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#3961BA

#3961ba ≈ Denim

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#3961ba is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 22.35% red, 38.04% green and 72.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 69.35% cyan, 47.85% magenta, 0% yellow and 27.06% black. Its hue angle is 221.4°, with 53.09% 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 5.84:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Denim (#1560bd), ΔE 3.17.

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Web safe#3366cc
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Relative luminance0.1296

Complementary

  1. #3961ba
  2. #ba9239

Split complementary

  1. #3961ba
  2. #ba5239
  3. #a2ba39

Analogous

  1. #39a2ba
  2. #3961ba
  3. #5239ba

Triadic

  1. #3961ba
  2. #ba3961
  3. #61ba39

Tetradic

  1. #3961ba
  2. #9239ba
  3. #ba9239
  4. #61ba39

Square

  1. #3961ba
  2. #ba39a2
  3. #ba9239
  4. #39ba52

Monochromatic

  1. #152445
  2. #27427f
  3. #3961ba
  4. #6d8dd2
  5. #a8bbe4

Shades

#3961ba mixed progressively with black.

  1. #3961ba
  2. #3357a7
  3. #2e4e95
  4. #284482
  5. #223a70
  6. #1d315d
  7. #17274a
  8. #111d38
  9. #0b1325
  10. #060a13
  11. #000000

Tints

#3961ba mixed progressively with white.

  1. #3961ba
  2. #4d71c1
  3. #6181c8
  4. #7490cf
  5. #88a0d6
  6. #9cb0dd
  7. #b0c0e3
  8. #c4d0ea
  9. #d7dff1
  10. #ebeff8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#3961ba mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #3961ba
  2. #4064b4
  3. #4767ae
  4. #4e6aa9
  5. #556da3
  6. #5d719d
  7. #647497
  8. #6b7791
  9. #727a8c
  10. #797d86
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.84:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.59:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #656565 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #56638f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #326bbd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #125fb8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007684 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3567bc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #2760b9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #006e9d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-3961ba {
  color: #3961ba;
}
Background
.bg-3961ba {
  background-color: #3961ba;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-3961ba {
  border: 2px solid #3961ba;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #3961ba;
  --color-primary-rgb: 57 97 186;
  --color-primary-hsl: 221 53% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-3961ba {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3961ba, #5239ba);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-3961ba {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(57 97 186 / 0.35);
}

#1560bd Denim ΔE 3.17 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 5.19 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 5.57 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 5.65 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 5.89 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 8.09 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 8.13 #c69e45 Inverted #656565 Grayscale 

Denim
#3961ba  rgb(57, 97, 186)  hsl(221, 53%, 48%)  Denim
#ba9239  rgb(186, 146, 57)  hsl(41, 53%, 48%)  Dark Goldenrod
#ba3961  rgb(186, 57, 97)  hsl(341, 53%, 48%)  Dogwood Rose
#61ba39  rgb(97, 186, 57)  hsl(101, 53%, 48%)  Kelly Green