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#3211EA

#3211ea ≈ Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#3211ea is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 19.61% red, 6.67% green and 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 78.63% cyan, 92.74% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 249.12°, with 86.45% saturation and 49.22% 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 8.74:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Blue (#0000ff), ΔE 2.12.

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Relative luminance0.0702

Complementary

  1. #3211ea
  2. #c9ea11

Split complementary

  1. #3211ea
  2. #ea9e11
  3. #5dea11

Analogous

  1. #115dea
  2. #3211ea
  3. #9e11ea

Triadic

  1. #3211ea
  2. #ea3211
  3. #11ea32

Tetradic

  1. #3211ea
  2. #ea11c9
  3. #c9ea11
  4. #11ea32

Square

  1. #3211ea
  2. #ea115d
  3. #c9ea11
  4. #11ea9e

Monochromatic

  1. #14075b
  2. #230ca3
  3. #3211ea
  4. #6d55f3
  5. #aa9cf8

Shades

#3211ea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3211ea
  2. #2d0fd3
  3. #280ebb
  4. #230ca4
  5. #1e0a8c
  6. #190975
  7. #14075e
  8. #0f0546
  9. #0a032f
  10. #050217
  11. #000000

Tints

#3211ea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3211ea
  2. #4729ec
  3. #5b41ee
  4. #7058f0
  5. #8470f2
  6. #9988f5
  7. #ada0f7
  8. #c2b8f9
  9. #d6cffb
  10. #ebe7fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3211ea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3211ea
  2. #3a1cdf
  3. #4227d5
  4. #4932ca
  5. #513dc0
  6. #5949b5
  7. #6154aa
  8. #695fa0
  9. #706a95
  10. #78758b
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.74:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.4:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4b4b4b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #423ba4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0054ef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0040e7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00638a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0043ed ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0033e8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004eb8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3211ea {
  color: #3211ea;
}
Background
.bg-3211ea {
  background-color: #3211ea;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-3211ea {
  border: 2px solid #3211ea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3211ea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 50 17 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 249 86% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3211ea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3211ea, #9e11ea);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3211ea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(50 17 234 / 0.35);
}

#0000ff Blue ΔE 2.12 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 2.75 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 4.06 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 5.33 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 6.82 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 8.59 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 9.26 #cdee15 Inverted #4b4b4b Grayscale 

Blue
#3211ea  rgb(50, 17, 234)  hsl(249, 86%, 49%)  Blue
#c9ea11  rgb(201, 234, 17)  hsl(69, 86%, 49%)  Pear
#ea3211  rgb(234, 50, 17)  hsl(9, 86%, 49%)  Candy Apple Red
#11ea32  rgb(17, 234, 50)  hsl(129, 86%, 49%)  Lime