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#3B6DFD

#3b6dfd ≈ Ultramarine Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#3b6dfd is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 23.14% red, 42.75% green and 99.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 76.68% cyan, 56.92% magenta, 0% yellow and 0.78% black. Its hue angle is 224.54°, with 97.98% saturation and 61.18% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.79:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Ultramarine Blue (#4166f5), ΔE 2.65.

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Relative luminance0.1896

Complementary

  1. #3b6dfd
  2. #fdcb3b

Split complementary

  1. #3b6dfd
  2. #fd6a3b
  3. #cefd3b

Analogous

  1. #3bcefd
  2. #3b6dfd
  3. #6a3bfd

Triadic

  1. #3b6dfd
  2. #fd3b6d
  3. #6dfd3b

Tetradic

  1. #3b6dfd
  2. #cb3bfd
  3. #fdcb3b
  4. #6dfd3b

Square

  1. #3b6dfd
  2. #fd3bce
  3. #fdcb3b
  4. #3bfd6a

Monochromatic

  1. #022a9d
  2. #023ee9
  3. #3b6dfd
  4. #87a5fe
  5. #d2deff

Shades

#3b6dfd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3b6dfd
  2. #3562e4
  3. #2f57ca
  4. #294cb1
  5. #234198
  6. #1e377f
  7. #182c65
  8. #12214c
  9. #0c1633
  10. #060b19
  11. #000000

Tints

#3b6dfd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3b6dfd
  2. #4f7cfd
  3. #628afd
  4. #7699fe
  5. #89a7fe
  6. #9db6fe
  7. #b1c5fe
  8. #c4d3fe
  9. #d8e2ff
  10. #ebf0ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3b6dfd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3b6dfd
  2. #426ff1
  3. #4971e4
  4. #5073d8
  5. #5775cb
  6. #5e77bf
  7. #6478b2
  8. #6b7aa6
  9. #727c99
  10. #797e8d
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.38:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.79:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #797979 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6574bd ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0082ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0070fa ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0091aa ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #007aff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #006ffb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0084d1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3b6dfd {
  color: #3b6dfd;
}
Background
.bg-3b6dfd {
  background-color: #3b6dfd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-3b6dfd {
  border: 2px solid #3b6dfd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3b6dfd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 59 109 253;
  --color-primary-hsl: 225 98% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3b6dfd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3b6dfd, #6a3bfd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3b6dfd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(59 109 253 / 0.35);
}

#4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 2.65 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 3.06 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 3.66 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 8.87 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 8.91 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 9.17 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 9.43 #c49202 Inverted #797979 Grayscale 

Ultramarine Blue
#3b6dfd  rgb(59, 109, 253)  hsl(225, 98%, 61%)  Ultramarine Blue
#fdcb3b  rgb(253, 203, 59)  hsl(45, 98%, 61%)  Sunglow
#fd3b6d  rgb(253, 59, 109)  hsl(345, 98%, 61%)  Neon Fuchsia
#6dfd3b  rgb(109, 253, 59)  hsl(105, 98%, 61%)  Harlequin