, 48%)  Cardinal
#3bbc38  rgb(59, 188, 56)  hsl(119, 54%, 48%)  Kelly Green