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#3518E2

#3518e2 ≈ Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#3518e2 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 20.78% red, 9.41% green and 88.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 76.55% cyan, 89.38% magenta, 0% yellow and 11.37% black. Its hue angle is 248.61°, with 80.8% saturation and 49.02% 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 8.82:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Blue (#0000ff), ΔE 2.93.

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Web safe#3300cc
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Relative luminance0.069

Complementary

  1. #3518e2
  2. #c5e218

Split complementary

  1. #3518e2
  2. #e29a18
  3. #60e218

Analogous

  1. #1860e2
  2. #3518e2
  3. #9a18e2

Triadic

  1. #3518e2
  2. #e23518
  3. #18e235

Tetradic

  1. #3518e2
  2. #e218c5
  3. #c5e218
  4. #18e235

Square

  1. #3518e2
  2. #e21860
  3. #c5e218
  4. #18e29a

Monochromatic

  1. #150958
  2. #25119d
  3. #3518e2
  4. #6e59ed
  5. #ab9ef5

Shades

#3518e2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3518e2
  2. #3016cb
  3. #2a13b5
  4. #25119e
  5. #200e88
  6. #1b0c71
  7. #150a5a
  8. #100744
  9. #0b052d
  10. #050217
  11. #000000

Tints

#3518e2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3518e2
  2. #492fe5
  3. #5d46e8
  4. #725deb
  5. #8674ee
  6. #9a8cf1
  7. #aea3f3
  8. #c2baf6
  9. #d7d1f9
  10. #ebe8fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3518e2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3518e2
  2. #3d22d8
  3. #442dce
  4. #4c37c5
  5. #5342bb
  6. #5b4cb1
  7. #6256a7
  8. #6a619d
  9. #716b94
  10. #79768a
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.82:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.38:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4a4a4a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #433c9f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0053e7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0041df ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006086 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0043e5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0034e0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004db2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3518e2 {
  color: #3518e2;
}
Background
.bg-3518e2 {
  background-color: #3518e2;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-3518e2 {
  border: 2px solid #3518e2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3518e2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 53 24 226;
  --color-primary-hsl: 249 81% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3518e2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3518e2, #9a18e2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3518e2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(53 24 226 / 0.35);
}

#0000ff Blue ΔE 2.93 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 3.47 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 4.46 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 5.01 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 7.20 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 7.89 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 8.65 #cae71d Inverted #4a4a4a Grayscale 

Blue
#3518e2  rgb(53, 24, 226)  hsl(249, 81%, 49%)  Blue
#c5e218  rgb(197, 226, 24)  hsl(69, 81%, 49%)  Pear
#e23518  rgb(226, 53, 24)  hsl(9, 81%, 49%)  Lust
#18e235  rgb(24, 226, 53)  hsl(129, 81%, 49%)  Malachite