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#3161FF

#3161ff ≈ Ultramarine Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#3161ff is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 19.22% red, 38.04% green and 100% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 80.78% cyan, 61.96% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 226.02°, with 100% saturation and 59.61% 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 call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.9:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Ultramarine Blue (#4166f5), ΔE 1.83.

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Web safe#3366ff
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Relative luminance0.1642

Complementary

  1. #3161ff
  2. #ffcf31

Split complementary

  1. #3161ff
  2. #ff6831
  3. #c8ff31

Analogous

  1. #31c8ff
  2. #3161ff
  3. #6831ff

Triadic

  1. #3161ff
  2. #ff3161
  3. #61ff31

Tetradic

  1. #3161ff
  2. #cf31ff
  3. #ffcf31
  4. #61ff31

Square

  1. #3161ff
  2. #ff31c8
  3. #ffcf31
  4. #31ff68

Monochromatic

  1. #002397
  2. #0035e4
  3. #3161ff
  4. #7e9cff
  5. #cad6ff

Shades

#3161ff mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3161ff
  2. #2c57e6
  3. #274ecc
  4. #2244b3
  5. #1d3a99
  6. #193180
  7. #142766
  8. #0f1d4d
  9. #0a1333
  10. #050a1a
  11. #000000

Tints

#3161ff mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3161ff
  2. #4671ff
  3. #5a81ff
  4. #6f90ff
  5. #83a0ff
  6. #98b0ff
  7. #adc0ff
  8. #c1d0ff
  9. #d6dfff
  10. #eaefff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3161ff mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3161ff
  2. #3964f2
  3. #4167e6
  4. #496ad9
  5. #516dcc
  6. #5971c0
  7. #6074b3
  8. #6877a6
  9. #707a99
  10. #787d8d
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.9:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.28:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #717171 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5e6bbb ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #007bff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0067fc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008ba7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0071ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0065fd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #007cd0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3161ff {
  color: #3161ff;
}
Background
.bg-3161ff {
  background-color: #3161ff;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-3161ff {
  border: 2px solid #3161ff;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3161ff;
  --color-primary-rgb: 49 97 255;
  --color-primary-hsl: 226 100% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3161ff {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3161ff, #6831ff);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3161ff {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(49 97 255 / 0.35);
}

#4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 1.83 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 4.13 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 5.83 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 8.29 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 8.82 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 9.07 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 9.14 #ce9e00 Inverted #717171 Grayscale 

Ultramarine Blue
#3161ff  rgb(49, 97, 255)  hsl(226, 100%, 60%)  Ultramarine Blue
#ffcf31  rgb(255, 207, 49)  hsl(46, 100%, 60%)  Sunglow
#ff3161  rgb(255, 49, 97)  hsl(346, 100%, 60%)  Neon Fuchsia
#61ff31  rgb(97, 255, 49)  hsl(106, 100%, 60%)  Harlequin