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#3F12E4

#3f12e4 ≈ Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#3f12e4 is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 24.71% red, 7.06% green and 89.41% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 72.37% cyan, 92.11% magenta, 0% yellow and 10.59% black. Its hue angle is 252.86°, with 85.37% saturation and 48.24% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with imagination, spirituality and luxury. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.68:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Blue (#0000ff), ΔE 2.93.

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Web safe#3300cc
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Relative luminance0.0709

Complementary

  1. #3f12e4
  2. #b7e412

Split complementary

  1. #3f12e4
  2. #e4a812
  3. #4ee412

Analogous

  1. #124ee4
  2. #3f12e4
  3. #a812e4

Triadic

  1. #3f12e4
  2. #e43f12
  3. #12e43f

Tetradic

  1. #3f12e4
  2. #e412b7
  3. #b7e412
  4. #12e43f

Square

  1. #3f12e4
  2. #e4124e
  3. #b7e412
  4. #12e4a8

Monochromatic

  1. #180756
  2. #2b0c9d
  3. #3f12e4
  4. #7451f1
  5. #ac98f7

Shades

#3f12e4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3f12e4
  2. #3910cd
  3. #320eb6
  4. #2c0da0
  5. #260b89
  6. #200972
  7. #19075b
  8. #130544
  9. #0d042e
  10. #060217
  11. #000000

Tints

#3f12e4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3f12e4
  2. #522ae7
  3. #6541e9
  4. #7959ec
  5. #8c71ef
  6. #9f89f2
  7. #b2a0f4
  8. #c5b8f7
  9. #d9d0fa
  10. #ece7fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3f12e4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3f12e4
  2. #461dda
  3. #4c28d0
  4. #5333c6
  5. #593ebc
  6. #6049b2
  7. #6654a8
  8. #6d5f9e
  9. #736a94
  10. #7a758a
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.68:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.42:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4b4b4b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #473ca0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0053e9 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0042e1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006086 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0042e7 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0035e2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004cb4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3f12e4 {
  color: #3f12e4;
}
Background
.bg-3f12e4 {
  background-color: #3f12e4;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-3f12e4 {
  border: 2px solid #3f12e4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3f12e4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 63 18 228;
  --color-primary-hsl: 253 85% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3f12e4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3f12e4, #a812e4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3f12e4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(63 18 228 / 0.35);
}

#0000ff Blue ΔE 2.93 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 2.97 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 3.93 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 5.44 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 6.49 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 8.64 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 9.19 #c0ed1b Inverted #4b4b4b Grayscale 

Blue
#3f12e4  rgb(63, 18, 228)  hsl(253, 85%, 48%)  Blue
#b7e412  rgb(183, 228, 18)  hsl(73, 85%, 48%)  Pear
#e43f12  rgb(228, 63, 18)  hsl(13, 85%, 48%)  Ferrari Red
#12e43f  rgb(18, 228, 63)  hsl(133, 85%, 48%)  Malachite