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#3161CE

#3161ce ≈ Denim

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#3161ce is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 19.22% red, 38.04% green and 80.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 76.21% cyan, 52.91% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.22% black. Its hue angle is 221.66°, with 61.57% saturation and 50% 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 5.63:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Denim (#1560bd), ΔE 3.9.

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Web safe#3366cc
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Relative luminance0.1366

Complementary

  1. #3161ce
  2. #ce9e31

Split complementary

  1. #3161ce
  2. #ce5031
  3. #afce31

Analogous

  1. #31afce
  2. #3161ce
  3. #5031ce

Triadic

  1. #3161ce
  2. #ce3161
  3. #61ce31

Tetradic

  1. #3161ce
  2. #9e31ce
  3. #ce9e31
  4. #61ce31

Square

  1. #3161ce
  2. #ce31af
  3. #ce9e31
  4. #31ce50

Monochromatic

  1. #142752
  2. #224490
  3. #3161ce
  4. #6f90dd
  5. #adc0eb

Shades

#3161ce mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3161ce
  2. #2c57b9
  3. #274ea5
  4. #224490
  5. #1d3a7c
  6. #193167
  7. #142752
  8. #0f1d3e
  9. #0a1329
  10. #050a15
  11. #000000

Tints

#3161ce mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3161ce
  2. #4671d3
  3. #5a81d8
  4. #6f90dd
  5. #83a0e2
  6. #98b0e7
  7. #adc0eb
  8. #c1d0f0
  9. #d6dff5
  10. #eaeffa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3161ce mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3161ce
  2. #3964c6
  3. #4167be
  4. #496ab7
  5. #516daf
  6. #5971a7
  7. #60749f
  8. #687797
  9. #707a90
  10. #787d88
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.63:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.73:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #676767 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #57659b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0d6fd2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0061cc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007c8e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #206ad0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0061cd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0072ab ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3161ce {
  color: #3161ce;
}
Background
.bg-3161ce {
  background-color: #3161ce;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-3161ce {
  border: 2px solid #3161ce;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3161ce;
  --color-primary-rgb: 49 97 206;
  --color-primary-hsl: 222 62% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3161ce {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3161ce, #5031ce);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3161ce {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(49 97 206 / 0.35);
}

#1560bd Denim ΔE 3.90 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 4.11 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 5.74 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 6.05 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 6.85 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 7.06 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 7.71 #ce9e31 Inverted #676767 Grayscale 

Denim
#3161ce  rgb(49, 97, 206)  hsl(222, 62%, 50%)  Denim
#ce9e31  rgb(206, 158, 49)  hsl(42, 62%, 50%)  Goldenrod
#ce3161  rgb(206, 49, 97)  hsl(342, 62%, 50%)  Ruby
#61ce31  rgb(97, 206, 49)  hsl(102, 62%, 50%)  Lime Green