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#3A24BC

#3a24bc ≈ Medium Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#3a24bc is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 22.75% red, 14.12% green and 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 69.15% cyan, 80.85% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 248.68°, with 67.86% saturation and 43.92% 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 9.73:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 4.73.

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Web safe#3333cc
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Relative luminance0.0579

Complementary

  1. #3a24bc
  2. #a6bc24

Split complementary

  1. #3a24bc
  2. #bc8624
  3. #5abc24

Analogous

  1. #245abc
  2. #3a24bc
  3. #8624bc

Triadic

  1. #3a24bc
  2. #bc3a24
  3. #24bc3a

Tetradic

  1. #3a24bc
  2. #bc24a6
  3. #a6bc24
  4. #24bc3a

Square

  1. #3a24bc
  2. #bc245a
  3. #a6bc24
  4. #24bc86

Monochromatic

  1. #120b3c
  2. #26187c
  3. #3a24bc
  4. #644fdd
  5. #9c8fea

Shades

#3a24bc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3a24bc
  2. #3420a9
  3. #2e1d96
  4. #291984
  5. #231671
  6. #1d125e
  7. #170e4b
  8. #110b38
  9. #0c0726
  10. #060413
  11. #000000

Tints

#3a24bc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3a24bc
  2. #4e3ac3
  3. #6150c9
  4. #7566d0
  5. #897cd7
  6. #9d92de
  7. #b0a7e4
  8. #c4bdeb
  9. #d8d3f2
  10. #ebe9f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3a24bc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3a24bc
  2. #412db6
  3. #4836b0
  4. #4f40aa
  5. #5649a4
  6. #5d529e
  7. #645b98
  8. #6b6492
  9. #726e8c
  10. #797786
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.73:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.16:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #444444 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #403a85 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004ac0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003eb9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005371 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #003ebf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0035ba ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004595 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3a24bc {
  color: #3a24bc;
}
Background
.bg-3a24bc {
  background-color: #3a24bc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-3a24bc {
  border: 2px solid #3a24bc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3a24bc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 58 36 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 249 68% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3a24bc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3a24bc, #8624bc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3a24bc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(58 36 188 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 4.73 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 5.62 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 5.85 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 6.70 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.22 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 7.23 #0000ff Blue ΔE 7.24 #c5db43 Inverted #444444 Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#3a24bc  rgb(58, 36, 188)  hsl(249, 68%, 44%)  Medium Blue
#a6bc24  rgb(166, 188, 36)  hsl(69, 68%, 44%)  Apple Green
#bc3a24  rgb(188, 58, 36)  hsl(9, 68%, 44%)  Venetian Red
#24bc3a  rgb(36, 188, 58)  hsl(129, 68%, 44%)  Kelly Green