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#3959EA

#3959ea ≈ Ultramarine Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#3959ea 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 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 75.64% cyan, 61.97% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 229.15°, with 80.82% saturation and 57.06% 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 call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.54:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Ultramarine Blue (#4166f5), ΔE 4.49.

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Relative luminance0.1396

Complementary

  1. #3959ea
  2. #eaca39

Split complementary

  1. #3959ea
  2. #ea7139
  3. #b2ea39

Analogous

  1. #39b2ea
  2. #3959ea
  3. #7139ea

Triadic

  1. #3959ea
  2. #ea3959
  3. #59ea39

Tetradic

  1. #3959ea
  2. #ca39ea
  3. #eaca39
  4. #59ea39

Square

  1. #3959ea
  2. #ea39b2
  3. #eaca39
  4. #39ea71

Monochromatic

  1. #0d217d
  2. #1534c2
  3. #3959ea
  4. #7e93f1
  5. #c3cdf9

Shades

#3959ea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3959ea
  2. #3350d3
  3. #2e47bb
  4. #283ea4
  5. #22358c
  6. #1d2d75
  7. #17245e
  8. #111b46
  9. #0b122f
  10. #060917
  11. #000000

Tints

#3959ea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3959ea
  2. #4d6aec
  3. #617aee
  4. #748bf0
  5. #889bf2
  6. #9cacf5
  7. #b0bdf7
  8. #c4cdf9
  9. #d7defb
  10. #ebeefd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3959ea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3959ea
  2. #405ddf
  3. #4761d5
  4. #4e65ca
  5. #5569c0
  6. #5d6db5
  7. #6470aa
  8. #6b74a0
  9. #727895
  10. #797c8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.54:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.79:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #686868 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5963ac ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0071ef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0060e7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007f99 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0068ed ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #005de8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0071bf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3959ea {
  color: #3959ea;
}
Background
.bg-3959ea {
  background-color: #3959ea;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-3959ea {
  border: 2px solid #3959ea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3959ea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 57 89 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 229 81% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3959ea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3959ea, #7139ea);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3959ea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(57 89 234 / 0.35);
}

#4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 4.49 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 5.29 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 5.75 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 6.03 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 7.14 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 8.12 #1560bd Denim ΔE 8.63 #c6a615 Inverted #686868 Grayscale 

Ultramarine Blue
#3959ea  rgb(57, 89, 234)  hsl(229, 81%, 57%)  Ultramarine Blue
#eaca39  rgb(234, 202, 57)  hsl(49, 81%, 57%)  Jonquil
#ea3959  rgb(234, 57, 89)  hsl(349, 81%, 57%)  Amaranth
#59ea39  rgb(89, 234, 57)  hsl(109, 81%, 57%)  Neon Green