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#3E00EA

#3e00ea ≈ Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#3e00ea is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 24.31% red, 0% green and 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 73.5% cyan, 100% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 255.9°, with 100% saturation and 45.88% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with imagination, spirituality and luxury. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.78:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Blue (#0000ff), ΔE 2.51.

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Relative luminance0.0696

Complementary

  1. #3e00ea
  2. #acea00

Split complementary

  1. #3e00ea
  2. #eab300
  3. #37ea00

Analogous

  1. #0037ea
  2. #3e00ea
  3. #b300ea

Triadic

  1. #3e00ea
  2. #ea3e00
  3. #00ea3e

Tetradic

  1. #3e00ea
  2. #ea00ac
  3. #acea00
  4. #00ea3e

Square

  1. #3e00ea
  2. #ea0037
  3. #acea00
  4. #00eab3

Monochromatic

  1. #150051
  2. #2a009d
  3. #3e00ea
  4. #6c37ff
  5. #a584ff

Shades

#3e00ea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3e00ea
  2. #3800d3
  3. #3200bb
  4. #2b00a4
  5. #25008c
  6. #1f0075
  7. #19005e
  8. #130046
  9. #0c002f
  10. #060017
  11. #000000

Tints

#3e00ea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3e00ea
  2. #511aec
  3. #6533ee
  4. #784df0
  5. #8b66f2
  6. #9f80f5
  7. #b299f7
  8. #c5b3f9
  9. #d8ccfb
  10. #ece6fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3e00ea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3e00ea
  2. #450ddf
  3. #4b1ad5
  4. #5226ca
  5. #5833c0
  6. #5f40b5
  7. #664daa
  8. #6c5aa0
  9. #736695
  10. #79738b
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.78:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.39:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4b4b4b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #463aa4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0053ef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0041e7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006089 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0041ed ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0032e8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004bb8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3e00ea {
  color: #3e00ea;
}
Background
.bg-3e00ea {
  background-color: #3e00ea;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-3e00ea {
  border: 2px solid #3e00ea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3e00ea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 62 0 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 256 100% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3e00ea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3e00ea, #b300ea);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3e00ea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(62 0 234 / 0.35);
}

#0000ff Blue ΔE 2.51 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 2.64 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 4.01 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 5.44 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 6.40 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 9.51 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 9.52 #c1ff15 Inverted #4b4b4b Grayscale 

Blue
#3e00ea  rgb(62, 0, 234)  hsl(256, 100%, 46%)  Blue
#acea00  rgb(172, 234, 0)  hsl(76, 100%, 46%)  Spring Bud
#ea3e00  rgb(234, 62, 0)  hsl(16, 100%, 46%)  Coquelicot
#00ea3e  rgb(0, 234, 62)  hsl(136, 100%, 46%)  Malachite