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#3A56EB

#3a56eb ≈ Majorelle Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#3a56eb is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 22.75% red, 33.73% green and 92.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 75.32% cyan, 63.4% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.84% black. Its hue angle is 230.51°, with 81.57% saturation and 57.45% 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 5.66:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Majorelle Blue (#6050dc), ΔE 5.13.

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Web safe#3366ff
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Relative luminance0.1355

Complementary

  1. #3a56eb
  2. #ebcf3a

Split complementary

  1. #3a56eb
  2. #eb773a
  3. #aeeb3a

Analogous

  1. #3aaeeb
  2. #3a56eb
  3. #773aeb

Triadic

  1. #3a56eb
  2. #eb3a56
  3. #56eb3a

Tetradic

  1. #3a56eb
  2. #cf3aeb
  3. #ebcf3a
  4. #56eb3a

Square

  1. #3a56eb
  2. #eb3aae
  3. #ebcf3a
  4. #3aeb77

Monochromatic

  1. #0d1f7f
  2. #1430c5
  3. #3a56eb
  4. #7f92f2
  5. #c5cdf9

Shades

#3a56eb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3a56eb
  2. #344dd4
  3. #2e45bc
  4. #293ca5
  5. #23348d
  6. #1d2b76
  7. #17225e
  8. #111a47
  9. #0c112f
  10. #060918
  11. #000000

Tints

#3a56eb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3a56eb
  2. #4e67ed
  3. #6178ef
  4. #7589f1
  5. #899af3
  6. #9dabf5
  7. #b0bbf7
  8. #c4ccf9
  9. #d8ddfb
  10. #ebeefd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3a56eb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3a56eb
  2. #415ae0
  3. #485ed6
  4. #4f63cb
  5. #5667c0
  6. #5d6bb6
  7. #646fab
  8. #6b73a0
  9. #727895
  10. #797c8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.66:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.71:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #676767 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5861ac ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006ff0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #005fe8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007d99 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0066ee ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #005be9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0070bf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3a56eb {
  color: #3a56eb;
}
Background
.bg-3a56eb {
  background-color: #3a56eb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-3a56eb {
  border: 2px solid #3a56eb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3a56eb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 58 86 235;
  --color-primary-hsl: 231 82% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3a56eb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3a56eb, #773aeb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3a56eb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(58 86 235 / 0.35);
}

#6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 5.13 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 5.29 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 5.44 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 6.24 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 6.98 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 8.26 #1560bd Denim ΔE 9.26 #c5a914 Inverted #676767 Grayscale 

Majorelle Blue
#3a56eb  rgb(58, 86, 235)  hsl(231, 82%, 57%)  Majorelle Blue
#ebcf3a  rgb(235, 207, 58)  hsl(51, 82%, 57%)  Citrine
#eb3a56  rgb(235, 58, 86)  hsl(351, 82%, 57%)  Amaranth
#56eb3a  rgb(86, 235, 58)  hsl(111, 82%, 57%)  Neon Green