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#384EE8

#384ee8 ≈ Iris

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#384ee8 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 21.96% red, 30.59% green and 90.98% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 75.86% cyan, 66.38% magenta, 0% yellow and 9.02% black. Its hue angle is 232.5°, with 79.28% saturation and 56.47% 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 6.13:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Iris (#5a4fcf), ΔE 4.53.

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Web safe#3366ff
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Relative luminance0.1212

Complementary

  1. #384ee8
  2. #e8d238

Split complementary

  1. #384ee8
  2. #e87a38
  3. #a6e838

Analogous

  1. #38a6e8
  2. #384ee8
  3. #7a38e8

Triadic

  1. #384ee8
  2. #e8384e
  3. #4ee838

Tetradic

  1. #384ee8
  2. #d238e8
  3. #e8d238
  4. #4ee838

Square

  1. #384ee8
  2. #e838a6
  3. #e8d238
  4. #38e87a

Monochromatic

  1. #0e1b79
  2. #162bbe
  3. #384ee8
  4. #7d8bf0
  5. #c1c8f8

Shades

#384ee8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #384ee8
  2. #3246d1
  3. #2d3eba
  4. #2737a2
  5. #222f8b
  6. #1c2774
  7. #161f5d
  8. #111746
  9. #0b102e
  10. #060817
  11. #000000

Tints

#384ee8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #384ee8
  2. #4c60ea
  3. #6071ed
  4. #7483ef
  5. #8895f1
  6. #9ca7f4
  7. #afb8f6
  8. #c3caf8
  9. #d7dcfa
  10. #ebedfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#384ee8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #384ee8
  2. #3f53de
  3. #4658d3
  4. #4e5dc9
  5. #5562be
  6. #5c67b4
  7. #636caa
  8. #6a719f
  9. #727695
  10. #797b8a
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.13:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.42:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #626262 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #545aa9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006aed ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0059e5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007894 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0060eb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0055e6 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0069bc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-384ee8 {
  color: #384ee8;
}
Background
.bg-384ee8 {
  background-color: #384ee8;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-384ee8 {
  border: 2px solid #384ee8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #384ee8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 56 78 232;
  --color-primary-hsl: 233 79% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-384ee8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #384ee8, #7a38e8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-384ee8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(56 78 232 / 0.35);
}

#5a4fcf Iris ΔE 4.53 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 4.56 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 7.35 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 7.66 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.86 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 8.19 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 8.54 #c7b117 Inverted #626262 Grayscale 

Iris
#384ee8  rgb(56, 78, 232)  hsl(233, 79%, 56%)  Iris
#e8d238  rgb(232, 210, 56)  hsl(53, 79%, 56%)  Citrine
#e8384e  rgb(232, 56, 78)  hsl(353, 79%, 56%)  Amaranth
#4ee838  rgb(78, 232, 56)  hsl(113, 79%, 56%)  Neon Green