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#3E12E2

#3e12e2 ≈ Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#3e12e2 is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 24.31% red, 7.06% green and 88.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 72.57% cyan, 92.04% magenta, 0% yellow and 11.37% black. Its hue angle is 252.69°, with 85.25% saturation and 47.84% 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 8.79:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Blue (#0000ff), ΔE 3.07.

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Web safe#3300cc
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Relative luminance0.0695

Complementary

  1. #3e12e2
  2. #b6e212

Split complementary

  1. #3e12e2
  2. #e2a612
  3. #4ee212

Analogous

  1. #124ee2
  2. #3e12e2
  3. #a612e2

Triadic

  1. #3e12e2
  2. #e23e12
  3. #12e23e

Tetradic

  1. #3e12e2
  2. #e212b6
  3. #b6e212
  4. #12e23e

Square

  1. #3e12e2
  2. #e2124e
  3. #b6e212
  4. #12e2a6

Monochromatic

  1. #170754
  2. #2b0c9b
  3. #3e12e2
  4. #724ff1
  5. #ab96f7

Shades

#3e12e2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3e12e2
  2. #3810cb
  3. #320eb5
  4. #2b0d9e
  5. #250b88
  6. #1f0971
  7. #19075a
  8. #130544
  9. #0c042d
  10. #060217
  11. #000000

Tints

#3e12e2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3e12e2
  2. #512ae5
  3. #6541e8
  4. #7859eb
  5. #8b71ee
  6. #9f89f1
  7. #b2a0f3
  8. #c5b8f6
  9. #d8d0f9
  10. #ece7fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3e12e2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3e12e2
  2. #451dd8
  3. #4b28ce
  4. #5233c5
  5. #583ebb
  6. #5f49b1
  7. #6654a7
  8. #6c5f9d
  9. #736a94
  10. #79758a
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.79:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.39:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4b4b4b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #463b9f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0053e7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0041df ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005f85 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0042e5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0034e0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004bb2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3e12e2 {
  color: #3e12e2;
}
Background
.bg-3e12e2 {
  background-color: #3e12e2;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-3e12e2 {
  border: 2px solid #3e12e2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3e12e2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 62 18 226;
  --color-primary-hsl: 253 85% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3e12e2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3e12e2, #a612e2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3e12e2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(62 18 226 / 0.35);
}

#0000ff Blue ΔE 3.07 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 3.24 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 4.21 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 5.17 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 6.75 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 8.53 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 8.91 #c1ed1d Inverted #4b4b4b Grayscale 

Blue
#3e12e2  rgb(62, 18, 226)  hsl(253, 85%, 48%)  Blue
#b6e212  rgb(182, 226, 18)  hsl(73, 85%, 48%)  Pear
#e23e12  rgb(226, 62, 18)  hsl(13, 85%, 48%)  Scarlet
#12e23e  rgb(18, 226, 62)  hsl(133, 85%, 48%)  Malachite