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#3F28CD

#3f28cd ≈ Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#3f28cd is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 24.71% red, 15.69% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 69.27% cyan, 80.49% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 248.36°, with 67.35% saturation and 48.04% 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 brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.76:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Blue (#0000ff), ΔE 5.58.

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Web safe#3333cc
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Relative luminance0.0698

Complementary

  1. #3f28cd
  2. #b6cd28

Split complementary

  1. #3f28cd
  2. #cd9128
  3. #64cd28

Analogous

  1. #2864cd
  2. #3f28cd
  3. #9128cd

Triadic

  1. #3f28cd
  2. #cd3f28
  3. #28cd3f

Tetradic

  1. #3f28cd
  2. #cd28b6
  3. #b6cd28
  4. #28cd3f

Square

  1. #3f28cd
  2. #cd2864
  3. #b6cd28
  4. #28cd91

Monochromatic

  1. #180f4d
  2. #2b1c8d
  3. #3f28cd
  4. #7361e0
  5. #aca1ed

Shades

#3f28cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3f28cd
  2. #3924b9
  3. #3220a4
  4. #2c1c90
  5. #26187b
  6. #201467
  7. #191052
  8. #130c3e
  9. #0d0829
  10. #060415
  11. #000000

Tints

#3f28cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3f28cd
  2. #523ed2
  3. #6553d7
  4. #7969dc
  5. #8c7ee1
  6. #9f94e6
  7. #b2a9eb
  8. #c5bff0
  9. #d9d4f5
  10. #eceafa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3f28cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3f28cd
  2. #4631c5
  3. #4c3abe
  4. #5342b6
  5. #594bae
  6. #6054a7
  7. #665d9f
  8. #6d6697
  9. #736e8f
  10. #7a7788
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.76:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.4:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4b4b4b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #463f92 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0051d1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0044ca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005c7c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0044d0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #003acb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004ca3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3f28cd {
  color: #3f28cd;
}
Background
.bg-3f28cd {
  background-color: #3f28cd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-3f28cd {
  border: 2px solid #3f28cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3f28cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 63 40 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 248 67% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3f28cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3f28cd, #9128cd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3f28cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(63 40 205 / 0.35);
}

#0000ff Blue ΔE 5.58 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 5.74 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 5.76 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 5.85 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 5.86 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 6.58 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 7.81 #c0d732 Inverted #4b4b4b Grayscale 

Blue
#3f28cd  rgb(63, 40, 205)  hsl(248, 67%, 48%)  Blue
#b6cd28  rgb(182, 205, 40)  hsl(68, 67%, 48%)  June Bud
#cd3f28  rgb(205, 63, 40)  hsl(8, 67%, 48%)  Lust
#28cd3f  rgb(40, 205, 63)  hsl(128, 67%, 48%)  Lime Green