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#3A4BCB

#3a4bcb ≈ Iris

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#3a4bcb is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 22.75% red, 29.41% green and 79.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 71.43% cyan, 63.05% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 232.97°, with 58.23% saturation and 51.18% 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 6.89:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Iris (#5a4fcf), ΔE 4.39.

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Web safe#3333cc
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Relative luminance0.1024

Complementary

  1. #3a4bcb
  2. #cbba3a

Split complementary

  1. #3a4bcb
  2. #cb723a
  3. #93cb3a

Analogous

  1. #3a93cb
  2. #3a4bcb
  3. #723acb

Triadic

  1. #3a4bcb
  2. #cb3a4b
  3. #4bcb3a

Tetradic

  1. #3a4bcb
  2. #ba3acb
  3. #cbba3a
  4. #4bcb3a

Square

  1. #3a4bcb
  2. #cb3a93
  3. #cbba3a
  4. #3acb72

Monochromatic

  1. #171e55
  2. #273392
  3. #3a4bcb
  4. #7782db
  5. #b3baeb

Shades

#3a4bcb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3a4bcb
  2. #3444b7
  3. #2e3ca2
  4. #29358e
  5. #232d7a
  6. #1d2666
  7. #171e51
  8. #11173d
  9. #0c0f29
  10. #060814
  11. #000000

Tints

#3a4bcb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3a4bcb
  2. #4e5dd0
  3. #616fd5
  4. #7581db
  5. #8993e0
  6. #9da5e5
  7. #b0b7ea
  8. #c4c9ef
  9. #d8dbf5
  10. #ebedfa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3a4bcb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3a4bcb
  2. #4150c4
  3. #4856bc
  4. #4f5bb5
  5. #5660ad
  6. #5d66a6
  7. #646b9e
  8. #6b7097
  9. #72758f
  10. #797b88
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.89:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.05:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5a5a5a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4f5495 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0061cf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0053c9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006c84 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0059cd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0050ca ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0061a5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3a4bcb {
  color: #3a4bcb;
}
Background
.bg-3a4bcb {
  background-color: #3a4bcb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-3a4bcb {
  border: 2px solid #3a4bcb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3a4bcb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 58 75 203;
  --color-primary-hsl: 233 58% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3a4bcb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3a4bcb, #723acb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3a4bcb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(58 75 203 / 0.35);
}

#5a4fcf Iris ΔE 4.39 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 5.01 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 5.83 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 5.89 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 6.09 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 6.88 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 7.82 #c5b434 Inverted #5a5a5a Grayscale 

Iris
#3a4bcb  rgb(58, 75, 203)  hsl(233, 58%, 51%)  Iris
#cbba3a  rgb(203, 186, 58)  hsl(53, 58%, 51%)  Old Gold
#cb3a4b  rgb(203, 58, 75)  hsl(353, 58%, 51%)  Brick Red
#4bcb3a  rgb(75, 203, 58)  hsl(113, 58%, 51%)  Lime Green