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#3959DF

#3959df ≈ Ultramarine Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#3959df is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 22.35% red, 34.9% green and 87.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 74.44% cyan, 60.09% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 228.43°, with 72.17% saturation and 54.9% 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 5.72:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Ultramarine Blue (#4166f5), ΔE 5.23.

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Web safe#3366cc
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Relative luminance0.1334

Complementary

  1. #3959df
  2. #dfbf39

Split complementary

  1. #3959df
  2. #df6c39
  3. #acdf39

Analogous

  1. #39acdf
  2. #3959df
  3. #6c39df

Triadic

  1. #3959df
  2. #df3959
  3. #59df39

Tetradic

  1. #3959df
  2. #bf39df
  3. #dfbf39
  4. #59df39

Square

  1. #3959df
  2. #df39ac
  3. #dfbf39
  4. #39df6c

Monochromatic

  1. #12236d
  2. #1c39af
  3. #3959df
  4. #7b90ea
  5. #bdc7f4

Shades

#3959df mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3959df
  2. #3350c9
  3. #2e47b2
  4. #283e9c
  5. #223586
  6. #1d2d70
  7. #172459
  8. #111b43
  9. #0b122d
  10. #060916
  11. #000000

Tints

#3959df mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3959df
  2. #4d6ae2
  3. #617ae5
  4. #748be9
  5. #889bec
  6. #9cacef
  7. #b0bdf2
  8. #c4cdf5
  9. #d7def9
  10. #ebeefc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3959df mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3959df
  2. #405dd6
  3. #4761cc
  4. #4e65c3
  5. #5569b9
  6. #5d6db0
  7. #6470a6
  8. #6b749d
  9. #727893
  10. #797c8a
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.72:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.67:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #666666 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5761a5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006ee3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #005fdc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007b93 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0066e2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #005cdd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #006fb7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3959df {
  color: #3959df;
}
Background
.bg-3959df {
  background-color: #3959df;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-3959df {
  border: 2px solid #3959df;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3959df;
  --color-primary-rgb: 57 89 223;
  --color-primary-hsl: 228 72% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3959df {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3959df, #6c39df);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3959df {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(57 89 223 / 0.35);
}

#4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 5.23 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 5.28 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 5.79 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 6.00 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 6.84 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 7.08 #1560bd Denim ΔE 7.57 #c6a620 Inverted #666666 Grayscale 

Ultramarine Blue
#3959df  rgb(57, 89, 223)  hsl(228, 72%, 55%)  Ultramarine Blue
#dfbf39  rgb(223, 191, 57)  hsl(48, 72%, 55%)  Old Gold
#df3959  rgb(223, 57, 89)  hsl(348, 72%, 55%)  Amaranth
#59df39  rgb(89, 223, 57)  hsl(108, 72%, 55%)  Lime Green