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#3840FF

#3840ff ≈ Majorelle Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#3840ff is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 21.96% red, 25.1% green and 100% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 78.04% cyan, 74.9% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 237.59°, with 100% saturation and 60.98% 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 6.28:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Majorelle Blue (#6050dc), ΔE 5.82.

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Web safe#3333ff
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Relative luminance0.1173

Complementary

  1. #3840ff
  2. #fff738

Split complementary

  1. #3840ff
  2. #ff9438
  3. #a3ff38

Analogous

  1. #38a3ff
  2. #3840ff
  3. #9438ff

Triadic

  1. #3840ff
  2. #ff3840
  3. #40ff38

Tetradic

  1. #3840ff
  2. #f738ff
  3. #fff738
  4. #40ff38

Square

  1. #3840ff
  2. #ff38a3
  3. #fff738
  4. #38ff94

Monochromatic

  1. #00069e
  2. #0009ea
  3. #3840ff
  4. #8489ff
  5. #d1d3ff

Shades

#3840ff mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3840ff
  2. #323ae6
  3. #2d33cc
  4. #272db3
  5. #222699
  6. #1c2080
  7. #161a66
  8. #11134d
  9. #0b0d33
  10. #06061a
  11. #000000

Tints

#3840ff mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3840ff
  2. #4c53ff
  3. #6066ff
  4. #7479ff
  5. #888cff
  6. #9ca0ff
  7. #afb3ff
  8. #c3c6ff
  9. #d7d9ff
  10. #ebecff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3840ff mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3840ff
  2. #3f46f2
  3. #464de6
  4. #4e53d9
  5. #555acc
  6. #5c60c0
  7. #6366b3
  8. #6a6da6
  9. #727399
  10. #797a8d
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.28:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.35:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #606060 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5355b6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006aff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0056fc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00799d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #005cff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #004efd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0067cc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3840ff {
  color: #3840ff;
}
Background
.bg-3840ff {
  background-color: #3840ff;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-3840ff {
  border: 2px solid #3840ff;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3840ff;
  --color-primary-rgb: 56 64 255;
  --color-primary-hsl: 238 100% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3840ff {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3840ff, #9438ff);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3840ff {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(56 64 255 / 0.35);
}

#6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 5.82 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 6.26 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 6.50 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 7.51 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 7.76 #0000ff Blue ΔE 8.42 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 9.07 #c7bf00 Inverted #606060 Grayscale 

Majorelle Blue
#3840ff  rgb(56, 64, 255)  hsl(238, 100%, 61%)  Majorelle Blue
#fff738  rgb(255, 247, 56)  hsl(58, 100%, 61%)  Lemon
#ff3840  rgb(255, 56, 64)  hsl(358, 100%, 61%)  Tractor Red
#40ff38  rgb(64, 255, 56)  hsl(118, 100%, 61%)  Neon Green