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#3740CC

#3740cc ≈ Persian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#3740cc is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 21.57% red, 25.1% green and 80% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 73.04% cyan, 68.63% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 236.38°, with 59.36% saturation and 50.78% 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 brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7.59:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Persian Blue (#1c39bb), ΔE 3.79.

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Web safe#3333cc
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Relative luminance0.0884

Complementary

  1. #3740cc
  2. #ccc337

Split complementary

  1. #3740cc
  2. #cc7837
  3. #8acc37

Analogous

  1. #378acc
  2. #3740cc
  3. #7837cc

Triadic

  1. #3740cc
  2. #cc3740
  3. #40cc37

Tetradic

  1. #3740cc
  2. #c337cc
  3. #ccc337
  4. #40cc37

Square

  1. #3740cc
  2. #cc378a
  3. #ccc337
  4. #37cc78

Monochromatic

  1. #161954
  2. #252c91
  3. #3740cc
  4. #747adc
  5. #b1b4eb

Shades

#3740cc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3740cc
  2. #323ab8
  3. #2c33a3
  4. #272d8f
  5. #21267a
  6. #1c2066
  7. #161a52
  8. #11133d
  9. #0b0d29
  10. #060614
  11. #000000

Tints

#3740cc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3740cc
  2. #4b53d1
  3. #5f66d6
  4. #7379db
  5. #878ce0
  6. #9ba0e6
  7. #afb3eb
  8. #c3c6f0
  9. #d7d9f5
  10. #ebecfa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3740cc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3740cc
  2. #3e46c4
  3. #464dbd
  4. #4d53b5
  5. #545aae
  6. #5c60a6
  7. #63669e
  8. #6a6d97
  9. #71738f
  10. #797a88
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.59:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.77:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #545454 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4a4d94 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005bd0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #004dc9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006681 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0051cf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0048ca ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0059a4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3740cc {
  color: #3740cc;
}
Background
.bg-3740cc {
  background-color: #3740cc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-3740cc {
  border: 2px solid #3740cc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3740cc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 55 64 204;
  --color-primary-hsl: 236 59% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3740cc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3740cc, #7837cc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3740cc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(55 64 204 / 0.35);
}

#1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 3.79 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 4.06 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 5.67 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 6.95 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 7.01 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 7.75 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 8.30 #c8bf33 Inverted #545454 Grayscale 

Persian Blue
#3740cc  rgb(55, 64, 204)  hsl(236, 59%, 51%)  Persian Blue
#ccc337  rgb(204, 195, 55)  hsl(56, 59%, 51%)  Old Gold
#cc3740  rgb(204, 55, 64)  hsl(356, 59%, 51%)  Persian Red
#40cc37  rgb(64, 204, 55)  hsl(116, 59%, 51%)  Lime Green