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#3E4ADD

#3e4add ≈ Iris

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#3e4add is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 24.31% red, 29.02% green and 86.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 71.95% cyan, 66.52% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 235.47°, with 70.04% saturation and 55.49% 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 6.5:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Iris (#5a4fcf), ΔE 3.73.

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Web safe#3333cc
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Relative luminance0.1114

Complementary

  1. #3e4add
  2. #ddd13e

Split complementary

  1. #3e4add
  2. #dd813e
  3. #9add3e

Analogous

  1. #3e9add
  2. #3e4add
  3. #813edd

Triadic

  1. #3e4add
  2. #dd3e4a
  3. #4add3e

Tetradic

  1. #3e4add
  2. #d13edd
  3. #ddd13e
  4. #4add3e

Square

  1. #3e4add
  2. #dd3e9a
  3. #ddd13e
  4. #3edd81

Monochromatic

  1. #131a6f
  2. #1f2ab0
  3. #3e4add
  4. #7f87e8
  5. #c0c4f4

Shades

#3e4add mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3e4add
  2. #3843c7
  3. #323bb1
  4. #2b349b
  5. #252c85
  6. #1f256f
  7. #191e58
  8. #131642
  9. #0c0f2c
  10. #060716
  11. #000000

Tints

#3e4add mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3e4add
  2. #515ce0
  3. #656ee4
  4. #7880e7
  5. #8b92eb
  6. #9fa5ee
  7. #b2b7f1
  8. #c5c9f5
  9. #d8dbf8
  10. #ecedfc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3e4add mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3e4add
  2. #454fd4
  3. #4b55ca
  4. #525ac1
  5. #5860b8
  6. #5f65af
  7. #666aa5
  8. #6c709c
  9. #737593
  10. #797b89
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.5:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.23:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5e5e5e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5357a1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0065e2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0056da ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00718d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #005ce0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0052db ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0064b3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3e4add {
  color: #3e4add;
}
Background
.bg-3e4add {
  background-color: #3e4add;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-3e4add {
  border: 2px solid #3e4add;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3e4add;
  --color-primary-rgb: 62 74 221;
  --color-primary-hsl: 235 70% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3e4add {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3e4add, #813edd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3e4add {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(62 74 221 / 0.35);
}

#5a4fcf Iris ΔE 3.73 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 4.39 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 6.10 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 7.22 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 7.28 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 8.04 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 8.91 #c1b522 Inverted #5e5e5e Grayscale 

Iris
#3e4add  rgb(62, 74, 221)  hsl(235, 70%, 55%)  Iris
#ddd13e  rgb(221, 209, 62)  hsl(55, 70%, 55%)  Citrine
#dd3e4a  rgb(221, 62, 74)  hsl(355, 70%, 55%)  Amaranth
#4add3e  rgb(74, 221, 62)  hsl(115, 70%, 55%)  Malachite