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#3000EF

#3000ef ≈ Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#3000ef is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 18.82% red, 0% green and 93.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 79.92% cyan, 100% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 252.05°, with 100% saturation and 46.86% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with imagination, spirituality and luxury. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.85:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Blue (#0000ff), ΔE 1.76.

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Relative luminance0.0686

Complementary

  1. #3000ef
  2. #bfef00

Split complementary

  1. #3000ef
  2. #efa700
  3. #47ef00

Analogous

  1. #0047ef
  2. #3000ef
  3. #a700ef

Triadic

  1. #3000ef
  2. #ef3000
  3. #00ef30

Tetradic

  1. #3000ef
  2. #ef00bf
  3. #bfef00
  4. #00ef30

Square

  1. #3000ef
  2. #ef0047
  3. #bfef00
  4. #00efa7

Monochromatic

  1. #110056
  2. #2100a2
  3. #3000ef
  4. #643cff
  5. #a189ff

Shades

#3000ef mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3000ef
  2. #2b00d7
  3. #2600bf
  4. #2200a7
  5. #1d008f
  6. #180078
  7. #130060
  8. #0e0048
  9. #0a0030
  10. #050018
  11. #000000

Tints

#3000ef mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3000ef
  2. #451af1
  3. #5933f2
  4. #6e4df4
  5. #8366f5
  6. #9880f7
  7. #ac99f9
  8. #c1b3fa
  9. #d6ccfc
  10. #eae6fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3000ef mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3000ef
  2. #380de4
  3. #401ad9
  4. #4826ce
  5. #5033c3
  6. #5840b8
  7. #604dac
  8. #685aa1
  9. #706696
  10. #78738b
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.85:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.37:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4a4a4a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4139a7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0054f4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003fec ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00638c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0041f2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0030ed ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004dbc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3000ef {
  color: #3000ef;
}
Background
.bg-3000ef {
  background-color: #3000ef;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-3000ef {
  border: 2px solid #3000ef;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3000ef;
  --color-primary-rgb: 48 0 239;
  --color-primary-hsl: 252 100% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3000ef {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3000ef, #a700ef);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3000ef {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(48 0 239 / 0.35);
}

#0000ff Blue ΔE 1.76 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 2.60 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 4.26 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 5.29 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 6.84 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 9.40 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 9.50 #cfff10 Inverted #4a4a4a Grayscale 

Blue
#3000ef  rgb(48, 0, 239)  hsl(252, 100%, 47%)  Blue
#bfef00  rgb(191, 239, 0)  hsl(72, 100%, 47%)  Electric Lime
#ef3000  rgb(239, 48, 0)  hsl(12, 100%, 47%)  Scarlet
#00ef30  rgb(0, 239, 48)  hsl(132, 100%, 47%)  Lime