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#3715EA

#3715ea ≈ Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#3715ea is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 21.57% red, 8.24% green and 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 76.5% cyan, 91.03% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 249.58°, with 83.53% saturation and 50% 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 8.54:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Blue (#0000ff), ΔE 2.28.

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Relative luminance0.0729

Complementary

  1. #3715ea
  2. #c8ea15

Split complementary

  1. #3715ea
  2. #eaa215
  3. #5dea15

Analogous

  1. #155dea
  2. #3715ea
  3. #a215ea

Triadic

  1. #3715ea
  2. #ea3715
  3. #15ea37

Tetradic

  1. #3715ea
  2. #ea15c8
  3. #c8ea15
  4. #15ea37

Square

  1. #3715ea
  2. #ea155d
  3. #c8ea15
  4. #15eaa2

Monochromatic

  1. #16085e
  2. #270fa4
  3. #3715ea
  4. #735bf0
  5. #afa1f7

Shades

#3715ea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3715ea
  2. #3213d3
  3. #2c11bb
  4. #270fa4
  5. #210d8c
  6. #1c0b75
  7. #16085e
  8. #110646
  9. #0b042f
  10. #060217
  11. #000000

Tints

#3715ea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3715ea
  2. #4b2cec
  3. #5f44ee
  4. #735bf0
  5. #8773f2
  6. #9b8af5
  7. #afa1f7
  8. #c3b9f9
  9. #d7d0fb
  10. #ebe8fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3715ea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3715ea
  2. #3e20df
  3. #462ad5
  4. #4d35ca
  5. #5440c0
  6. #5c4bb5
  7. #6355aa
  8. #6a60a0
  9. #716b95
  10. #79758b
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.54:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.46:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4c4c4c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #453da4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0055ef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0042e7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00638a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0044ed ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0035e8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004fb9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3715ea {
  color: #3715ea;
}
Background
.bg-3715ea {
  background-color: #3715ea;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-3715ea {
  border: 2px solid #3715ea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3715ea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 55 21 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 250 84% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3715ea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3715ea, #a215ea);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3715ea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(55 21 234 / 0.35);
}

#0000ff Blue ΔE 2.28 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 2.51 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 3.62 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 5.77 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 6.43 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 8.51 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 9.47 #c8ea15 Inverted #4c4c4c Grayscale 

Blue
#3715ea  rgb(55, 21, 234)  hsl(250, 84%, 50%)  Blue
#c8ea15  rgb(200, 234, 21)  hsl(70, 84%, 50%)  Pear
#ea3715  rgb(234, 55, 21)  hsl(10, 84%, 50%)  Candy Apple Red
#15ea37  rgb(21, 234, 55)  hsl(130, 84%, 50%)  Malachite