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#3C378A

#3c378a ≈ Dark Slate Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#3c378a is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 23.53% red, 21.57% green and 54.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 56.52% cyan, 60.14% magenta, 0% yellow and 45.88% black. Its hue angle is 243.61°, with 43.01% saturation and 37.84% 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 brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 9.97:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Slate Blue (#483d8b), ΔE 2.58.

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Relative luminance0.0553

Complementary

  1. #3c378a
  2. #858a37

Split complementary

  1. #3c378a
  2. #8a6537
  3. #5b8a37

Analogous

  1. #375b8a
  2. #3c378a
  3. #65378a

Triadic

  1. #3c378a
  2. #8a3c37
  3. #378a3c

Tetradic

  1. #3c378a
  2. #8a3785
  3. #858a37
  4. #378a3c

Square

  1. #3c378a
  2. #8a375b
  3. #858a37
  4. #378a65

Monochromatic

  1. #0c0b1d
  2. #242153
  3. #3c378a
  4. #5953ba
  5. #8e8ad0

Shades

#3c378a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3c378a
  2. #36327c
  3. #302c6e
  4. #2a2761
  5. #242153
  6. #1e1c45
  7. #181637
  8. #121129
  9. #0c0b1c
  10. #06060e
  11. #000000

Tints

#3c378a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3c378a
  2. #504b96
  3. #635fa1
  4. #7773ad
  5. #8a87b9
  6. #9e9bc5
  7. #b1afd0
  8. #c5c3dc
  9. #d8d7e8
  10. #ecebf3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3c378a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3c378a
  2. #433e89
  3. #4a4688
  4. #504d87
  5. #575486
  6. #5e5c85
  7. #656384
  8. #6c6a83
  9. #727182
  10. #797981
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.97:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.11:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #424242 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #403e67 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #00468d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003f88 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #174b5b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #21408c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #1e3c89 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #2a4471 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3c378a {
  color: #3c378a;
}
Background
.bg-3c378a {
  background-color: #3c378a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-3c378a {
  border: 2px solid #3c378a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3c378a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 60 55 138;
  --color-primary-hsl: 244 43% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3c378a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3c378a, #65378a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3c378a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(60 55 138 / 0.35);
}

#483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 2.58 #003399 Smalt ΔE 5.99 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 6.07 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 7.27 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.39 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 7.71 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 8.60 #c3c875 Inverted #424242 Grayscale 

Dark Slate Blue
#3c378a  rgb(60, 55, 138)  hsl(244, 43%, 38%)  Dark Slate Blue
#858a37  rgb(133, 138, 55)  hsl(64, 43%, 38%)  Olive
#8a3c37  rgb(138, 60, 55)  hsl(4, 43%, 38%)  Cordovan
#378a3c  rgb(55, 138, 60)  hsl(124, 43%, 38%)  Forest Green