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#3C42E2

#3c42e2 ≈ Iris

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#3c42e2 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 23.53% red, 25.88% green and 88.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 73.45% cyan, 70.8% magenta, 0% yellow and 11.37% black. Its hue angle is 237.83°, with 74.11% saturation and 56.08% 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 6.84:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Iris (#5a4fcf), ΔE 4.82.

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Web safe#3333cc
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Relative luminance0.1035

Complementary

  1. #3c42e2
  2. #e2dc3c

Split complementary

  1. #3c42e2
  2. #e2893c
  3. #95e23c

Analogous

  1. #3c95e2
  2. #3c42e2
  3. #893ce2

Triadic

  1. #3c42e2
  2. #e23c42
  3. #42e23c

Tetradic

  1. #3c42e2
  2. #dc3ce2
  3. #e2dc3c
  4. #42e23c

Square

  1. #3c42e2
  2. #e23c95
  3. #e2dc3c
  4. #3ce289

Monochromatic

  1. #111574
  2. #1b21b6
  3. #3c42e2
  4. #7f83ec
  5. #c1c3f6

Shades

#3c42e2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3c42e2
  2. #363bcb
  3. #3035b5
  4. #2a2e9e
  5. #242888
  6. #1e2171
  7. #181a5a
  8. #121444
  9. #0c0d2d
  10. #060717
  11. #000000

Tints

#3c42e2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3c42e2
  2. #5055e5
  3. #6368e8
  4. #777beb
  5. #8a8eee
  6. #9ea1f1
  7. #b1b3f3
  8. #c5c6f6
  9. #d8d9f9
  10. #ececfc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3c42e2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3c42e2
  2. #4348d8
  3. #4a4ece
  4. #5055c5
  5. #575bbb
  6. #5e61b1
  7. #6567a7
  8. #6c6d9d
  9. #727494
  10. #797a8a
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.84:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.07:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5b5b5b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5052a3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0063e7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0052df ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006f8e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0057e5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #004ce0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0060b6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3c42e2 {
  color: #3c42e2;
}
Background
.bg-3c42e2 {
  background-color: #3c42e2;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-3c42e2 {
  border: 2px solid #3c42e2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3c42e2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 60 66 226;
  --color-primary-hsl: 238 74% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3c42e2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3c42e2, #893ce2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3c42e2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(60 66 226 / 0.35);
}

#5a4fcf Iris ΔE 4.82 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 5.27 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 6.00 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 6.64 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 6.91 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 7.97 #0000ff Blue ΔE 8.49 #c3bd1d Inverted #5b5b5b Grayscale 

Iris
#3c42e2  rgb(60, 66, 226)  hsl(238, 74%, 56%)  Iris
#e2dc3c  rgb(226, 220, 60)  hsl(58, 74%, 56%)  Dandelion
#e23c42  rgb(226, 60, 66)  hsl(358, 74%, 56%)  Tractor Red
#42e23c  rgb(66, 226, 60)  hsl(118, 74%, 56%)  Malachite