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#3008EA

#3008ea ≈ Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#3008ea is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 18.82% red, 3.14% green and 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 79.49% cyan, 96.58% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 250.62°, with 93.39% saturation and 47.45% 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 8.94:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Blue (#0000ff), ΔE 2.13.

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Relative luminance0.0674

Complementary

  1. #3008ea
  2. #c2ea08

Split complementary

  1. #3008ea
  2. #eaa108
  3. #51ea08

Analogous

  1. #0851ea
  2. #3008ea
  3. #a108ea

Triadic

  1. #3008ea
  2. #ea3008
  3. #08ea30

Tetradic

  1. #3008ea
  2. #ea08c2
  3. #c2ea08
  4. #08ea30

Square

  1. #3008ea
  2. #ea0851
  3. #c2ea08
  4. #08eaa1

Monochromatic

  1. #120356
  2. #2105a0
  3. #3008ea
  4. #6546f9
  5. #a390fb

Shades

#3008ea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3008ea
  2. #2b07d3
  3. #2606bb
  4. #2206a4
  5. #1d058c
  6. #180475
  7. #13035e
  8. #0e0246
  9. #0a022f
  10. #050117
  11. #000000

Tints

#3008ea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3008ea
  2. #4521ec
  3. #5939ee
  4. #6e52f0
  5. #836bf2
  6. #9884f5
  7. #ac9cf7
  8. #c1b5f9
  9. #d6cefb
  10. #eae6fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3008ea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3008ea
  2. #3814df
  3. #4020d5
  4. #482cca
  5. #5038c0
  6. #5844b5
  7. #6050aa
  8. #685ca0
  9. #706895
  10. #78748b
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.94:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.35:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #494949 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4139a4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0053ef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003ee7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006289 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0041ed ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0031e8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004db8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3008ea {
  color: #3008ea;
}
Background
.bg-3008ea {
  background-color: #3008ea;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-3008ea {
  border: 2px solid #3008ea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3008ea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 48 8 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 251 93% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3008ea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3008ea, #a108ea);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3008ea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(48 8 234 / 0.35);
}

#0000ff Blue ΔE 2.13 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 3.00 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 4.48 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 4.92 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 7.12 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 8.93 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 9.02 #cff715 Inverted #494949 Grayscale 

Blue
#3008ea  rgb(48, 8, 234)  hsl(251, 93%, 47%)  Blue
#c2ea08  rgb(194, 234, 8)  hsl(71, 93%, 47%)  Pear
#ea3008  rgb(234, 48, 8)  hsl(11, 93%, 47%)  Candy Apple Red
#08ea30  rgb(8, 234, 48)  hsl(131, 93%, 47%)  Lime