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#3E42DF

#3e42df ≈ Iris

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#3e42df is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 24.31% red, 25.88% green and 87.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 72.2% cyan, 70.4% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 238.51°, with 71.56% saturation and 55.88% 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 6.89:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Iris (#5a4fcf), ΔE 4.66.

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Web safe#3333cc
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Relative luminance0.1025

Complementary

  1. #3e42df
  2. #dfdb3e

Split complementary

  1. #3e42df
  2. #df8a3e
  3. #92df3e

Analogous

  1. #3e92df
  2. #3e42df
  3. #8a3edf

Triadic

  1. #3e42df
  2. #df3e42
  3. #42df3e

Tetradic

  1. #3e42df
  2. #db3edf
  3. #dfdb3e
  4. #42df3e

Square

  1. #3e42df
  2. #df3e92
  3. #dfdb3e
  4. #3edf8a

Monochromatic

  1. #131571
  2. #1e21b3
  3. #3e42df
  4. #8082ea
  5. #c1c3f5

Shades

#3e42df mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3e42df
  2. #383bc9
  3. #3235b2
  4. #2b2e9c
  5. #252886
  6. #1f2170
  7. #191a59
  8. #131443
  9. #0c0d2d
  10. #060716
  11. #000000

Tints

#3e42df mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3e42df
  2. #5155e2
  3. #6568e5
  4. #787be9
  5. #8b8eec
  6. #9fa1ef
  7. #b2b3f2
  8. #c5c6f5
  9. #d8d9f9
  10. #ececfc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3e42df mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3e42df
  2. #4548d6
  3. #4b4ecc
  4. #5255c3
  5. #585bb9
  6. #5f61b0
  7. #6667a6
  8. #6c6d9d
  9. #737493
  10. #797a8a
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.89:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.05:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5a5a5a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5051a1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0062e4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0052dc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006e8c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0057e2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #004cdd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #005fb3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3e42df {
  color: #3e42df;
}
Background
.bg-3e42df {
  background-color: #3e42df;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-3e42df {
  border: 2px solid #3e42df;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3e42df;
  --color-primary-rgb: 62 66 223;
  --color-primary-hsl: 239 72% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3e42df {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3e42df, #8a3edf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3e42df {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(62 66 223 / 0.35);
}

#5a4fcf Iris ΔE 4.66 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 5.23 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 5.65 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 6.42 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 6.98 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 8.05 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 8.49 #c1bd20 Inverted #5a5a5a Grayscale 

Iris
#3e42df  rgb(62, 66, 223)  hsl(239, 72%, 56%)  Iris
#dfdb3e  rgb(223, 219, 62)  hsl(59, 72%, 56%)  Dandelion
#df3e42  rgb(223, 62, 66)  hsl(359, 72%, 56%)  Cinnabar
#42df3e  rgb(66, 223, 62)  hsl(119, 72%, 56%)  Malachite