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#3861BA

#3861ba ≈ Denim

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#3861ba is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 21.96% red, 38.04% green and 72.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 69.89% cyan, 47.85% magenta, 0% yellow and 27.06% black. Its hue angle is 221.08°, with 53.72% saturation and 47.45% 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 5.85:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Denim (#1560bd), ΔE 3.03.

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Web safe#3366cc
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Relative luminance0.1294

Complementary

  1. #3861ba
  2. #ba9138

Split complementary

  1. #3861ba
  2. #ba5038
  3. #a2ba38

Analogous

  1. #38a2ba
  2. #3861ba
  3. #5038ba

Triadic

  1. #3861ba
  2. #ba3861
  3. #61ba38

Tetradic

  1. #3861ba
  2. #9138ba
  3. #ba9138
  4. #61ba38

Square

  1. #3861ba
  2. #ba38a2
  3. #ba9138
  4. #38ba50

Monochromatic

  1. #152444
  2. #26427f
  3. #3861ba
  4. #6c8cd3
  5. #a7bae4

Shades

#3861ba mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3861ba
  2. #3257a7
  3. #2d4e95
  4. #274482
  5. #223a70
  6. #1c315d
  7. #16274a
  8. #111d38
  9. #0b1325
  10. #060a13
  11. #000000

Tints

#3861ba mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3861ba
  2. #4c71c1
  3. #6081c8
  4. #7490cf
  5. #88a0d6
  6. #9cb0dd
  7. #afc0e3
  8. #c3d0ea
  9. #d7dff1
  10. #ebeff8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3861ba mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3861ba
  2. #3f64b4
  3. #4667ae
  4. #4e6aa9
  5. #556da3
  6. #5c719d
  7. #637497
  8. #6a7791
  9. #727a8c
  10. #797d86
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.85:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.59:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #656565 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #56638f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #316bbd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #115fb8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007684 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3467bc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #2660b9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #006e9d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3861ba {
  color: #3861ba;
}
Background
.bg-3861ba {
  background-color: #3861ba;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-3861ba {
  border: 2px solid #3861ba;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3861ba;
  --color-primary-rgb: 56 97 186;
  --color-primary-hsl: 221 54% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3861ba {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3861ba, #5038ba);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3861ba {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(56 97 186 / 0.35);
}

#1560bd Denim ΔE 3.03 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 5.15 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 5.46 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 5.61 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 5.93 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 7.97 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 8.17 #c79e45 Inverted #656565 Grayscale 

Denim
#3861ba  rgb(56, 97, 186)  hsl(221, 54%, 47%)  Denim
#ba9138  rgb(186, 145, 56)  hsl(41, 54%, 47%)  Dark Goldenrod
#ba3861  rgb(186, 56, 97)  hsl(341, 54%, 47%)  Dogwood Rose
#61ba38  rgb(97, 186, 56)  hsl(101, 54%, 47%)  Kelly Green