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#3704E5

#3704e5 ≈ Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#3704e5 is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 21.57% red, 1.57% green and 89.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 75.98% cyan, 98.25% magenta, 0% yellow and 10.2% black. Its hue angle is 253.6°, with 96.57% saturation and 45.69% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with imagination, spirituality and luxury. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 9.09:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Blue (#0000ff), ΔE 2.77.

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Web safe#3300cc
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Relative luminance0.0656

Complementary

  1. #3704e5
  2. #b2e504

Split complementary

  1. #3704e5
  2. #e5a804
  3. #42e504

Analogous

  1. #0442e5
  2. #3704e5
  3. #a804e5

Triadic

  1. #3704e5
  2. #e53704
  3. #04e537

Tetradic

  1. #3704e5
  2. #e504b2
  3. #b2e504
  4. #04e537

Square

  1. #3704e5
  2. #e50442
  3. #b2e504
  4. #04e5a8

Monochromatic

  1. #13014f
  2. #25039a
  3. #3704e5
  4. #663afc
  5. #a085fd

Shades

#3704e5 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3704e5
  2. #3204ce
  3. #2c03b7
  4. #2703a0
  5. #210289
  6. #1c0273
  7. #16025c
  8. #110145
  9. #0b012e
  10. #060017
  11. #000000

Tints

#3704e5 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3704e5
  2. #4b1de8
  3. #5f36ea
  4. #734fed
  5. #8768ef
  6. #9b82f2
  7. #af9bf5
  8. #c3b4f7
  9. #d7cdfa
  10. #ebe6fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3704e5 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3704e5
  2. #3e10db
  3. #461dd1
  4. #4d29c7
  5. #5436bd
  6. #5c42b3
  7. #634ea8
  8. #6a5b9e
  9. #716794
  10. #79748a
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.09:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.31:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #484848 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4238a0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0051ea ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003ee2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005f86 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #003fe8 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0030e3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004ab4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3704e5 {
  color: #3704e5;
}
Background
.bg-3704e5 {
  background-color: #3704e5;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-3704e5 {
  border: 2px solid #3704e5;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3704e5;
  --color-primary-rgb: 55 4 229;
  --color-primary-hsl: 254 97% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3704e5 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3704e5, #a804e5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3704e5 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(55 4 229 / 0.35);
}

#0000ff Blue ΔE 2.77 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 3.42 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 4.59 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 4.79 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 7.25 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 8.67 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 9.05 #c8fb1a Inverted #484848 Grayscale 

Blue
#3704e5  rgb(55, 4, 229)  hsl(254, 97%, 46%)  Blue
#b2e504  rgb(178, 229, 4)  hsl(74, 97%, 46%)  Pear
#e53704  rgb(229, 55, 4)  hsl(14, 97%, 46%)  Scarlet
#04e537  rgb(4, 229, 55)  hsl(134, 97%, 46%)  Malachite