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#3E46EA

#3e46ea ≈ Majorelle Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#3e46ea is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 24.31% red, 27.45% green and 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 73.5% cyan, 70.09% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 237.21°, 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 6.42:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Majorelle Blue (#6050dc), ΔE 4.49.

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Relative luminance0.1134

Complementary

  1. #3e46ea
  2. #eae23e

Split complementary

  1. #3e46ea
  2. #ea8c3e
  3. #9cea3e

Analogous

  1. #3e9cea
  2. #3e46ea
  3. #8c3eea

Triadic

  1. #3e46ea
  2. #ea3e46
  3. #46ea3e

Tetradic

  1. #3e46ea
  2. #e23eea
  3. #eae23e
  4. #46ea3e

Square

  1. #3e46ea
  2. #ea3e9c
  3. #eae23e
  4. #3eea8c

Monochromatic

  1. #0e1381
  2. #161ec6
  3. #3e46ea
  4. #8388f2
  5. #c8caf9

Shades

#3e46ea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3e46ea
  2. #383fd3
  3. #3238bb
  4. #2b31a4
  5. #252a8c
  6. #1f2375
  7. #191c5e
  8. #131546
  9. #0c0e2f
  10. #060717
  11. #000000

Tints

#3e46ea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3e46ea
  2. #5159ec
  3. #656bee
  4. #787ef0
  5. #8b90f2
  6. #9fa3f5
  7. #b2b5f7
  8. #c5c8f9
  9. #d8dafb
  10. #ecedfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3e46ea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3e46ea
  2. #454cdf
  3. #4b52d5
  4. #5257ca
  5. #585dc0
  6. #5f63b5
  7. #6669aa
  8. #6c6fa0
  9. #737495
  10. #797a8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.42:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.27:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5f5f5f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5356a9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0067ef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0056e7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007493 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #005bed ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0050e8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0065bc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3e46ea {
  color: #3e46ea;
}
Background
.bg-3e46ea {
  background-color: #3e46ea;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-3e46ea {
  border: 2px solid #3e46ea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3e46ea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 62 70 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 237 80% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3e46ea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3e46ea, #8c3eea);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3e46ea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(62 70 234 / 0.35);
}

#6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 4.49 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 4.55 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.07 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 7.46 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 7.93 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 8.04 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 8.70 #c1b915 Inverted #5f5f5f Grayscale 

Majorelle Blue
#3e46ea  rgb(62, 70, 234)  hsl(237, 80%, 58%)  Majorelle Blue
#eae23e  rgb(234, 226, 62)  hsl(57, 80%, 58%)  Dandelion
#ea3e46  rgb(234, 62, 70)  hsl(357, 80%, 58%)  Tractor Red
#46ea3e  rgb(70, 234, 62)  hsl(117, 80%, 58%)  Neon Green