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#3261CB

#3261cb ≈ Denim

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#3261cb is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 19.61% red, 38.04% green and 79.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 75.37% cyan, 52.22% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 221.57°, with 60.47% saturation and 49.61% 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 brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.66:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Denim (#1560bd), ΔE 3.66.

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Web safe#3366cc
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Relative luminance0.1354

Complementary

  1. #3261cb
  2. #cb9c32

Split complementary

  1. #3261cb
  2. #cb5032
  3. #aecb32

Analogous

  1. #32aecb
  2. #3261cb
  3. #5032cb

Triadic

  1. #3261cb
  2. #cb3261
  3. #61cb32

Tetradic

  1. #3261cb
  2. #9c32cb
  3. #cb9c32
  4. #61cb32

Square

  1. #3261cb
  2. #cb32ae
  3. #cb9c32
  4. #32cb50

Monochromatic

  1. #142650
  2. #23448e
  3. #3261cb
  4. #6e90db
  5. #acbfea

Shades

#3261cb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3261cb
  2. #2d57b7
  3. #284ea2
  4. #23448e
  5. #1e3a7a
  6. #193166
  7. #142751
  8. #0f1d3d
  9. #0a1329
  10. #050a14
  11. #000000

Tints

#3261cb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3261cb
  2. #4771d0
  3. #5b81d5
  4. #7090db
  5. #84a0e0
  6. #99b0e5
  7. #adc0ea
  8. #c2d0ef
  9. #d6dff5
  10. #ebeffa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3261cb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3261cb
  2. #3a64c4
  3. #4267bc
  4. #496ab5
  5. #516dad
  6. #5971a6
  7. #61749e
  8. #697797
  9. #707a8f
  10. #787d88
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.66:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.71:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #676767 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #566599 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #176ecf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0060c9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007b8c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #2469cd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0061ca ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0071a9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3261cb {
  color: #3261cb;
}
Background
.bg-3261cb {
  background-color: #3261cb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-3261cb {
  border: 2px solid #3261cb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3261cb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 50 97 203;
  --color-primary-hsl: 222 60% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3261cb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3261cb, #5032cb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3261cb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(50 97 203 / 0.35);
}

#1560bd Denim ΔE 3.66 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 4.36 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 5.58 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 6.37 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 6.65 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 6.79 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 7.95 #cd9e34 Inverted #676767 Grayscale 

Denim
#3261cb  rgb(50, 97, 203)  hsl(222, 60%, 50%)  Denim
#cb9c32  rgb(203, 156, 50)  hsl(42, 60%, 50%)  Goldenrod
#cb3261  rgb(203, 50, 97)  hsl(342, 60%, 50%)  Dogwood Rose
#61cb32  rgb(97, 203, 50)  hsl(102, 60%, 50%)  Lime Green