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#3A42E9

#3a42e9 ≈ Iris

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#3a42e9 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 91.37% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 75.11% cyan, 71.67% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.63% black. Its hue angle is 237.26°, with 79.91% 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 brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.7:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Iris (#5a4fcf), ΔE 5.12.

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Web safe#3333ff
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Relative luminance0.1068

Complementary

  1. #3a42e9
  2. #e9e13a

Split complementary

  1. #3a42e9
  2. #e98a3a
  3. #99e93a

Analogous

  1. #3a99e9
  2. #3a42e9
  3. #8a3ae9

Triadic

  1. #3a42e9
  2. #e93a42
  3. #42e93a

Tetradic

  1. #3a42e9
  2. #e13ae9
  3. #e9e13a
  4. #42e93a

Square

  1. #3a42e9
  2. #e93a99
  3. #e9e13a
  4. #3ae98a

Monochromatic

  1. #0e137c
  2. #161dc1
  3. #3a42e9
  4. #7f84f1
  5. #c4c6f8

Shades

#3a42e9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3a42e9
  2. #343bd2
  3. #2e35ba
  4. #292ea3
  5. #23288c
  6. #1d2175
  7. #171a5d
  8. #111446
  9. #0c0d2f
  10. #060717
  11. #000000

Tints

#3a42e9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3a42e9
  2. #4e55eb
  3. #6168ed
  4. #757bf0
  5. #898ef2
  6. #9da1f4
  7. #b0b3f6
  8. #c4c6f8
  9. #d8d9fb
  10. #ebecfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3a42e9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3a42e9
  2. #4148df
  3. #484ed4
  4. #4f55ca
  5. #565bbf
  6. #5d61b5
  7. #6467aa
  8. #6b6da0
  9. #727495
  10. #797a8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.7:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.14:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5c5c5c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5053a8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0064ee ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0053e6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007292 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0059ec ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #004de7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0062bb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3a42e9 {
  color: #3a42e9;
}
Background
.bg-3a42e9 {
  background-color: #3a42e9;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-3a42e9 {
  border: 2px solid #3a42e9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3a42e9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 58 66 233;
  --color-primary-hsl: 237 80% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3a42e9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3a42e9, #8a3ae9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3a42e9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(58 66 233 / 0.35);
}

#5a4fcf Iris ΔE 5.12 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 5.26 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 6.71 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 6.78 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 7.34 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 7.82 #0000ff Blue ΔE 8.41 #c5bd16 Inverted #5c5c5c Grayscale 

Iris
#3a42e9  rgb(58, 66, 233)  hsl(237, 80%, 57%)  Iris
#e9e13a  rgb(233, 225, 58)  hsl(57, 80%, 57%)  Dandelion
#e93a42  rgb(233, 58, 66)  hsl(357, 80%, 57%)  Tractor Red
#42e93a  rgb(66, 233, 58)  hsl(117, 80%, 57%)  Neon Green