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#3A42FF

#3a42ff ≈ Majorelle Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#3a42ff is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 22.75% red, 25.88% green and 100% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 77.25% cyan, 74.12% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 237.56°, with 100% saturation and 61.37% 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 6.17:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Majorelle Blue (#6050dc), ΔE 5.54.

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Relative luminance0.1202

Complementary

  1. #3a42ff
  2. #fff73a

Split complementary

  1. #3a42ff
  2. #ff943a
  3. #a5ff3a

Analogous

  1. #3aa5ff
  2. #3a42ff
  3. #943aff

Triadic

  1. #3a42ff
  2. #ff3a42
  3. #42ff3a

Tetradic

  1. #3a42ff
  2. #f73aff
  3. #fff73a
  4. #42ff3a

Square

  1. #3a42ff
  2. #ff3aa5
  3. #fff73a
  4. #3aff94

Monochromatic

  1. #0007a0
  2. #000aec
  3. #3a42ff
  4. #868bff
  5. #d3d5ff

Shades

#3a42ff mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3a42ff
  2. #343be6
  3. #2e35cc
  4. #292eb3
  5. #232899
  6. #1d2180
  7. #171a66
  8. #11144d
  9. #0c0d33
  10. #06071a
  11. #000000

Tints

#3a42ff mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3a42ff
  2. #4e55ff
  3. #6168ff
  4. #757bff
  5. #898eff
  6. #9da1ff
  7. #b0b3ff
  8. #c4c6ff
  9. #d8d9ff
  10. #ebecff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3a42ff mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3a42ff
  2. #4148f2
  3. #484ee6
  4. #4f55d9
  5. #565bcc
  6. #5d61c0
  7. #6467b3
  8. #6b6da6
  9. #727499
  10. #797a8d
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.17:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.4:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #616161 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5456b7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006bff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0057fc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007a9e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #005dff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0050fd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0068cc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3a42ff {
  color: #3a42ff;
}
Background
.bg-3a42ff {
  background-color: #3a42ff;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-3a42ff {
  border: 2px solid #3a42ff;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3a42ff;
  --color-primary-rgb: 58 66 255;
  --color-primary-hsl: 238 100% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3a42ff {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3a42ff, #943aff);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3a42ff {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(58 66 255 / 0.35);
}

#6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 5.54 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 6.32 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 6.66 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 7.96 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 8.04 #0000ff Blue ΔE 8.88 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 9.09 #c5bd00 Inverted #616161 Grayscale 

Majorelle Blue
#3a42ff  rgb(58, 66, 255)  hsl(238, 100%, 61%)  Majorelle Blue
#fff73a  rgb(255, 247, 58)  hsl(58, 100%, 61%)  Lemon
#ff3a42  rgb(255, 58, 66)  hsl(358, 100%, 61%)  Tractor Red
#42ff3a  rgb(66, 255, 58)  hsl(118, 100%, 61%)  Neon Green