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#3A42E6

#3a42e6 ≈ Iris

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#3a42e6 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 22.75% red, 25.88% green and 90.2% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 74.78% cyan, 71.3% magenta, 0% yellow and 9.8% black. Its hue angle is 237.21°, with 77.48% saturation and 56.47% 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 6.77:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Iris (#5a4fcf), ΔE 5.02.

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Web safe#3333ff
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Relative luminance0.1051

Complementary

  1. #3a42e6
  2. #e6de3a

Split complementary

  1. #3a42e6
  2. #e6883a
  3. #98e63a

Analogous

  1. #3a98e6
  2. #3a42e6
  3. #883ae6

Triadic

  1. #3a42e6
  2. #e63a42
  3. #42e63a

Tetradic

  1. #3a42e6
  2. #de3ae6
  3. #e6de3a
  4. #42e63a

Square

  1. #3a42e6
  2. #e63a98
  3. #e6de3a
  4. #3ae688

Monochromatic

  1. #0f1478
  2. #181fbc
  3. #3a42e6
  4. #7e83ef
  5. #c2c4f7

Shades

#3a42e6 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3a42e6
  2. #343bcf
  3. #2e35b8
  4. #292ea1
  5. #23288a
  6. #1d2173
  7. #171a5c
  8. #111445
  9. #0c0d2e
  10. #060717
  11. #000000

Tints

#3a42e6 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3a42e6
  2. #4e55e9
  3. #6168eb
  4. #757bee
  5. #898ef0
  6. #9da1f3
  7. #b0b3f5
  8. #c4c6f8
  9. #d8d9fa
  10. #ebecfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3a42e6 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3a42e6
  2. #4148dc
  3. #484ed2
  4. #4f55c7
  5. #565bbd
  6. #5d61b3
  7. #6467a9
  8. #6b6d9f
  9. #727494
  10. #797a8a
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.77:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.1:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5b5b5b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5052a6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0064eb ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0053e3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007190 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0058e9 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #004de4 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0061b9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3a42e6 {
  color: #3a42e6;
}
Background
.bg-3a42e6 {
  background-color: #3a42e6;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-3a42e6 {
  border: 2px solid #3a42e6;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3a42e6;
  --color-primary-rgb: 58 66 230;
  --color-primary-hsl: 237 77% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3a42e6 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3a42e6, #883ae6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3a42e6 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(58 66 230 / 0.35);
}

#5a4fcf Iris ΔE 5.02 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 5.31 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 6.46 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 6.82 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 6.99 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 7.89 #0000ff Blue ΔE 8.43 #c5bd19 Inverted #5b5b5b Grayscale 

Iris
#3a42e6  rgb(58, 66, 230)  hsl(237, 77%, 56%)  Iris
#e6de3a  rgb(230, 222, 58)  hsl(57, 77%, 56%)  Dandelion
#e63a42  rgb(230, 58, 66)  hsl(357, 77%, 56%)  Tractor Red
#42e63a  rgb(66, 230, 58)  hsl(117, 77%, 56%)  Malachite