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#3C4ECE

#3c4ece ≈ Iris

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#3c4ece is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 23.53% red, 30.59% green and 80.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 70.87% cyan, 62.14% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.22% black. Its hue angle is 232.6°, with 59.84% saturation and 52.16% 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 6.62:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Iris (#5a4fcf), ΔE 4.08.

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Web safe#3366cc
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Relative luminance0.1087

Complementary

  1. #3c4ece
  2. #cebc3c

Split complementary

  1. #3c4ece
  2. #ce733c
  3. #97ce3c

Analogous

  1. #3c97ce
  2. #3c4ece
  3. #733cce

Triadic

  1. #3c4ece
  2. #ce3c4e
  3. #4ece3c

Tetradic

  1. #3c4ece
  2. #bc3cce
  3. #cebc3c
  4. #4ece3c

Square

  1. #3c4ece
  2. #ce3c97
  3. #cebc3c
  4. #3cce73

Monochromatic

  1. #171f5a
  2. #263497
  3. #3c4ece
  4. #7986dd
  5. #b6bded

Shades

#3c4ece mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3c4ece
  2. #3646b9
  3. #303ea5
  4. #2a3790
  5. #242f7c
  6. #1e2767
  7. #181f52
  8. #12173e
  9. #0c1029
  10. #060815
  11. #000000

Tints

#3c4ece mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3c4ece
  2. #5060d3
  3. #6371d8
  4. #7783dd
  5. #8a95e2
  6. #9ea7e7
  7. #b1b8eb
  8. #c5caf0
  9. #d8dcf5
  10. #ecedfa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3c4ece mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3c4ece
  2. #4353c6
  3. #4a58be
  4. #505db7
  5. #5762af
  6. #5e67a7
  7. #656c9f
  8. #6c7197
  9. #727690
  10. #797b88
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.62:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.17:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5d5d5d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #515798 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0064d2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0056cc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006f87 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #005cd0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0053cd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0063a8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3c4ece {
  color: #3c4ece;
}
Background
.bg-3c4ece {
  background-color: #3c4ece;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-3c4ece {
  border: 2px solid #3c4ece;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3c4ece;
  --color-primary-rgb: 60 78 206;
  --color-primary-hsl: 233 60% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3c4ece {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3c4ece, #733cce);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3c4ece {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(60 78 206 / 0.35);
}

#5a4fcf Iris ΔE 4.08 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 5.44 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 5.69 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 6.00 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 6.79 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 7.24 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 7.33 #c3b131 Inverted #5d5d5d Grayscale 

Iris
#3c4ece  rgb(60, 78, 206)  hsl(233, 60%, 52%)  Iris
#cebc3c  rgb(206, 188, 60)  hsl(53, 60%, 52%)  Old Gold
#ce3c4e  rgb(206, 60, 78)  hsl(353, 60%, 52%)  Brick Red
#4ece3c  rgb(78, 206, 60)  hsl(113, 60%, 52%)  Lime Green