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#3524EF

#3524ef ≈ Ultramarine

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#3524ef is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 20.78% red, 14.12% green and 93.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 77.82% cyan, 84.94% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 245.02°, with 86.38% saturation and 53.92% 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 7.92:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ultramarine (#3f00ff), ΔE 2.73.

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Relative luminance0.0825

Complementary

  1. #3524ef
  2. #deef24

Split complementary

  1. #3524ef
  2. #ef9a24
  3. #79ef24

Analogous

  1. #2479ef
  2. #3524ef
  3. #9a24ef

Triadic

  1. #3524ef
  2. #ef3524
  3. #24ef35

Tetradic

  1. #3524ef
  2. #ef24de
  3. #deef24
  4. #24ef35

Square

  1. #3524ef
  2. #ef2479
  3. #deef24
  4. #24ef9a

Monochromatic

  1. #110872
  2. #1c0eb9
  3. #3524ef
  4. #776bf4
  5. #b9b3f9

Shades

#3524ef mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3524ef
  2. #3020d7
  3. #2a1dbf
  4. #2519a7
  5. #20168f
  6. #1b1278
  7. #150e60
  8. #100b48
  9. #0b0730
  10. #050418
  11. #000000

Tints

#3524ef mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3524ef
  2. #493af1
  3. #5d50f2
  4. #7266f4
  5. #867cf5
  6. #9a92f7
  7. #aea7f9
  8. #c2bdfa
  9. #d7d3fc
  10. #ebe9fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3524ef mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3524ef
  2. #3d2de4
  3. #4436d9
  4. #4c40ce
  5. #5349c3
  6. #5b52b8
  7. #625bac
  8. #6a64a1
  9. #716e96
  10. #79778b
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.92:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.65:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #515151 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4743a9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005bf4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0047ec ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00698f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #004af2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #003ced ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0055bd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3524ef {
  color: #3524ef;
}
Background
.bg-3524ef {
  background-color: #3524ef;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-3524ef {
  border: 2px solid #3524ef;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3524ef;
  --color-primary-rgb: 53 36 239;
  --color-primary-hsl: 245 86% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3524ef {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3524ef, #9a24ef);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3524ef {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(53 36 239 / 0.35);
}

#3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 2.73 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 2.93 #0000ff Blue ΔE 3.08 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 6.01 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 7.42 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 7.94 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 8.64 #cadb10 Inverted #515151 Grayscale 

Ultramarine
#3524ef  rgb(53, 36, 239)  hsl(245, 86%, 54%)  Ultramarine
#deef24  rgb(222, 239, 36)  hsl(65, 86%, 54%)  Pear
#ef3524  rgb(239, 53, 36)  hsl(5, 86%, 54%)  Cinnabar
#24ef35  rgb(36, 239, 53)  hsl(125, 86%, 54%)  Lime