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#3816EF

#3816ef ≈ Ultramarine

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#3816ef is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 21.96% red, 8.63% green and 93.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 76.57% cyan, 90.79% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 249.4°, with 87.15% saturation and 51.18% 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 8.3:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ultramarine (#3f00ff), ΔE 1.95.

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Web safe#3300ff
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Relative luminance0.0765

Complementary

  1. #3816ef
  2. #cdef16

Split complementary

  1. #3816ef
  2. #efa516
  3. #61ef16

Analogous

  1. #1661ef
  2. #3816ef
  3. #a516ef

Triadic

  1. #3816ef
  2. #ef3816
  3. #16ef38

Tetradic

  1. #3816ef
  2. #ef16cd
  3. #cdef16
  4. #16ef38

Square

  1. #3816ef
  2. #ef1661
  3. #cdef16
  4. #16efa5

Monochromatic

  1. #160765
  2. #250cad
  3. #3816ef
  4. #755ef4
  5. #b2a5f9

Shades

#3816ef mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3816ef
  2. #3214d7
  3. #2d12bf
  4. #270fa7
  5. #220d8f
  6. #1c0b78
  7. #160960
  8. #110748
  9. #0b0430
  10. #060218
  11. #000000

Tints

#3816ef mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3816ef
  2. #4c2df1
  3. #6045f2
  4. #745cf4
  5. #8873f5
  6. #9c8bf7
  7. #afa2f9
  8. #c3b9fa
  9. #d7d0fc
  10. #ebe8fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3816ef mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3816ef
  2. #3f21e4
  3. #462bd9
  4. #4e36ce
  5. #5540c3
  6. #5c4bb8
  7. #6356ac
  8. #6a60a1
  9. #726b96
  10. #79758b
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.3:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.53:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4e4e4e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #463fa8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0058f4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0044ec ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00668d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0046f2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0037ed ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0051bd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3816ef {
  color: #3816ef;
}
Background
.bg-3816ef {
  background-color: #3816ef;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-3816ef {
  border: 2px solid #3816ef;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3816ef;
  --color-primary-rgb: 56 22 239;
  --color-primary-hsl: 249 87% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3816ef {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3816ef, #a516ef);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3816ef {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(56 22 239 / 0.35);
}

#3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 1.95 #0000ff Blue ΔE 2.12 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 3.03 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 5.93 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 6.43 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 8.76 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 9.56 #c7e910 Inverted #4e4e4e Grayscale 

Ultramarine
#3816ef  rgb(56, 22, 239)  hsl(249, 87%, 51%)  Ultramarine
#cdef16  rgb(205, 239, 22)  hsl(69, 87%, 51%)  Electric Lime
#ef3816  rgb(239, 56, 22)  hsl(9, 87%, 51%)  Scarlet
#16ef38  rgb(22, 239, 56)  hsl(129, 87%, 51%)  Lime