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#3716EA

#3716ea ≈ Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#3716ea is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 21.57% red, 8.63% green and 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 76.5% cyan, 90.6% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 249.34°, with 83.46% saturation and 50.2% 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 8.52:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Blue (#0000ff), ΔE 2.31.

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Relative luminance0.0733

Complementary

  1. #3716ea
  2. #c9ea16

Split complementary

  1. #3716ea
  2. #eaa116
  3. #5fea16

Analogous

  1. #165fea
  2. #3716ea
  3. #a116ea

Triadic

  1. #3716ea
  2. #ea3716
  3. #16ea37

Tetradic

  1. #3716ea
  2. #ea16c9
  3. #c9ea16
  4. #16ea37

Square

  1. #3716ea
  2. #ea165f
  3. #c9ea16
  4. #16eaa1

Monochromatic

  1. #16095f
  2. #260fa5
  3. #3716ea
  4. #735cf0
  5. #afa2f7

Shades

#3716ea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3716ea
  2. #3214d3
  3. #2c12bb
  4. #270fa4
  5. #210d8c
  6. #1c0b75
  7. #16095e
  8. #110746
  9. #0b042f
  10. #060217
  11. #000000

Tints

#3716ea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3716ea
  2. #4b2dec
  3. #5f45ee
  4. #735cf0
  5. #8773f2
  6. #9b8bf5
  7. #afa2f7
  8. #c3b9f9
  9. #d7d0fb
  10. #ebe8fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3716ea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3716ea
  2. #3e21df
  3. #462bd5
  4. #4d36ca
  5. #5440c0
  6. #5c4bb5
  7. #6356aa
  8. #6a60a0
  9. #716b95
  10. #79758b
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.52:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.47:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4d4d4d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #453da4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0056ef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0042e7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00638a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0044ed ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0036e8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004fb9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3716ea {
  color: #3716ea;
}
Background
.bg-3716ea {
  background-color: #3716ea;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-3716ea {
  border: 2px solid #3716ea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3716ea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 55 22 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 249 83% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3716ea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3716ea, #a116ea);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3716ea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(55 22 234 / 0.35);
}

#0000ff Blue ΔE 2.31 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 2.51 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 3.58 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 5.83 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 6.41 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 8.45 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 9.41 #c8e915 Inverted #4d4d4d Grayscale 

Blue
#3716ea  rgb(55, 22, 234)  hsl(249, 83%, 50%)  Blue
#c9ea16  rgb(201, 234, 22)  hsl(69, 83%, 50%)  Pear
#ea3716  rgb(234, 55, 22)  hsl(9, 83%, 50%)  Candy Apple Red
#16ea37  rgb(22, 234, 55)  hsl(129, 83%, 50%)  Malachite