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#3E71A3

#3e71a3 ≈ Queen Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#3e71a3 is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 24.31% red, 44.31% green and 63.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 61.96% cyan, 30.67% magenta, 0% yellow and 36.08% black. Its hue angle is 209.7°, with 44.89% saturation and 44.12% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with openness, freedom and calm. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.13:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Queen Blue (#436b95), ΔE 2.87.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#336699
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Relative luminance0.1548

Complementary

  1. #3e71a3
  2. #a3703e

Split complementary

  1. #3e71a3
  2. #a33e3f
  3. #a3a33e

Analogous

  1. #3ea3a3
  2. #3e71a3
  3. #3e3fa3

Triadic

  1. #3e71a3
  2. #a33e71
  3. #71a33e

Tetradic

  1. #3e71a3
  2. #703ea3
  3. #a3703e
  4. #71a33e

Square

  1. #3e71a3
  2. #a33ea3
  3. #a3703e
  4. #3fa33e

Monochromatic

  1. #142434
  2. #294b6c
  3. #3e71a3
  4. #6897c6
  5. #9fbddb

Shades

#3e71a3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3e71a3
  2. #386693
  3. #325a82
  4. #2b4f72
  5. #254462
  6. #1f3952
  7. #192d41
  8. #132231
  9. #0c1721
  10. #060b10
  11. #000000

Tints

#3e71a3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3e71a3
  2. #517fac
  3. #658db5
  4. #789cbf
  5. #8baac8
  6. #9fb8d1
  7. #b2c6da
  8. #c5d4e3
  9. #d8e3ed
  10. #ecf1f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3e71a3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3e71a3
  2. #4573a0
  3. #4b749c
  4. #527699
  5. #587795
  6. #5f7992
  7. #667a8e
  8. #6c7c8b
  9. #737d87
  10. #797f84
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.13:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.1:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6e6e6e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5e6f86 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5c73a5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4e69a2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007d83 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5172a4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #486ca2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #177891 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3e71a3 {
  color: #3e71a3;
}
Background
.bg-3e71a3 {
  background-color: #3e71a3;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-3e71a3 {
  border: 2px solid #3e71a3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3e71a3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 62 113 163;
  --color-primary-hsl: 210 45% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3e71a3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3e71a3, #3e3fa3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3e71a3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(62 113 163 / 0.35);
}

#436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 2.87 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 3.82 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 4.56 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 5.04 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 5.51 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 5.81 #1560bd Denim ΔE 6.45 #c18e5c Inverted #6e6e6e Grayscale 

Queen Blue
#3e71a3  rgb(62, 113, 163)  hsl(210, 45%, 44%)  Queen Blue
#a3703e  rgb(163, 112, 62)  hsl(30, 45%, 44%)  Copper
#a33e71  rgb(163, 62, 113)  hsl(330, 45%, 44%)  Twilight Lavender
#71a33e  rgb(113, 163, 62)  hsl(90, 45%, 44%)  Olive Drab