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#3D38CA

#3d38ca ≈ Persian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#3d38ca is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 23.92% red, 21.96% green and 79.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 69.8% cyan, 72.28% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 242.05°, with 57.94% saturation and 50.59% 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 8.02:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Persian Blue (#1c39bb), ΔE 3.9.

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Relative luminance0.0808

Complementary

  1. #3d38ca
  2. #c5ca38

Split complementary

  1. #3d38ca
  2. #ca8638
  3. #7cca38

Analogous

  1. #387cca
  2. #3d38ca
  3. #8638ca

Triadic

  1. #3d38ca
  2. #ca3d38
  3. #38ca3d

Tetradic

  1. #3d38ca
  2. #ca38c5
  3. #c5ca38
  4. #38ca3d

Square

  1. #3d38ca
  2. #ca387c
  3. #c5ca38
  4. #38ca86

Monochromatic

  1. #181653
  2. #2a268f
  3. #3d38ca
  4. #7874da
  5. #b3b1ea

Shades

#3d38ca mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3d38ca
  2. #3732b6
  3. #312da2
  4. #2b278d
  5. #252279
  6. #1f1c65
  7. #181651
  8. #12113d
  9. #0c0b28
  10. #060614
  11. #000000

Tints

#3d38ca mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3d38ca
  2. #504ccf
  3. #6460d5
  4. #7774da
  5. #8b88df
  6. #9e9ce5
  7. #b1afea
  8. #c5c3ef
  9. #d8d7f4
  10. #ecebfa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3d38ca mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3d38ca
  2. #443fc3
  3. #4a46bb
  4. #514eb4
  5. #5855ac
  6. #5f5ca5
  7. #65639e
  8. #6c6a96
  9. #73728f
  10. #797987
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.02:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.62:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #505050 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #494891 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0057ce ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #004ac7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00617e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #004ccd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0043c8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0054a2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3d38ca {
  color: #3d38ca;
}
Background
.bg-3d38ca {
  background-color: #3d38ca;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-3d38ca {
  border: 2px solid #3d38ca;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3d38ca;
  --color-primary-rgb: 61 56 202;
  --color-primary-hsl: 242 58% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3d38ca {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3d38ca, #8638ca);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3d38ca {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(61 56 202 / 0.35);
}

#1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 3.90 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 4.11 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 6.74 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 6.85 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 7.09 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 7.59 #0000ff Blue ΔE 7.62 #c2c735 Inverted #505050 Grayscale 

Persian Blue
#3d38ca  rgb(61, 56, 202)  hsl(242, 58%, 51%)  Persian Blue
#c5ca38  rgb(197, 202, 56)  hsl(62, 58%, 51%)  Pear
#ca3d38  rgb(202, 61, 56)  hsl(2, 58%, 51%)  Persian Red
#38ca3d  rgb(56, 202, 61)  hsl(122, 58%, 51%)  Lime Green