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#3901ED

#3901ed ≈ Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#3901ed is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 22.35% red, 0.39% green and 92.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 75.95% cyan, 99.58% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.06% black. Its hue angle is 254.24°, with 99.16% saturation and 46.67% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with imagination, spirituality and luxury. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.75:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Blue (#0000ff), ΔE 2.11.

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Web safe#3300ff
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Relative luminance0.0701

Complementary

  1. #3901ed
  2. #b5ed01

Split complementary

  1. #3901ed
  2. #edaf01
  3. #3fed01

Analogous

  1. #013fed
  2. #3901ed
  3. #af01ed

Triadic

  1. #3901ed
  2. #ed3901
  3. #01ed39

Tetradic

  1. #3901ed
  2. #ed01b5
  3. #b5ed01
  4. #01ed39

Square

  1. #3901ed
  2. #ed013f
  3. #b5ed01
  4. #01edaf

Monochromatic

  1. #140055
  2. #2701a1
  3. #3901ed
  4. #6a3cfe
  5. #a589ff

Shades

#3901ed mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3901ed
  2. #3301d5
  3. #2e01be
  4. #2801a6
  5. #22018e
  6. #1d0177
  7. #17005f
  8. #110047
  9. #0b002f
  10. #060018
  11. #000000

Tints

#3901ed mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3901ed
  2. #4d1aef
  3. #6134f1
  4. #744df2
  5. #8867f4
  6. #9c80f6
  7. #b099f8
  8. #c4b3fa
  9. #d7ccfb
  10. #ebe6fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3901ed mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3901ed
  2. #400ee2
  3. #471ad7
  4. #4e27cc
  5. #5534c1
  6. #5d41b7
  7. #644dac
  8. #6b5aa1
  9. #726796
  10. #79738b
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.75:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.4:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4b4b4b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #443aa6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0054f2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0040ea ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00628b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0041f0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0031eb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004dba ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3901ed {
  color: #3901ed;
}
Background
.bg-3901ed {
  background-color: #3901ed;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-3901ed {
  border: 2px solid #3901ed;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3901ed;
  --color-primary-rgb: 57 1 237;
  --color-primary-hsl: 254 99% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3901ed {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3901ed, #af01ed);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3901ed {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(57 1 237 / 0.35);
}

#0000ff Blue ΔE 2.11 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 2.44 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 3.94 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 5.51 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 6.45 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 9.46 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 9.63 #c6fe12 Inverted #4b4b4b Grayscale 

Blue
#3901ed  rgb(57, 1, 237)  hsl(254, 99%, 47%)  Blue
#b5ed01  rgb(181, 237, 1)  hsl(74, 99%, 47%)  Spring Bud
#ed3901  rgb(237, 57, 1)  hsl(14, 99%, 47%)  Ferrari Red
#01ed39  rgb(1, 237, 57)  hsl(134, 99%, 47%)  Lime