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#3704EF

#3704ef ≈ Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#3704ef 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 93.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 76.99% cyan, 98.33% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 253.02°, with 96.71% saturation and 47.65% 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 8.66:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Blue (#0000ff), ΔE 1.87.

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Relative luminance0.0713

Complementary

  1. #3704ef
  2. #bcef04

Split complementary

  1. #3704ef
  2. #efad04
  3. #47ef04

Analogous

  1. #0447ef
  2. #3704ef
  3. #ad04ef

Triadic

  1. #3704ef
  2. #ef3704
  3. #04ef37

Tetradic

  1. #3704ef
  2. #ef04bc
  3. #bcef04
  4. #04ef37

Square

  1. #3704ef
  2. #ef0447
  3. #bcef04
  4. #04efad

Monochromatic

  1. #140159
  2. #2603a4
  3. #3704ef
  4. #6c44fc
  5. #a78ffd

Shades

#3704ef mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3704ef
  2. #3204d7
  3. #2c03bf
  4. #2703a7
  5. #21028f
  6. #1c0278
  7. #160260
  8. #110148
  9. #0b0130
  10. #060018
  11. #000000

Tints

#3704ef mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3704ef
  2. #4b1df1
  3. #5f36f2
  4. #734ff4
  5. #8768f5
  6. #9b82f7
  7. #af9bf9
  8. #c3b4fa
  9. #d7cdfc
  10. #ebe6fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3704ef mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3704ef
  2. #3e10e4
  3. #461dd9
  4. #4d29ce
  5. #5436c3
  6. #5c42b8
  7. #634eac
  8. #6a5ba1
  9. #716796
  10. #79748b
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.66:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.43:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4b4b4b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #443ba7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0055f4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0041ec ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00638c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0042f2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0032ed ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004ebc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3704ef {
  color: #3704ef;
}
Background
.bg-3704ef {
  background-color: #3704ef;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-3704ef {
  border: 2px solid #3704ef;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3704ef;
  --color-primary-rgb: 55 4 239;
  --color-primary-hsl: 253 97% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3704ef {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3704ef, #ad04ef);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3704ef {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(55 4 239 / 0.35);
}

#0000ff Blue ΔE 1.87 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 2.20 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 3.74 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 5.72 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 6.34 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 9.40 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 9.82 #c8fb10 Inverted #4b4b4b Grayscale 

Blue
#3704ef  rgb(55, 4, 239)  hsl(253, 97%, 48%)  Blue
#bcef04  rgb(188, 239, 4)  hsl(73, 97%, 48%)  Electric Lime
#ef3704  rgb(239, 55, 4)  hsl(13, 97%, 48%)  Ferrari Red
#04ef37  rgb(4, 239, 55)  hsl(133, 97%, 48%)  Lime