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#3C3E7C

#3c3e7c ≈ Dark Slate Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#3c3e7c is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 23.53% red, 24.31% green and 48.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 51.61% cyan, 50% magenta, 0% yellow and 51.37% black. Its hue angle is 238.13°, with 34.78% saturation and 36.08% 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 9.67:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Slate Blue (#483d8b), ΔE 3.85.

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Relative luminance0.0586

Complementary

  1. #3c3e7c
  2. #7c7a3c

Split complementary

  1. #3c3e7c
  2. #7c5a3c
  3. #5e7c3c

Analogous

  1. #3c5e7c
  2. #3c3e7c
  3. #5a3c7c

Triadic

  1. #3c3e7c
  2. #7c3c3e
  3. #3e7c3c

Tetradic

  1. #3c3e7c
  2. #7a3c7c
  3. #7c7a3c
  4. #3e7c3c

Square

  1. #3c3e7c
  2. #7c3c5e
  3. #7c7a3c
  4. #3c7c5a

Monochromatic

  1. #0a0a15
  2. #232448
  3. #3c3e7c
  4. #575aae
  5. #8a8cc7

Shades

#3c3e7c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3c3e7c
  2. #363870
  3. #303263
  4. #2a2b57
  5. #24254a
  6. #1e1f3e
  7. #181932
  8. #121325
  9. #0c0c19
  10. #06060c
  11. #000000

Tints

#3c3e7c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3c3e7c
  2. #505189
  3. #636596
  4. #7778a3
  5. #8a8bb0
  6. #9e9fbe
  7. #b1b2cb
  8. #c5c5d8
  9. #d8d8e5
  10. #ececf2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3c3e7c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3c3e7c
  2. #43457c
  3. #4a4b7d
  4. #50527d
  5. #57587e
  6. #5e5f7e
  7. #65667e
  8. #6c6c7f
  9. #72737f
  10. #797980
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.67:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.17:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #444444 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #414260 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #22477e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #1d427b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #234b57 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #2e447d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #2c407b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #2f4668 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3c3e7c {
  color: #3c3e7c;
}
Background
.bg-3c3e7c {
  background-color: #3c3e7c;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-3c3e7c {
  border: 2px solid #3c3e7c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3c3e7c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 60 62 124;
  --color-primary-hsl: 238 35% 36%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3c3e7c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3c3e7c, #5a3c7c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3c3e7c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(60 62 124 / 0.35);
}

#483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 3.85 #003399 Smalt ΔE 8.16 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 8.84 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 9.74 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 9.80 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 10.34 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 10.42 #c3c183 Inverted #444444 Grayscale 

Dark Slate Blue
#3c3e7c  rgb(60, 62, 124)  hsl(238, 35%, 36%)  Dark Slate Blue
#7c7a3c  rgb(124, 122, 60)  hsl(58, 35%, 36%)  Olive
#7c3c3e  rgb(124, 60, 62)  hsl(358, 35%, 36%)  Cordovan
#3e7c3c  rgb(62, 124, 60)  hsl(118, 35%, 36%)  Fern Green