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#3A5AED

#3a5aed ≈ Ultramarine Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#3a5aed is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 22.75% red, 35.29% green and 92.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 75.53% cyan, 62.03% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.06% black. Its hue angle is 229.27°, with 83.26% saturation and 57.84% 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 5.43:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Ultramarine Blue (#4166f5), ΔE 4.04.

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Web safe#3366ff
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Relative luminance0.1433

Complementary

  1. #3a5aed
  2. #edcd3a

Split complementary

  1. #3a5aed
  2. #ed733a
  3. #b4ed3a

Analogous

  1. #3ab4ed
  2. #3a5aed
  3. #733aed

Triadic

  1. #3a5aed
  2. #ed3a5a
  3. #5aed3a

Tetradic

  1. #3a5aed
  2. #cd3aed
  3. #edcd3a
  4. #5aed3a

Square

  1. #3a5aed
  2. #ed3ab4
  3. #edcd3a
  4. #3aed73

Monochromatic

  1. #0c2182
  2. #1233c8
  3. #3a5aed
  4. #8095f3
  5. #c6cffa

Shades

#3a5aed mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3a5aed
  2. #3451d5
  3. #2e48be
  4. #293fa6
  5. #23368e
  6. #1d2d77
  7. #17245f
  8. #111b47
  9. #0c122f
  10. #060918
  11. #000000

Tints

#3a5aed mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3a5aed
  2. #4e6bef
  3. #617bf1
  4. #758cf2
  5. #899cf4
  6. #9dadf6
  7. #b0bdf8
  8. #c4cefa
  9. #d8defb
  10. #ebeffd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3a5aed mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3a5aed
  2. #415ee2
  3. #4862d7
  4. #4f65cc
  5. #5669c1
  6. #5d6db7
  7. #6471ac
  8. #6b75a1
  9. #727896
  10. #797c8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.43:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.87:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6a6a6a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5a64ae ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0072f2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0061ea ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00809b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0069f0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #005feb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0073c1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3a5aed {
  color: #3a5aed;
}
Background
.bg-3a5aed {
  background-color: #3a5aed;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-3a5aed {
  border: 2px solid #3a5aed;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3a5aed;
  --color-primary-rgb: 58 90 237;
  --color-primary-hsl: 229 83% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3a5aed {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3a5aed, #733aed);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3a5aed {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(58 90 237 / 0.35);
}

#4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 4.04 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 5.07 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 5.88 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 6.31 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 7.20 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 8.38 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 8.57 #c5a512 Inverted #6a6a6a Grayscale 

Ultramarine Blue
#3a5aed  rgb(58, 90, 237)  hsl(229, 83%, 58%)  Ultramarine Blue
#edcd3a  rgb(237, 205, 58)  hsl(49, 83%, 58%)  Jonquil
#ed3a5a  rgb(237, 58, 90)  hsl(349, 83%, 58%)  Amaranth
#5aed3a  rgb(90, 237, 58)  hsl(109, 83%, 58%)  Neon Green