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#3B1DDD

#3b1ddd ≈ Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#3b1ddd is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 23.14% red, 11.37% green and 86.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 73.3% cyan, 86.88% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 249.38°, with 76.8% saturation and 49.02% 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 8.73:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Blue (#0000ff), ΔE 3.58.

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Web safe#3333cc
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Relative luminance0.0703

Complementary

  1. #3b1ddd
  2. #bfdd1d

Split complementary

  1. #3b1ddd
  2. #dd9b1d
  3. #5fdd1d

Analogous

  1. #1d5fdd
  2. #3b1ddd
  3. #9b1ddd

Triadic

  1. #3b1ddd
  2. #dd3b1d
  3. #1ddd3b

Tetradic

  1. #3b1ddd
  2. #dd1dbf
  3. #bfdd1d
  4. #1ddd3b

Square

  1. #3b1ddd
  2. #dd1d5f
  3. #bfdd1d
  4. #1ddd9b

Monochromatic

  1. #170b56
  2. #291499
  3. #3b1ddd
  4. #735dea
  5. #ada0f3

Shades

#3b1ddd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3b1ddd
  2. #351ac7
  3. #2f17b1
  4. #29149b
  5. #231185
  6. #1e0f6f
  7. #180c58
  8. #120942
  9. #0c062c
  10. #060316
  11. #000000

Tints

#3b1ddd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3b1ddd
  2. #4f34e0
  3. #624ae4
  4. #7661e7
  5. #8977eb
  6. #9d8eee
  7. #b1a5f1
  8. #c4bbf5
  9. #d8d2f8
  10. #ebe8fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3b1ddd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3b1ddd
  2. #4227d4
  3. #4931ca
  4. #503bc1
  5. #5745b8
  6. #5e4faf
  7. #6458a5
  8. #6b629c
  9. #726c93
  10. #797689
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.73:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.41:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4b4b4b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #453d9c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0053e2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0042da ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005f83 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0043e0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0037db ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004daf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3b1ddd {
  color: #3b1ddd;
}
Background
.bg-3b1ddd {
  background-color: #3b1ddd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-3b1ddd {
  border: 2px solid #3b1ddd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3b1ddd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 59 29 221;
  --color-primary-hsl: 249 77% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3b1ddd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3b1ddd, #9b1ddd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3b1ddd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(59 29 221 / 0.35);
}

#0000ff Blue ΔE 3.58 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 3.83 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 4.48 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 5.26 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 7.17 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 7.47 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 8.42 #c4e222 Inverted #4b4b4b Grayscale 

Blue
#3b1ddd  rgb(59, 29, 221)  hsl(249, 77%, 49%)  Blue
#bfdd1d  rgb(191, 221, 29)  hsl(69, 77%, 49%)  Pear
#dd3b1d  rgb(221, 59, 29)  hsl(9, 77%, 49%)  Lust
#1ddd3b  rgb(29, 221, 59)  hsl(129, 77%, 49%)  Malachite