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#3942E7

#3942e7 ≈ Iris

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#3942e7 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 22.35% red, 25.88% green and 90.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 75.32% cyan, 71.43% magenta, 0% yellow and 9.41% black. Its hue angle is 236.9°, with 78.38% 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 6.76:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Iris (#5a4fcf), ΔE 5.1.

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Web safe#3333ff
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Relative luminance0.1054

Complementary

  1. #3942e7
  2. #e7de39

Split complementary

  1. #3942e7
  2. #e78739
  3. #99e739

Analogous

  1. #3999e7
  2. #3942e7
  3. #8739e7

Triadic

  1. #3942e7
  2. #e73942
  3. #42e739

Tetradic

  1. #3942e7
  2. #de39e7
  3. #e7de39
  4. #42e739

Square

  1. #3942e7
  2. #e73999
  3. #e7de39
  4. #39e787

Monochromatic

  1. #0f1478
  2. #171fbd
  3. #3942e7
  4. #7d83ef
  5. #c1c4f8

Shades

#3942e7 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3942e7
  2. #333bd0
  3. #2e35b9
  4. #282ea2
  5. #22288b
  6. #1d2174
  7. #171a5c
  8. #111445
  9. #0b0d2e
  10. #060717
  11. #000000

Tints

#3942e7 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3942e7
  2. #4d55e9
  3. #6168ec
  4. #747bee
  5. #888ef1
  6. #9ca1f3
  7. #b0b3f5
  8. #c4c6f8
  9. #d7d9fa
  10. #ebecfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3942e7 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3942e7
  2. #4048dd
  3. #474ed2
  4. #4e55c8
  5. #555bbe
  6. #5d61b4
  7. #6467a9
  8. #6b6d9f
  9. #727495
  10. #797a8a
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.76:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.11:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5b5b5b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5052a6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0064ec ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0053e4 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007190 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0058ea ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #004de5 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0062b9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3942e7 {
  color: #3942e7;
}
Background
.bg-3942e7 {
  background-color: #3942e7;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-3942e7 {
  border: 2px solid #3942e7;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3942e7;
  --color-primary-rgb: 57 66 231;
  --color-primary-hsl: 237 78% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3942e7 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3942e7, #8739e7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3942e7 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(57 66 231 / 0.35);
}

#5a4fcf Iris ΔE 5.10 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 5.35 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 6.58 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 6.82 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 7.06 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 7.88 #0000ff Blue ΔE 8.41 #c6bd18 Inverted #5b5b5b Grayscale 

Iris
#3942e7  rgb(57, 66, 231)  hsl(237, 78%, 56%)  Iris
#e7de39  rgb(231, 222, 57)  hsl(57, 78%, 56%)  Dandelion
#e73942  rgb(231, 57, 66)  hsl(357, 78%, 56%)  Tractor Red
#42e739  rgb(66, 231, 57)  hsl(117, 78%, 56%)  Malachite