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Triumphant Patagonia

#3c72e4
Notes

Triumphant Patagonia (#3C72E4) is a true azure with a vibrant character. It holds its own as a focal accent, carrying visual weight without tipping into neon territory. Its HSL profile (221°, 76%, 56%) places it in the highly saturated band at a mid lightness. Best used in small doses, like logos, CTAs, focus rings, or highlight text, where its saturation becomes a feature rather than noise. For a confident two-color system, pair it with its complementary amber. For something softer, pull in its analogous neighbors on either side of the wheel.

HEX
#3c72e4
RGB
rgb(60, 114, 228)
HSL
hsl(221, 76%, 56%)
HWB
hwb(221 24% 11%)
OKLCH
oklch(57.8% 0.183 262.9)
HSV
hsv(221, 74%, 89%)
LAB
lab(50.21% 21.05 -63.12)
LCH
lch(50.21% 66.53 288.44)
CMYK
cmyk(74%, 50%, 0%, 11%)

Etymology

Triumphant
adjective

Latin triumphāns, celebrating victory — present-participle of triumphāre. As a color modifier, triumphant implies a saturated-and-celebratory-and-victorious quality, the deep-rich color of Roman-Imperial-period triumphal-arch spolia relief and Arch-of-Titus victory imagery. Sits at the bold-and-celebratory end of the grid, parallel to victorious and conquering.

Patagonia
noun

The southern South American region — Chile and Argentina — and the saturated deep blue of Lago Argentino, Perito Moreno Glacier, and the Patagonian summer sky. Patagonia refers to Lago Argentino at midday: a saturated, slightly cool deep blue with the optical depth of glacier-fed Patagonian lake.

Closest matches

The nearest named color in three reference sources, ranked by perceptual distance (ΔE76 in CIELAB). ΔE < 1 is imperceptible to most viewers; ΔE > 10 is clearly different. When two sources point to the same hex they’re merged into one tile; click any to open that color’s page.

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Color-vision simulation

How this color appears to viewers with the four major color-vision-deficiency types. Computed via the Machado (2009) physiologically-based model. If a tile matches the original, the color reads the same to that viewer.

#3c72e4
Original
#2c80e8
Protanopia
#0070e2
Deuteranopia
#008da0
Tritanopia
#6f6f6f
Achromatopsia
WCAG contrast

The color used as foreground text against pure white and pure black, with the contrast ratio and WCAG 2.1 grade. Aim for AA (4.5:1) for body text and AA Large (3:1) for 18 pt+ headlines; AAA (7:1) is the gold standard for long-form reading surfaces.

The quick brown foxSample body text at normal size. The wcag minimum for body contrast is 4.5:1 (AA) or 7:1 (AAA).
AA Largeon White
4.45:1
The quick brown foxSample body text at normal size. The wcag minimum for body contrast is 4.5:1 (AA) or 7:1 (AAA).
AAon Black
4.72:1

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