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#3F38BB

#3f38bb ≈ Ocean Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#3f38bb is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 24.71% red, 21.96% green and 73.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 66.31% cyan, 70.05% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 243.21°, with 53.91% saturation and 47.65% 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 8.42:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ocean Blue (#4f42b5), ΔE 3.28.

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Web safe#3333cc
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Relative luminance0.0747

Complementary

  1. #3f38bb
  2. #b4bb38

Split complementary

  1. #3f38bb
  2. #bb8138
  3. #72bb38

Analogous

  1. #3872bb
  2. #3f38bb
  3. #8138bb

Triadic

  1. #3f38bb
  2. #bb3f38
  3. #38bb3f

Tetradic

  1. #3f38bb
  2. #bb38b4
  3. #b4bb38
  4. #38bb3f

Square

  1. #3f38bb
  2. #bb3872
  3. #b4bb38
  4. #38bb81

Monochromatic

  1. #171545
  2. #2b2680
  3. #3f38bb
  4. #726cd3
  5. #aba7e5

Shades

#3f38bb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3f38bb
  2. #3932a8
  3. #322d96
  4. #2c2783
  5. #262270
  6. #201c5e
  7. #19164b
  8. #131138
  9. #0d0b25
  10. #060613
  11. #000000

Tints

#3f38bb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3f38bb
  2. #524cc2
  3. #6560c9
  4. #7974cf
  5. #8c88d6
  6. #9f9cdd
  7. #b2afe4
  8. #c5c3eb
  9. #d9d7f1
  10. #ecebf8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3f38bb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3f38bb
  2. #463fb5
  3. #4c46af
  4. #534ea9
  5. #5955a3
  6. #605c9e
  7. #666398
  8. #6d6a92
  9. #73728c
  10. #7a7986
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.42:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.49:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4d4d4d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #484687 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0053bf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0048b9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005c75 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0049bd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0042ba ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #075096 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3f38bb {
  color: #3f38bb;
}
Background
.bg-3f38bb {
  background-color: #3f38bb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-3f38bb {
  border: 2px solid #3f38bb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3f38bb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 63 56 187;
  --color-primary-hsl: 243 54% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3f38bb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3f38bb, #8138bb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3f38bb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(63 56 187 / 0.35);
}

#4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 3.28 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 3.30 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 5.48 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 7.50 #003399 Smalt ΔE 7.55 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 7.88 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 8.65 #c0c744 Inverted #4d4d4d Grayscale 

Ocean Blue
#3f38bb  rgb(63, 56, 187)  hsl(243, 54%, 48%)  Ocean Blue
#b4bb38  rgb(180, 187, 56)  hsl(63, 54%, 48%)  Apple Green
#bb3f38  rgb(187, 63, 56)  hsl(3, 54%, 48%)  Persian Red
#38bb3f  rgb(56, 187, 63)  hsl(123, 54%, 48%)  Kelly Green