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#3E5FAC

#3e5fac ≈ Denim

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#3e5fac is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 24.31% red, 37.25% green and 67.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 63.95% cyan, 44.77% magenta, 0% yellow and 32.55% black. Its hue angle is 222°, with 47.01% saturation and 45.88% 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 6.11:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Denim (#1560bd), ΔE 4.12.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#336699
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Relative luminance0.1219

Complementary

  1. #3e5fac
  2. #ac8b3e

Split complementary

  1. #3e5fac
  2. #ac543e
  3. #96ac3e

Analogous

  1. #3e96ac
  2. #3e5fac
  3. #543eac

Triadic

  1. #3e5fac
  2. #ac3e5f
  3. #5fac3e

Tetradic

  1. #3e5fac
  2. #8b3eac
  3. #ac8b3e
  4. #5fac3e

Square

  1. #3e5fac
  2. #ac3e96
  3. #ac8b3e
  4. #3eac54

Monochromatic

  1. #15213c
  2. #2a4074
  3. #3e5fac
  4. #6c88ca
  5. #a5b6de

Shades

#3e5fac mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3e5fac
  2. #38569b
  3. #324c8a
  4. #2b4378
  5. #253967
  6. #1f3056
  7. #192645
  8. #131d34
  9. #0c1322
  10. #060a11
  11. #000000

Tints

#3e5fac mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3e5fac
  2. #516fb4
  3. #657fbd
  4. #788fc5
  5. #8b9fcd
  6. #9fafd6
  7. #b2bfde
  8. #c5cfe6
  9. #d8dfee
  10. #eceff7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3e5fac mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3e5fac
  2. #4562a8
  3. #4b66a3
  4. #52699f
  5. #586c9a
  6. #5f7096
  7. #667392
  8. #6c768d
  9. #737989
  10. #797d84
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.11:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.44:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #626262 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #566186 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3b67af ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #295daa ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00717d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3c64ae ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #335eab ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #126a92 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3e5fac {
  color: #3e5fac;
}
Background
.bg-3e5fac {
  background-color: #3e5fac;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-3e5fac {
  border: 2px solid #3e5fac;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3e5fac;
  --color-primary-rgb: 62 95 172;
  --color-primary-hsl: 222 47% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3e5fac {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3e5fac, #543eac);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3e5fac {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(62 95 172 / 0.35);
}

#1560bd Denim ΔE 4.12 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 5.13 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 5.29 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 5.60 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 7.59 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 7.69 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 8.07 #c1a053 Inverted #626262 Grayscale 

Denim
#3e5fac  rgb(62, 95, 172)  hsl(222, 47%, 46%)  Denim
#ac8b3e  rgb(172, 139, 62)  hsl(42, 47%, 46%)  Dark Goldenrod
#ac3e5f  rgb(172, 62, 95)  hsl(342, 47%, 46%)  Telemagenta
#5fac3e  rgb(95, 172, 62)  hsl(102, 47%, 46%)  Kelly Green