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#3E40EA

#3e40ea ≈ Iris

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#3e40ea is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 24.31% red, 25.1% green and 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 73.5% cyan, 72.65% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 239.3°, with 80.37% saturation and 58.04% 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 call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.72:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Iris (#5a4fcf), ΔE 5.26.

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Web safe#3333ff
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Relative luminance0.1063

Complementary

  1. #3e40ea
  2. #eae83e

Split complementary

  1. #3e40ea
  2. #ea923e
  3. #96ea3e

Analogous

  1. #3e96ea
  2. #3e40ea
  3. #923eea

Triadic

  1. #3e40ea
  2. #ea3e40
  3. #40ea3e

Tetradic

  1. #3e40ea
  2. #e83eea
  3. #eae83e
  4. #40ea3e

Square

  1. #3e40ea
  2. #ea3e96
  3. #eae83e
  4. #3eea92

Monochromatic

  1. #0e0f81
  2. #1618c6
  3. #3e40ea
  4. #8384f2
  5. #c8c9f9

Shades

#3e40ea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3e40ea
  2. #383ad3
  3. #3233bb
  4. #2b2da4
  5. #25268c
  6. #1f2075
  7. #191a5e
  8. #131346
  9. #0c0d2f
  10. #060617
  11. #000000

Tints

#3e40ea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3e40ea
  2. #5153ec
  3. #6566ee
  4. #7879f0
  5. #8b8cf2
  6. #9fa0f5
  7. #b2b3f7
  8. #c5c6f9
  9. #d8d9fb
  10. #ececfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3e40ea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3e40ea
  2. #4546df
  3. #4b4dd5
  4. #5253ca
  5. #585ac0
  6. #5f60b5
  7. #6666aa
  8. #6c6da0
  9. #737395
  10. #797a8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.72:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.13:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5c5c5c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5152a8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0064ef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0053e7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007192 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0058ed ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #004ce8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0061bc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3e40ea {
  color: #3e40ea;
}
Background
.bg-3e40ea {
  background-color: #3e40ea;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-3e40ea {
  border: 2px solid #3e40ea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3e40ea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 62 64 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 239 80% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3e40ea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3e40ea, #923eea);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3e40ea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(62 64 234 / 0.35);
}

#5a4fcf Iris ΔE 5.26 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 5.31 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 6.12 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 6.80 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 7.29 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 7.51 #0000ff Blue ΔE 7.99 #c1bf15 Inverted #5c5c5c Grayscale 

Iris
#3e40ea  rgb(62, 64, 234)  hsl(239, 80%, 58%)  Iris
#eae83e  rgb(234, 232, 62)  hsl(59, 80%, 58%)  Titanium Yellow
#ea3e40  rgb(234, 62, 64)  hsl(359, 80%, 58%)  Tractor Red
#40ea3e  rgb(64, 234, 62)  hsl(119, 80%, 58%)  Neon Green