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#3953CE

#3953ce ≈ Iris

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#3953ce is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 22.35% red, 32.55% green and 80.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 72.33% cyan, 59.71% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.22% black. Its hue angle is 229.53°, with 60.32% saturation and 51.57% 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 6.36:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Iris (#5a4fcf), ΔE 4.96.

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Web safe#3366cc
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Relative luminance0.1151

Complementary

  1. #3953ce
  2. #ceb439

Split complementary

  1. #3953ce
  2. #ce6a39
  3. #9ece39

Analogous

  1. #399ece
  2. #3953ce
  3. #6a39ce

Triadic

  1. #3953ce
  2. #ce3953
  3. #53ce39

Tetradic

  1. #3953ce
  2. #b439ce
  3. #ceb439
  4. #53ce39

Square

  1. #3953ce
  2. #ce399e
  3. #ceb439
  4. #39ce6a

Monochromatic

  1. #162158
  2. #253996
  3. #3953ce
  4. #7688dd
  5. #b4beec

Shades

#3953ce mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3953ce
  2. #334bb9
  3. #2e42a5
  4. #283a90
  5. #22327c
  6. #1d2a67
  7. #172152
  8. #11193e
  9. #0b1129
  10. #060815
  11. #000000

Tints

#3953ce mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3953ce
  2. #4d64d3
  3. #6175d8
  4. #7487dd
  5. #8898e2
  6. #9ca9e7
  7. #b0baeb
  8. #c4cbf0
  9. #d7ddf5
  10. #ebeefa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3953ce mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3953ce
  2. #4058c6
  3. #475cbe
  4. #4e61b7
  5. #5565af
  6. #5d6aa7
  7. #646e9f
  8. #6b7397
  9. #727790
  10. #797c88
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.36:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.3:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5f5f5f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #535b98 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0066d2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0059cc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007288 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #005fd0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0056cd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0067a9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3953ce {
  color: #3953ce;
}
Background
.bg-3953ce {
  background-color: #3953ce;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-3953ce {
  border: 2px solid #3953ce;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3953ce;
  --color-primary-rgb: 57 83 206;
  --color-primary-hsl: 230 60% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3953ce {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3953ce, #6a39ce);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3953ce {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(57 83 206 / 0.35);
}

#5a4fcf Iris ΔE 4.96 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 5.09 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 6.11 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.13 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 7.29 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 7.32 #1560bd Denim ΔE 7.60 #c6ac31 Inverted #5f5f5f Grayscale 

Iris
#3953ce  rgb(57, 83, 206)  hsl(230, 60%, 52%)  Iris
#ceb439  rgb(206, 180, 57)  hsl(50, 60%, 52%)  Old Gold
#ce3953  rgb(206, 57, 83)  hsl(350, 60%, 52%)  Brick Red
#53ce39  rgb(83, 206, 57)  hsl(110, 60%, 52%)  Lime Green