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#3E4EC8

#3e4ec8 ≈ Iris

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#3e4ec8 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 24.31% red, 30.59% green and 78.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 69% cyan, 61% magenta, 0% yellow and 21.57% black. Its hue angle is 233.04°, with 55.65% saturation and 51.37% 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 6.71:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Iris (#5a4fcf), ΔE 4.17.

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Web safe#3366cc
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Relative luminance0.1064

Complementary

  1. #3e4ec8
  2. #c8b83e

Split complementary

  1. #3e4ec8
  2. #c8733e
  3. #93c83e

Analogous

  1. #3e93c8
  2. #3e4ec8
  3. #733ec8

Triadic

  1. #3e4ec8
  2. #c83e4e
  3. #4ec83e

Tetradic

  1. #3e4ec8
  2. #b83ec8
  3. #c8b83e
  4. #4ec83e

Square

  1. #3e4ec8
  2. #c83e93
  3. #c8b83e
  4. #3ec873

Monochromatic

  1. #181f55
  2. #293590
  3. #3e4ec8
  4. #7a85d9
  5. #b5bbea

Shades

#3e4ec8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3e4ec8
  2. #3846b4
  3. #323ea0
  4. #2b378c
  5. #252f78
  6. #1f2764
  7. #191f50
  8. #13173c
  9. #0c1028
  10. #060814
  11. #000000

Tints

#3e4ec8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3e4ec8
  2. #5160ce
  3. #6571d3
  4. #7883d9
  5. #8b95de
  6. #9fa7e4
  7. #b2b8e9
  8. #c5caef
  9. #d8dcf4
  10. #ecedfa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3e4ec8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3e4ec8
  2. #4553c1
  3. #4b58ba
  4. #525db2
  5. #5862ab
  6. #5f67a4
  7. #666c9d
  8. #6c7196
  9. #73768e
  10. #797b87
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.71:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.13:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5c5c5c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #515794 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0062cc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0056c6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006d83 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #035bca ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0053c7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0062a3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3e4ec8 {
  color: #3e4ec8;
}
Background
.bg-3e4ec8 {
  background-color: #3e4ec8;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-3e4ec8 {
  border: 2px solid #3e4ec8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3e4ec8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 62 78 200;
  --color-primary-hsl: 233 56% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3e4ec8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3e4ec8, #733ec8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3e4ec8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(62 78 200 / 0.35);
}

#5a4fcf Iris ΔE 4.17 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 5.26 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 5.75 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 5.76 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 6.56 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 6.91 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 7.26 #c1b137 Inverted #5c5c5c Grayscale 

Iris
#3e4ec8  rgb(62, 78, 200)  hsl(233, 56%, 51%)  Iris
#c8b83e  rgb(200, 184, 62)  hsl(53, 56%, 51%)  Old Gold
#c83e4e  rgb(200, 62, 78)  hsl(353, 56%, 51%)  Brick Red
#4ec83e  rgb(78, 200, 62)  hsl(113, 56%, 51%)  Lime Green