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#3831EA

#3831ea ≈ Han Purple

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#3831ea is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 21.96% red, 19.22% green and 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 76.07% cyan, 79.06% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 242.27°, with 81.5% saturation and 55.49% 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 7.51:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Han Purple (#5218fa), ΔE 3.89.

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Relative luminance0.0898

Complementary

  1. #3831ea
  2. #e3ea31

Split complementary

  1. #3831ea
  2. #ea9431
  3. #87ea31

Analogous

  1. #3187ea
  2. #3831ea
  3. #9431ea

Triadic

  1. #3831ea
  2. #ea3831
  3. #31ea38

Tetradic

  1. #3831ea
  2. #ea31e3
  3. #e3ea31
  4. #31ea38

Square

  1. #3831ea
  2. #ea3187
  3. #e3ea31
  4. #31ea94

Monochromatic

  1. #100c76
  2. #1913bb
  3. #3831ea
  4. #7b76f1
  5. #bebcf8

Shades

#3831ea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3831ea
  2. #322cd3
  3. #2d27bb
  4. #2722a4
  5. #221d8c
  6. #1c1975
  7. #16145e
  8. #110f46
  9. #0b0a2f
  10. #060517
  11. #000000

Tints

#3831ea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3831ea
  2. #4c46ec
  3. #605aee
  4. #746ff0
  5. #8883f2
  6. #9c98f5
  7. #afadf7
  8. #c3c1f9
  9. #d7d6fb
  10. #ebeafd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3831ea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3831ea
  2. #3f39df
  3. #4641d5
  4. #4e49ca
  5. #5551c0
  6. #5c59b5
  7. #6360aa
  8. #6a68a0
  9. #727095
  10. #79788b
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.51:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.8:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #555555 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4b49a6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005def ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #004be7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006b8e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #004fed ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0042e8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0059ba ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3831ea {
  color: #3831ea;
}
Background
.bg-3831ea {
  background-color: #3831ea;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-3831ea {
  border: 2px solid #3831ea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3831ea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 56 49 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 242 82% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3831ea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3831ea, #9431ea);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3831ea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(56 49 234 / 0.35);
}

#5218fa Han Purple ΔE 3.89 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 4.50 #0000ff Blue ΔE 4.97 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 6.64 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 7.00 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.32 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 7.76 #c7ce15 Inverted #555555 Grayscale 

Han Purple
#3831ea  rgb(56, 49, 234)  hsl(242, 82%, 55%)  Han Purple
#e3ea31  rgb(227, 234, 49)  hsl(62, 82%, 55%)  Pear
#ea3831  rgb(234, 56, 49)  hsl(2, 82%, 55%)  Cinnabar
#31ea38  rgb(49, 234, 56)  hsl(122, 82%, 55%)  Lime