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#3227EE

#3227ee ≈ Ultramarine

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#3227ee is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 19.61% red, 15.29% green and 93.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 78.99% cyan, 83.61% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.67% black. Its hue angle is 243.32°, with 85.41% saturation and 54.31% 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 7.89:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ultramarine (#3f00ff), ΔE 3.14.

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Relative luminance0.083

Complementary

  1. #3227ee
  2. #e3ee27

Split complementary

  1. #3227ee
  2. #ee9627
  3. #7fee27

Analogous

  1. #277fee
  2. #3227ee
  3. #9627ee

Triadic

  1. #3227ee
  2. #ee3227
  3. #27ee32

Tetradic

  1. #3227ee
  2. #ee27e3
  3. #e3ee27
  4. #27ee32

Square

  1. #3227ee
  2. #ee277f
  3. #e3ee27
  4. #27ee96

Monochromatic

  1. #0f0973
  2. #180fba
  3. #3227ee
  4. #756ef4
  5. #b9b5f9

Shades

#3227ee mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3227ee
  2. #2d23d6
  3. #281fbe
  4. #231ba7
  5. #1e178f
  6. #191477
  7. #14105f
  8. #0f0c47
  9. #0a0830
  10. #050418
  11. #000000

Tints

#3227ee mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3227ee
  2. #473df0
  3. #5b52f1
  4. #7068f3
  5. #847df5
  6. #9993f7
  7. #ada9f8
  8. #c2befa
  9. #d6d4fc
  10. #ebe9fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3227ee mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3227ee
  2. #3a30e3
  3. #4239d8
  4. #4942cd
  5. #514bc2
  6. #5954b7
  7. #615cac
  8. #6965a1
  9. #706e96
  10. #78778b
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.89:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.66:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #515151 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4744a8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005bf3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0047eb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00698f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #004bf1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #003dec ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0056bd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3227ee {
  color: #3227ee;
}
Background
.bg-3227ee {
  background-color: #3227ee;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-3227ee {
  border: 2px solid #3227ee;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3227ee;
  --color-primary-rgb: 50 39 238;
  --color-primary-hsl: 243 85% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3227ee {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3227ee, #9627ee);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3227ee {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(50 39 238 / 0.35);
}

#3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 3.14 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 3.24 #0000ff Blue ΔE 3.37 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 6.31 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 7.55 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 7.59 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 8.39 #cdd811 Inverted #515151 Grayscale 

Ultramarine
#3227ee  rgb(50, 39, 238)  hsl(243, 85%, 54%)  Ultramarine
#e3ee27  rgb(227, 238, 39)  hsl(63, 85%, 54%)  Pear
#ee3227  rgb(238, 50, 39)  hsl(3, 85%, 54%)  Cinnabar
#27ee32  rgb(39, 238, 50)  hsl(123, 85%, 54%)  Lime