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#3E43EA

#3e43ea ≈ Iris

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#3e43ea is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 24.31% red, 26.27% green and 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 73.5% cyan, 71.37% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 238.26°, 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 6.57:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Iris (#5a4fcf), ΔE 4.87.

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Web safe#3333ff
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Relative luminance0.1098

Complementary

  1. #3e43ea
  2. #eae53e

Split complementary

  1. #3e43ea
  2. #ea8f3e
  3. #99ea3e

Analogous

  1. #3e99ea
  2. #3e43ea
  3. #8f3eea

Triadic

  1. #3e43ea
  2. #ea3e43
  3. #43ea3e

Tetradic

  1. #3e43ea
  2. #e53eea
  3. #eae53e
  4. #43ea3e

Square

  1. #3e43ea
  2. #ea3e99
  3. #eae53e
  4. #3eea8f

Monochromatic

  1. #0e1181
  2. #161bc6
  3. #3e43ea
  4. #8386f2
  5. #c8c9f9

Shades

#3e43ea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3e43ea
  2. #383cd3
  3. #3236bb
  4. #2b2fa4
  5. #25288c
  6. #1f2275
  7. #191b5e
  8. #131446
  9. #0c0d2f
  10. #060717
  11. #000000

Tints

#3e43ea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3e43ea
  2. #5156ec
  3. #6569ee
  4. #787bf0
  5. #8b8ef2
  6. #9fa1f5
  7. #b2b4f7
  8. #c5c7f9
  9. #d8d9fb
  10. #ececfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3e43ea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3e43ea
  2. #4549df
  3. #4b4fd5
  4. #5255ca
  5. #585bc0
  6. #5f62b5
  7. #6668aa
  8. #6c6ea0
  9. #737495
  10. #797a8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.57:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.2:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5d5d5d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5254a9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0065ef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0055e7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007392 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #005aed ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #004ee8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0063bc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3e43ea {
  color: #3e43ea;
}
Background
.bg-3e43ea {
  background-color: #3e43ea;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-3e43ea {
  border: 2px solid #3e43ea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3e43ea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 62 67 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 238 80% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3e43ea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3e43ea, #8f3eea);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3e43ea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(62 67 234 / 0.35);
}

#5a4fcf Iris ΔE 4.87 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 4.87 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 6.77 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 6.90 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 7.74 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 7.98 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 8.36 #c1bc15 Inverted #5d5d5d Grayscale 

Iris
#3e43ea  rgb(62, 67, 234)  hsl(238, 80%, 58%)  Iris
#eae53e  rgb(234, 229, 62)  hsl(58, 80%, 58%)  Dandelion
#ea3e43  rgb(234, 62, 67)  hsl(358, 80%, 58%)  Tractor Red
#43ea3e  rgb(67, 234, 62)  hsl(118, 80%, 58%)  Neon Green