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#3E59EA

#3e59ea ≈ Ultramarine Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#3e59ea is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 24.31% red, 34.9% green and 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 73.5% cyan, 61.97% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 230.58°, 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 5.49:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Ultramarine Blue (#4166f5), ΔE 4.46.

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Relative luminance0.1411

Complementary

  1. #3e59ea
  2. #eacf3e

Split complementary

  1. #3e59ea
  2. #ea793e
  3. #afea3e

Analogous

  1. #3eafea
  2. #3e59ea
  3. #793eea

Triadic

  1. #3e59ea
  2. #ea3e59
  3. #59ea3e

Tetradic

  1. #3e59ea
  2. #cf3eea
  3. #eacf3e
  4. #59ea3e

Square

  1. #3e59ea
  2. #ea3eaf
  3. #eacf3e
  4. #3eea79

Monochromatic

  1. #0e2081
  2. #1631c6
  3. #3e59ea
  4. #8394f2
  5. #c8d0f9

Shades

#3e59ea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3e59ea
  2. #3850d3
  3. #3247bb
  4. #2b3ea4
  5. #25358c
  6. #1f2d75
  7. #19245e
  8. #131b46
  9. #0c122f
  10. #060917
  11. #000000

Tints

#3e59ea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3e59ea
  2. #516aec
  3. #657aee
  4. #788bf0
  5. #8b9bf2
  6. #9facf5
  7. #b2bdf7
  8. #c5cdf9
  9. #d8defb
  10. #eceefd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3e59ea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3e59ea
  2. #455ddf
  3. #4b61d5
  4. #5265ca
  5. #5869c0
  6. #5f6db5
  7. #6670aa
  8. #6c74a0
  9. #737895
  10. #797c8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.49:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.82:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #696969 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5b63ac ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0071ef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0061e7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007f99 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0068ed ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #005ee8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0071bf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3e59ea {
  color: #3e59ea;
}
Background
.bg-3e59ea {
  background-color: #3e59ea;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-3e59ea {
  border: 2px solid #3e59ea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3e59ea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 62 89 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 231 80% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3e59ea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3e59ea, #793eea);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3e59ea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(62 89 234 / 0.35);
}

#4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 4.46 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 5.37 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 5.39 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 5.75 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 6.76 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 8.46 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 8.89 #c1a615 Inverted #696969 Grayscale 

Ultramarine Blue
#3e59ea  rgb(62, 89, 234)  hsl(231, 80%, 58%)  Ultramarine Blue
#eacf3e  rgb(234, 207, 62)  hsl(51, 80%, 58%)  Citrine
#ea3e59  rgb(234, 62, 89)  hsl(351, 80%, 58%)  Amaranth
#59ea3e  rgb(89, 234, 62)  hsl(111, 80%, 58%)  Neon Green