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#3A40FC

#3a40fc ≈ Majorelle Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#3a40fc is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 22.75% red, 25.1% green and 98.82% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 76.98% cyan, 74.6% magenta, 0% yellow and 1.18% black. Its hue angle is 238.14°, with 97% saturation and 60.78% 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 6.33:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Majorelle Blue (#6050dc), ΔE 5.66.

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Relative luminance0.1159

Complementary

  1. #3a40fc
  2. #fcf63a

Split complementary

  1. #3a40fc
  2. #fc953a
  3. #a1fc3a

Analogous

  1. #3aa1fc
  2. #3a40fc
  3. #953afc

Triadic

  1. #3a40fc
  2. #fc3a40
  3. #40fc3a

Tetradic

  1. #3a40fc
  2. #f63afc
  3. #fcf63a
  4. #40fc3a

Square

  1. #3a40fc
  2. #fc3aa1
  3. #fcf63a
  4. #3afc95

Monochromatic

  1. #02079b
  2. #040be6
  3. #3a40fc
  4. #8589fd
  5. #d1d2fe

Shades

#3a40fc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3a40fc
  2. #343ae3
  3. #2e33ca
  4. #292db0
  5. #232697
  6. #1d207e
  7. #171a65
  8. #11134c
  9. #0c0d32
  10. #060619
  11. #000000

Tints

#3a40fc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3a40fc
  2. #4e53fc
  3. #6166fd
  4. #7579fd
  5. #898cfd
  6. #9da0fe
  7. #b0b3fe
  8. #c4c6fe
  9. #d8d9fe
  10. #ebecff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3a40fc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3a40fc
  2. #4146f0
  3. #484de3
  4. #4f53d7
  5. #565aca
  6. #5d60be
  7. #6466b2
  8. #6b6da5
  9. #727399
  10. #797a8c
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.33:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.32:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #606060 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5355b4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0069ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0056f9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00789c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #005bff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #004efa ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0066ca ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3a40fc {
  color: #3a40fc;
}
Background
.bg-3a40fc {
  background-color: #3a40fc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-3a40fc {
  border: 2px solid #3a40fc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3a40fc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 58 64 252;
  --color-primary-hsl: 238 97% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3a40fc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3a40fc, #953afc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3a40fc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(58 64 252 / 0.35);
}

#6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 5.66 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 6.16 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 6.28 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 7.42 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 7.71 #0000ff Blue ΔE 8.32 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 8.75 #c5bf03 Inverted #606060 Grayscale 

Majorelle Blue
#3a40fc  rgb(58, 64, 252)  hsl(238, 97%, 61%)  Majorelle Blue
#fcf63a  rgb(252, 246, 58)  hsl(58, 97%, 61%)  Lemon
#fc3a40  rgb(252, 58, 64)  hsl(358, 97%, 61%)  Tractor Red
#40fc3a  rgb(64, 252, 58)  hsl(118, 97%, 61%)  Neon Green